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Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The ancient form of modern Devanagri script is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Brahmi

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Brahmi”.
The ancient script that is the basis of the modern Devanagari script is the Brāhmi script.

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