Ancient Indian Scripts

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Which of the following is the oldest known script in India?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Gupta

  4. Sharada


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmi is the oldest known script in India, dating back to the 3rd century BCE.

What is the name of the script used in the Ashokan inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Gupta

  4. Sharada


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmi is the script used in the Ashokan inscriptions, which date back to the 3rd century BCE.

Which script was used in the Gandharan region during the Kushan period?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Gupta

  4. Sharada


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kharoshthi was the script used in the Gandharan region during the Kushan period, which lasted from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.

What is the name of the script used in the Gupta inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Gupta

  4. Sharada


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gupta is the script used in the Gupta inscriptions, which date back to the 4th to 6th centuries CE.

Which script was used in the Kashmir region during the medieval period?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Gupta

  4. Sharada


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sharada is the script used in the Kashmir region during the medieval period, which lasted from the 8th to the 12th centuries CE.

What is the name of the script used in the Pallava inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Pallava

  4. Grantha


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pallava is the script used in the Pallava inscriptions, which date back to the 4th to 9th centuries CE.

Which script was used in the Chola inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Chola

  4. Grantha


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Grantha is the script used in the Chola inscriptions, which date back to the 9th to 13th centuries CE.

What is the name of the script used in the Vijayanagara inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Vijayanagara

  4. Telugu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Telugu is the script used in the Vijayanagara inscriptions, which date back to the 14th to 16th centuries CE.

Which script was used in the Mughal inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Naskh

  4. Shikasta


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Naskh is the script used in the Mughal inscriptions, which date back to the 16th to 19th centuries CE.

What is the name of the script used in the Sikh scriptures?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Gurmukhi

  4. Shahmukhi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gurmukhi is the script used in the Sikh scriptures, which date back to the 16th century CE.

Which script was used in the Marathi inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Marathi

  4. Modi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Modi is the script used in the Marathi inscriptions, which date back to the 17th to 19th centuries CE.

What is the name of the script used in the Bengali inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Bengali

  4. Kaithi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bengali is the script used in the Bengali inscriptions, which date back to the 18th to 19th centuries CE.

Which script was used in the Gujarati inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Gujarati

  4. Mahajani


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gujarati is the script used in the Gujarati inscriptions, which date back to the 18th to 19th centuries CE.

What is the name of the script used in the Kannada inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Kannada

  4. Halegannada


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kannada is the script used in the Kannada inscriptions, which date back to the 9th to 19th centuries CE.

Which script was used in the Malayalam inscriptions?

  1. Brahmi

  2. Kharoshthi

  3. Malayalam

  4. Vattezhuttu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vattezhuttu is the script used in the Malayalam inscriptions, which date back to the 10th to 16th centuries CE.

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