alleryHow many Ashokan pillars still survive today?
ATwo
BTwenty
CEighty
DHundred
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Twenty
1. Ashoka erected many monolithic pillars.
2. Twenty of them still survive.
3. The other numbers are far from this count.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ashoka, Pillars of Ashoka_
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