Explanation
- A
Only one pair
Only one pair. Two edict sites are right.
- B
Only two pairs
Only two pairs. Dhauli–Odisha and Erragudi–Andhra Pradesh. Jaugada is Odisha, not MP; Kalsi is Uttarakhand, not Karnataka.
- C
Only three pairs
Only three pairs. Two states fail.
- D
All four pairs
All four. Two mismatches.
Summary. Official key is (b) only two pairs. Dhauli (near Bhubaneswar) and Erragudi/Yerragudi (Kurnool, AP) are major-rock-edict sites. Jaugada is also Odisha, not Madhya Pradesh. Kalsi is in Uttarakhand, not Karnataka.
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