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 Consider the following statements about Ashoka's edicts and inscriptions

1. Kharoshthi script was used in the two Northern Major Rock Edicts at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

2. Meerut and Topara pillar inscriptions were shifted to Delhi.

3. In the Queen's Edict, Ashoka ordered that Whosoever monk or nun breaks up the Sangha, after being clothed in white garments, shall take up abode in a place other than a monastery

4. Ashoka's son Tivara and his second wife Karuwaki is mentioned in his Edict.

Which of the statements given above is correct?

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Consider the following statements about Ashoka's Dhamma:
1. Non-injury, restraint in behaviour and equal treatment to all, constitute the doctrinal aspects of Dhamma.
2. Fear of sin does not constitute the doctrinal aspects.
3. Doing fewer sins and more good are the two essential constituents of Dhamma.

Which of the statements given above are correct?