Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Asiatic Society (Bengal) was founded in 1884.
(B) Epigraphia Indica was first published in 1888.
(C) R.E.M. Wheeler publishes a set of Asokan inscriptions.
(D) James Prinsep deciphered the Brahmi script of Asokan inscriptions.
(E) 'Asoka' was mentioned in Prakrit texts and inscriptions.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (D) and (E) only
(A) Asiatic Society (Bengal) was founded in 1884. Incorrect. The Asiatic Society (Bengal) was founded in 1784, in the eighteenth century.
(B) Epigraphia Indica was first published in 1888. Correct. The first issue of Epigraphia Indica came out in 1888.
(C) R.E.M. Wheeler publishes a set of Asokan inscriptions. Incorrect. It was Alexander Cunningham who published a set of Asokan inscriptions, in 1877.
(D) James Prinsep deciphered the Brahmi script of Asokan inscriptions. Correct. James Prinsep deciphered Asokan Brahmi in 1838.
(E) ‘Asoka’ was mentioned in Prakrit texts and inscriptions. Correct. Names of rulers such as Ajatasattu and Asoka are known from Prakrit texts and inscriptions, and are spelt in their Prakrit forms.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.1 Deciphering Brahmi … The earliest inscriptions were in Prakrit, a name for languages used by ordinary people. Names of rulers such as Ajatasattu and Asoka, known from Prakrit texts and inscriptions, have been spelt in their Prakrit forms in this chapter.…”
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