In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself

A. Devanampriya Priyadarshi King

B. Ashoka Priyadarshi

C. Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)

D. Daivaputra

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Ashoka refers to himself as "Beloved of the Gods" (Devanampiya). The identification of Devanampiya with Ashoka was confirmed by an inscription discovered in 1915 by C. Beadon, a British gold-mining engineer, at Maski, a village in Raichur district of Karnataka.