GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following inscriptions mentions the names of both Chandragupta and Ashoka?
A
Shahbajgarhi inscription of Ashoka.
B
Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela.
C
Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta.
D
Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The Correct Answer is “Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman". The inscription consists of twenty lines. The first eight lines offer a historical record of the restoration work of a reservoir named “Sudarshana Lake ‘’ which was built by the great Mauryan Ruler Chandragupta Maurya in the 4th Century BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Junagadh rock contains inscriptions of Ashoka (one of fourteen of the Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka), Rudradaman I and Skandagupta.

Detailed explanation-3: -List the conquests of Samudragupta as mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription.

Detailed explanation-4: -The inscription which proves Chandragupta’s Away over western India is The Junagadh rock inscription. The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Indian Satraps ruler Rudradaman I.

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