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  1. 471CGPSC2011HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following Ashokan inscription is in ‘Kharosthi’ script?

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    Correct option: C — Shahbazgarhi

  2. 472UPPSC2009HistoryEnglish

    The earliest inscription on stone was in which language?

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    Correct option: C — Prakrit

  3. 473UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    The Brahmi Script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on

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    Correct option: A — Stone tablets

  4. 474UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was

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    Correct option: C — James Prinsep

  5. 475UPPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by

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    Correct option: A — James Prinsep

  6. 476UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    Who first deciphered the Brahmi Script?

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    Correct option: D — James Prinsep

  7. 477CGPSC2003HistoryEnglish

    Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts?

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    Correct option: D — James Prinsep

  8. 478UPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Who of the following had first decipher the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?

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    Correct option: B — James Prinsep

  9. 479UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at

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    Correct option: B — Anuradhapura

  10. 480UPSC1997HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

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    Correct option: D — Kharoshti

History practice — common questions

Page 48 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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Where do these History MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
Are the questions available in Hindi?
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Every question shows the correct option. Where the source paper included a worked solution, the explanation is shown under "Show answer".