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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 76

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q76

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A pillar containing inscriptions from three different periods, i.e. the Mauryan period, Gupta period and Mughal period, is located at:

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Allahabad (Prayagraj).

                    Allahabad (Prayagraj)
  • A pillar containing inscriptions from three different periods, i.e. the Mauryan period, Gupta period, and Mughal period are located at Allahabad (Prayagraj).
  • The Allahabad pillar is an Ashoka Stambha of the Maurya dynasty Emperor Ashoka.
  • The Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta is the epigraphic sources for the study of the political history of the Imperial Guptas.
  • It is written in Sanskrit in the form of a panegyric.