Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:
Which of the following scripts was used in earliest inscriptions and coins found in India?
Options:
Brahmi
Kharosthi
Pali
Both 1 and 2
Correct Answer:
Both 1 and 2
Explanation:
Some of the most momentous developments in Indian epigraphy took place in the 1830s. This was when James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi, two scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins.