Q. Consider the following:
  1. Kalsi
  2. Shahbazgarhi
  3. Yerragudi
  4. Dhauli
Which of the following Major rock edicts of Ashoka is/are correct from North to South:

Answer: 2,1,4,3
Notes: The major inscriptions of Ashoka correct from north to south are/are:
  1. Shahbazgarhi: The Shahbazgarhi inscriptions are ancient inscriptions in Kharoshthi script cut on the surface of two large boulders at Shahbazgarhi village in the Peshawar Valley.
  2. Kalsi: The Rock inscriptions of the Khalsi are a set of Indian inscriptions written by the Indian emperor Ashoka around 250 BCE.
  3. Dhauli: Dhauli near Bhubaneshwar, shown here is part of the Dhauli inscription, which is located on the northern rock below the elephant statue.
  4. Yerragudi: Yerragudi Ashoka inscription found at Yeragudi, Andhra Pradesh.