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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Who deciphered the 'Brahmi' and 'Kharosthi' scripts?

Options:

Colin Mackenzie

Alexander Cunningham

James Prinsep

D.C. Sircar

Correct Answer:

James Prinsep

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → James Prinsep

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.

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