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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

What was the name for languages used by ordinary people in which the earliest inscriptions were written in India?

Options:

Hebrew

Kharoshti

Sanskrit

Prakrit

Correct Answer:

Prakrit

Explanation:

The earliest inscriptions were in Prakrit, the name for languages used by ordinary people.