An edict of Ashoka has been found in Rajasthan at which place?
- A.Nagari
- B.Bairath
- C.Balathal
- D.Gilund
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Bairath. Bairath, also called Viratnagar, in Jaipur district is the chief Mauryan site of Rajasthan. Two inscriptions of Ashoka come from it, the better known being the Bhabru or Calcutta Bairath edict, in which the emperor declares his faith in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha and lists texts that monks and nuns should study. It was removed in the nineteenth century and is kept by the Asiatic Society in Kolkata.
Option A is wrong because Nagari in Chittorgarh is the ancient Madhyamika and is connected with the Ghosundi inscription, not with Ashoka. Option C is wrong because Balathal in Udaipur district is a Chalcolithic village of the Ahar culture. Option D is wrong because Gilund in Rajsamand district also belongs to the Ahar culture.
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Practice Questions
View allKalibangan, the Harappan site of Rajasthan, is situated on the bank of which river?
- A.Banas
- B.Ghaggar
- C.Luni
- D.Chambal
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Kalibangan lies in Hanumangarh district on the left bank of the now dry bed of the Ghaggar, the river that many scholars identify with the Saraswati of the Vedic texts.
Read the full explanation →The earliest known ploughed field in the world has been reported from which site?
- A.Lothal
- B.Kalibangan
- C.Dholavira
- D.Banawali
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In the pre Harappan level at Kalibangan the excavators found a field with furrows running in two directions and crossing at right angles, exactly the pattern of mixed cropping still used in the region, where one crop is sown in the wider spaced furrows and another in the closer ones.
Read the full explanation →Which ancient site of Rajasthan was known as Tambavati?
- A.Ahar
- B.Bairath
- C.Rairh
- D.Noh
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Ahar lies on the Ayad river within present day Udaipur and was called Tambavati, which means the place of copper, because so much copper was smelted and worked there.
Read the full explanation →Bagor, one of the largest Mesolithic sites of India, is located in which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Bhilwara
- B.Nagaur
- C.Sikar
- D.Tonk
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Bagor stands on the Kothari river in Bhilwara district and was excavated by V. N. Misra. The site produced thousands of tiny stone tools called microliths, along with human burials and large numbers of animal bones, among them sheep and goat, which are read as evidence for early herding.
Read the full explanation →Ganeshwar, the site known as the cradle of copper, lies in which district?
- A.Sikar
- B.Jhunjhunu
- C.Barmer
- D.Hanumangarh
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Ganeshwar lies on the Kantli river in Sikar district in the Shekhawati region, close to the copper bearing rocks of the Khetri belt.
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