Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation
In which of the following inscriptions, Ashoka's edicts are also found?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: A
Concept
Certain rock faces were considered highly significant and were used by multiple rulers across different dynasties to record their achievements.Explanation
The Junagarh (Girnar) rock inscription is a palimpsest of history; it contains 14 edicts of Ashoka, the famous Sanskrit inscription of the Shaka King Rudradaman I (150 CE), and a later inscription by the Gupta king Skandagupta. They all record their repairs or associations with the Sudarshana Lake.Logical Breakup
Logic 1: The Junagarh rock is the only one among the options to host multiple imperial inscriptions (Ashoka + Rudradaman + Skandagupta).
Logic 2: Hathigumpha belongs to Kharavela and Nashik to the Satavahanas, neither of which contains Ashokan edicts.