Question : The script used in the earliest Indian inscriptions is called:
Option 1: Brahmi
Option 2: Devanagari
Option 3: Kharosthi
Option 4: Tamil
Correct Answer: Brahmi
Solution : The Brahmi script was used in the earliest Indian inscriptions, including those of Ashoka.
Question : Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?
Option 3: Gurmukhi
Option 4: Sanskrit
Question : The script of the Indus Valley Civilisation is
Option 1: Kharosthi
Option 2: Undeciphered
Option 3: Brahmi
Question : The Kharosthi script, used in ancient inscriptions, was primarily prevalent in which region?
Option 1: Southern India
Option 2: Eastern India
Option 3: Western India
Option 4: Central Asia
Question : The Brahmi script is believed to be the ancestor of which of the following scripts?
Option 1: Devanagari
Option 2: Tamil
Option 3: Both A and B
Option 4: None of the above
Question : Who played a key role in deciphering the Brahmi script used in Ashokan inscriptions?
Option 1: Alexander Cunningham
Option 2: James Prinsep
Option 3: William Jones
Option 4: John Marshall
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