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Scripts of India

20 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. The oldest script of India is

  1. ASindhi
  2. BPrakrit
  3. CKharosthi
  4. DBrahmi
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Answer: D) Brahmi

Q2. The ancient form of the modern Devanagari script is

  1. AKharosthi
  2. BBrahmi
  3. CDevpriya
  4. DPali
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Answer: B) Brahmi

Q3. In which script is Punjabi language written?

  1. ADevanagari
  2. BGurmukhi
  3. CIndo-Iranian
  4. DSindhi
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Answer: B) Gurmukhi

Q4. Which script is called the father of all scripts?

  1. ABrahmi
  2. BKharosthi
  3. CModi
  4. DNagari
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Answer: A) Brahmi

Q5. Kharosthi script is written in-

  1. Afrom left to right
  2. Bfrom right to left
  3. Con both sides of the above
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: B) from right to left

Q6. Brahmi script is written in

  1. Afrom left to right
  2. Bfrom right to left
  3. Con both sides of the above
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: A) from left to right

Q7. The script of which period is called 'pictographic script'?

  1. AIndus period
  2. BMauryan period
  3. CVedic period
  4. DGupta period
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Answer: A) Indus period

Q8. In which script are Ashoka's Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi inscriptions?

  1. ABrahmi
  2. BKharosthi
  3. CAramaic
  4. DDevanagari
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Answer: B) Kharosthi

Q9. Which inscription of Ashoka has been found in two scripts (Greek + Aramaic)?

  1. AShahbazgarhi
  2. BMansehra
  3. CKalsi
  4. DShar-i-Kuna
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Answer: D) Shar-i-Kuna

Q10. Which script was used by Ashoka as the national script?

  1. ABrahmi
  2. BKharosthi
  3. CGreek
  4. DAramaic
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Answer: A) Brahmi

Q11. What is the script of Ashoka's inscriptions?

  1. ADevanagari
  2. BBrahmi
  3. CGurmukhi
  4. DHieroglyphs
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Answer: B) Brahmi

Q12. The first person to decipher the ancient Brahmi script was

  1. ACharles Wilkins
  2. BMax Muller
  3. CWilliam Jones
  4. DJames Prinsep
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Answer: D) James Prinsep

Q13. How many scripts are mentioned in Jain Sutras?

  1. A6
  2. B12
  3. C18
  4. D64
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Answer: C) 18

Q14. How many scripts are mentioned in the Buddhist text 'Lalita Vistara'

  1. A18
  2. B27
  3. C64
  4. D89
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Answer: C) 64

Q15. The script of the Sikhs is

  1. AGurmukhi script
  2. BDevanagari script
  3. CBrahmi script
  4. DSharada script
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Answer: A) Gurmukhi script

Q16. Who first read the Brahmi script inscriptions of Ashoka?

  1. AJames Prinsep
  2. BH. D. Sankalia
  3. CS. R. Goyal
  4. DB. N. Mishra
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Answer: A) James Prinsep

Q17. Who deciphered the Brahmi script?

  1. AJohn F. Fleet
  2. BJames Prinmesh
  3. CAlexander Cunniam
  4. DJohn Marshall
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Answer: B) James Prinmesh

Q18. Which of the following scripts was written from right to left in ancient India?

  1. ABrahmi
  2. BDevanagari
  3. CSharada
  4. DKharosthi
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Answer: D) Kharosthi

Q19. In which script is Hindi written?

  1. ADevanagari
  2. BRomans
  3. CPersian
  4. DPali
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Answer: A) Devanagari

Q20. Which of the following Sikh Gurus started the Gurumukhi script?

  1. AGuru Nanak
  2. BGuru Amardas
  3. CGuru Ramdas
  4. DGuru Angad
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Answer: D) Guru Angad

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