Q. Consider the following:

1. Shahbazgarhi
2. Topra
3. Gurjara
4. Kalsi

Which of the following is/are the correct sequence of Ashokan inscriptions from north to south?
Answer: 1,2,4,3
Notes: The correct sequence of Ashoka's inscriptions from north to south is as follows: 1. Shahbazgarhi: These inscriptions are ancient inscriptions in Kharoshthi script cut on the surface of two large boulders at Shahbazgarhi village in Peshawar Valley, Pakistan 2. Topra Kalan: Topra inscription of Ashoka period (in Yamunanagar district of Haryana) carried by Firoz Shah Tughlaq to Firoz Shah Kotla in Delhi 3. Kalsi: Kalsi, a town on the banks of river Yamuna, the only place in North India where Ashoka has inscribed a group of fourteen inscriptions 4. Gurjara: Only small inscriptions have been found in Gurjara, near Datia in Madhya Pradesh.

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