Arrange the sites of 'pillar-inscriptions' from east to west:
(A) Sarnath
(B) Gujarra
(C) Meerut
(D) Topra
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (C), (D)
All four places are marked with the symbol for pillar inscriptions on the map of Asokan inscriptions.
(A) Sarnath — the easternmost of the four, beside Ahraura and Sahasram.
(B) Gujarra — farther west, to the west of Kaushambi.
(C) Meerut — farther west again, in the north, just east of Topra.
(D) Topra — the westernmost of the four, just below Kalsi.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.… 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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