CUET Preparation Today
Match List - I with List - II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: |
(a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i) (a) - (i), (b) - (iv), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) |
(a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) |
The correct answer is Option (1) → (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)
Explanation: Most Asokan inscriptions were in the Prakrit language while those in the northwest of the subcontinet were in Aramaic and Greek. Most Prakrit inscriptions were written in the Brahmi script; however, some, in the northwest, were written in Kharosthi. Ashoka's inscription in Kalinga was also in Prakrit. The Aramaic and Greek scripts were used for inscriptions in Afghanistan. Silappadikaram is an epic written in Tamil. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kanauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, Banabhatta (c. seventh century CE). |
