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?
- AOnly one pair
- BOnly two pairsCorrect
- COnly three pairs
- DAll four pairs
Explanation
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Dhauli — Odisha: Correctly matched. Dhauli, near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, is a major Ashokan rock edict site.
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Erragudi — Andhra Pradesh: Correctly matched. Erragudi in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, contains Ashokan rock edicts.
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Jaugada — Madhya Pradesh: Incorrectly matched. Jaugada is located in Ganjam district, Odisha, not in Madhya Pradesh.
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Kalsi — Karnataka: Incorrectly matched. Kalsi is located in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, not in Karnataka.
Only two pairs (Dhauli and Erragudi) are correctly matched.
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