UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2022

Consider the following pairs: Site of Ashoka's major rock edicts — Location in the State of 1. Dhauli — Odisha 2. Erragudi — Andhra Pradesh 3. Jaugada — Madhya Pradesh 4. Kalsi — Karnataka How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. Only three pairs
  4. All four pairs

Answer

Correct Answer

Only two pairs

Explanation

Only Dhauli-Odisha and Erragudi-Andhra Pradesh are correctly matched. Jaugada is also in Odisha (not Madhya Pradesh), and Kalsi is in Uttarakhand (not Karnataka).

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