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GK QUESTION#2215

In which present-day district are the Barabar caves with inscriptions of Ashoka located?

  1. ASanchi, Madhya Pradesh
  2. BRampurva, Bihar
  3. CJehanabad, BiharCorrect answer
  4. DSarnath, Uttar Pradesh
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C. Jehanabad, Bihar

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Jehanabad, Bihar. The Barabar group lies near Makhdumpur, north of Gaya. ASI records Ashoka inscriptions in Karna Chaupar, Sudama, and Visva Jhopri. The modern district is Jehanabad; being near Gaya does not make the caves part of present-day Gaya district.

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