UPSC General Studies Sample Paper General Studies Sample Paper-7

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    What is the most significant difference in the message of the Pillar edicts as compared to the Rock edicts?

    A)  Rock edicts are addressed to common people and Pillar edicts to the Buddhist order.

    B)  The main stress in the Pillar edicts is on social welfare measure

    C)  There is a hint of fanaticism about dhamma and of megalomania in the Pillar edicts

    D)  Rock edicts are addressed to Buddhist order and Pillar edicts to the common people

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] The rock edicts were mainly for common people. They placed along trade routes and in border cities where the edicts would be read by the largest number of people possible they were also erected at pilgrimage sites such as at Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Sanchi. Pillar edicts were mainly addressed to Buddhist


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