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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 45 of 200

Q45
History of IndiaPost-Mauryan Period
From which inscription we get important information about the Saka ruler Rudra Damana?
  1. a.Junagarh inscription
  2. b.Aihole inscription
  3. c.Allahabad Pillar inscription
  4. d.Bhitari Pillar inscription

Answer: (A) Junagarh inscription

The Junagadh (Girnar) rock inscription of 150 CE, in Sanskrit, records the Saka ruler Rudradaman's repair of the Sudarshana lake. The Aihole inscription is of Pulakeshin II, the Allahabad Pillar of Samudragupta, and the Bhitari Pillar of Skandagupta.