Arrange the following Asokan inscriptions geographically from North I…

The correct answer is Option (4) → A, C, B, E, D

(A) Meerut — the northernmost of the five, a pillar inscription site in the north, near Topra and Kalsi.

(C) Kaushambi — further south, in the Ganga valley, near Sarnath and Ahraura.

(B) Sanchi — further south again, in central India, east of Ujjayini.

(E) Kalinga — on the eastern coast, with the inscriptions of Jaugada and Shishupalgarh.

(D) Brahmagiri — the southernmost, among the minor rock edicts in the south of the peninsula.

Tip: An order from north to south is read straight off the chapter map. When you revise, go over every map of the chapter once from top to bottom and note where its places lie.