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 pairs given above are correctly matched ?
- (a) Only one pair
- (b) Only two pairs ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) Only three pairs
- (d) All four pairs
Why the answer is (b)
• Pair 1 is correct: Dhauli near Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has a major rock edict with the famous elephant carving, near the Kalinga battlefield.
• Pair 2 is correct: Erragudi (Yerragudi) in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, has both major and minor rock edicts.
• Pair 3 is wrong: Jaugada is in Ganjam district of Odisha, not Madhya Pradesh.
• Pair 4 is wrong: Kalsi is in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, not Karnataka.
• Hence two pairs, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Only one pair
- Both Dhauli and Erragudi pairs are correct.
- (c) Only three pairs
- Jaugada is in Odisha and Kalsi in Uttarakhand, so only two pairs are right.
- (d) All four pairs
- Pairs 3 and 4 are wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2022, held on 5 June 2022. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.