Question

Consider the following statements:
1. Ashoka Chakra has 24 spokes.
2. Ashokan edicts are written in Sanskrit.
3. Devanam Piyadasi was a title adopted by Chandragupta Maurya.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 2
• B. 2 and 3
• C. 1 and 3
• D. 1 only

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

1 only

Ashoka is referred to as Devanam Piyadasi in his edicts. Ashokan edicts were composed in Prakrit, they were written in Brahmi script in the greater part of the Indian subcontinent. Ashoka Chakra, a wheel made of 24 spokes is part of our national flag. It is so called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka.