Which script was used in Ashokas inscriptions?

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Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

SSC

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0,98,17,98,13,1,3

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{'sanskrit': [5, 0, 0, 4], 'ashoka': [6, 1, 2, 3], 'inscriptions': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'devanagiri': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'brahmi': [2, 1, 0, 2], 'script': [2, 0, 0, 0]}

The correct answer is option 1: Brahmi. Brahmi script was used in Ashoka`s inscriptions.

Option 2: Devanagiri script is incorrect. Devanagiri script is primarily used for writing the Sanskrit, Hindi, and Marathi languages and was developed much later than the Ashoka period.

Option 3: Gurmukhi script is incorrect. Gurmukhi script is used for writing the Punjabi language and was developed during the Sikh Guru period, which came several centuries after Ashoka`s time.

Option 4: Sanskrit is incorrect. Sanskrit is not a script but a classical language of India. It is believed that Ashoka`s inscriptions were written in Prakrit, an ancient language derived from Sanskrit and spoken by the common people.

Therefore, option 1: Brahmi is the correct answer.

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