Arrange the following Asokan Major Rock Edicts from north to south of the Indian subcontinent:
(A) Girnar
(B) Kalsi
(C) Mansehra
(D) Kandahar
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (D), (B), (A)
All four places are marked as Major Rock Edicts on the map of the distribution of Asokan inscriptions.
(C) Mansehra — the northernmost of the four, in the far north-west of the subcontinent, above Shahbazgarhi and Taxila.
(D) Kandahar — a little further south, at the western edge of the map.
(B) Kalsi — further south again, to the east of Kandahar, just above Topra and Meerut.
(A) Girnar — the southernmost of the four, in the west, close to the Arabian Sea.
Tip: An order from north to south is read straight off the map of Asokan inscriptions. While revising, go over each chapter map once from top to bottom and note where its marked places lie.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.1 Finding out about the Mauryas … Asoka was the first ruler who inscribed his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces – natural rocks as well as polished pillars. He used the inscriptions to proclaim what he understood to be dhamma. This included respect towards elders, generosity towards Brahmanas and those who renounced worldly life, treating slaves and servants kindly, and respect for religions and traditions other than one’s own.… 3.2 Administering the empire … If we examine the content of these inscriptions, we find virtually the same message engraved everywhere – from the present-day North West Frontier Provinces of Pakistan, to Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Uttarakhand in India.…”
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