Scripts of India

1.	What is the script of Ashoka’s edicts?
	A. Devanagari
	B. Brahmi
	C. Gurmukhi
	D. Aramaic Option “B” is correct.

2.	The first person to decipher the meaning of the ancient Brahmi script was –
	A. Charles Wilkins
	B. Max Muller
	C. William Jones
	D. James Prinsep Option “D” is correct.

3.	How many scripts are mentioned in Jain Sutra?
	A. 6
	B. 12
	C. 18
	D. 64 Option “C” is correct.

4.	How many book scripts are mentioned in the Buddhist text ‘Lalit Vistar’?
	A. 18
	B. 27
	C. 64
	D. 89 Option “C” is correct.

5.	The script of Sikhs is –
	A. Gurmukhi Script
	B. Devnagari Script
	C. Brahmi Script
	D. Sharda Script Option “A” is correct.

6.	Who first read Ashoka’s Brahmi script inscriptions
	A. James Prinsep
	B. H. D. Sankalia
	C. S. R. Goyal
	D. V.N. Mishra Option “A” is correct.

7.	Who deciphered the Brahmi script?
	A. John Afleet
	B. James Prinsep
	C. Alexander Cunningham
	D. John Marshall Option “B” is correct.

8.	Which script was written from right to left in ancient India?
	A. Brahmi
	B. Devnagari Script
	C. Sharda
	D. Kharosthi Option “D” is correct.

9.	In which script is Hindi written?
	A. Devanagari
	B. Roman
	C. Persian
	D. Pali Option “A” is correct.

10.	The most ancient script of India is –
	A. Sindhi
	B. Prakrit
	C. Kharosthi
	D. Brahmi Option “D” is correct.

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