Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Name the Asokan incription identified as Major Rock Edict in present-day Pakistan.

Options:

Sopara

Kandahar

Kalsi

Mansehra

Correct Answer:

Mansehra

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Mansehra

Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi, Kandahar, Kalsi, Girnar, Sopara, Sannati, Shishupalgarh, Jaugada are sites of major Rock edicts of Asokan inscriptions.

The Major Rock Edict in present-day Pakistan is located in Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province).

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