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UPSC 2025: Consider the following water bodies : I. Lake Tanganyika II. Lake Tonlé Sap III. Patos Lagoon Through how many of them does the equator pass?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)All the three
(d)None
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Only two
Ashoka’s Rock Edict III mentions Yukta (record-keepers), Rajuka (revenue-cum-judicial officers) and Pradeshika touring officials as working together within a Pradeśa/Āhāra, i.e., a district. Hence they were key functionaries of district-level administration, not village, provincial or central tiers. ([iasexpress.net](https://www.iasexpress.net/ie-pedia/ashokan-inscriptions-suggest-that-the-pradeshika-rajuka-and-yukta-were-important-officers-at-the/?utm_source=openai))
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