Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Ancient History

Question:

Which of the following language has been mainly used on Ashokan inscriptions?

Options:

Pali

Prakrit

Aramic

Sanskrit

Correct Answer:

Prakrit

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- Prakrit

The language mainly used on Ashokan inscriptions is Prakrit.

Ashoka's inscriptions are written in three different languages: Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic. However, the vast majority of the inscriptions are in Prakrit. Prakrit was a spoken language of the people of India during the Mauryan period. It was a more informal and less standardized language than Sanskrit, which was the language of the elite classes.