Multiple choice

With reference to Emperor Asoka, consider the following statements:

  1. Asoka's full name, as recorded in the Puranas, is Asoka-Vardhana, but in his inscriptions he never used his personal name.
  2. The only epigraphic document in India containing the name of Asoka is the inscription of the Western Satrap Rudradaman. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Asoka is referred to as 'Devanampiya Piyadasi' in his inscriptions, not by his personal name. However, the name 'Asoka' is mentioned in the Maski and Gujarra inscriptions, so the claim that it only appears in the Rudradaman inscription is false.

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