Consider the following pairs:

Site of Ashoka’s major rock edicts	Located 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

(d) All four pairs

Explanation

The correct answer is: Only two pairs. Let’s analyze the given options:

Dhauli – Odisha: This pair is correctly matched. Dhauli is located in Odisha and has Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka.
Erragudi – Andhra Pradesh: This pair is also correctly matched. Erragudi is located in Andhra Pradesh and has Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka.
Jaugada – Madhya Pradesh: This pair is incorrectly matched. Jaugada is located in Odisha, not Madhya Pradesh.
Kalsi – Karnataka: This pair is also incorrectly matched. Kalsi is located in Uttarakhand, not Karnataka.

So out of the 4 given pairs, only Dhauli-Odisha and Erragudi-Andhra Pradesh are correctly matched. Hence, the answer is: Only two pairs.

Ashoka inscribed 14 Major Rock Edicts across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal around 250 BCE.
Some locations:
- Dhauli, Odisha
- Jaugada, Odisha
- Erragudi, Andhra Pradesh
- Kalsi, Uttarakhand
- Girnar, Gujarat
- Shahbazgarhi, Pakistan
- Kandahar, Afghanistan
Written in Prakrit language using Brahmi script.
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