Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

  1. The earliest Pandya to be found in epigraph is Nedunjeliyan.
  2. Pandyas are also mentioned in the Pillars of Ashoka.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The earliest Pandya to be found in epigraph is Nedunjeliyan. The record documents a gift of rock-cut beds, to a Jain ascetic. Statement 2 is also correct: Pandyas are also mentioned in the Pillars of Ashoka (inscribed 273 - 232 BCE).