WBCS.LIVE practice question

The 'Maski' version of Minor Rock Edict I is historically significant for which reason?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. It identifies the king by the name Ashoka.
  2. It mentions the Kalinga War details.
  3. It describes the appointment of Dhamma Mahamatras.
  4. It contains a bilingual Greek-Aramaic inscription.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: It identifies the king by the name Ashoka.

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) It identifies the king by the name Ashoka. šŸ“š Explanation: Most Ashokan inscriptions refer to the emperor using titles like 'Devanampiya' (Beloved of the Gods) or 'Piyadasi'. The Minor Rock Edict at Maski in Karnataka was the first to explicitly mention the name 'Ashoka' alongside his titles. This discovery was crucial for historians to definitively link the vast corpus of edicts to the Mauryan ruler described in Buddhist chronicles.