Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

The earliest inscription on stone were in which language?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Prakrit

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Prakrit”.
The earliest known stone inscriptions were written in Prakrit, a middle Indo-Aryan language. Some examples of Prakrit inscriptions include the Pillar Edicts of Ashoka, the Kharavela inscription, and many Jain texts.

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