What is the script of the earliest rock inscription found at Pathiar and Kanihara ........

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What is the script of the earliest rock inscription found at Pathiar and Kanihara?

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HAS GS Previous Year Prelims Paper (2020)

Brahmi

Kharoshti

Pali

Sharda

- Brahmi Script:

- One of the oldest writing systems in India.

- Often used in ancient inscriptions.

Correct Answer

- Kharoshti Script:

- An ancient script used in parts of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan.

- Mostly found in the northwest region of the Indian subcontinent.

- Pali:

- Not a script, but a language.

- Often written in the Brahmi script in ancient texts.

- Sharda Script:

- A medieval script used primarily in Kashmir.

- Not typically associated with ancient inscriptions in the regions of Pathiar and Kanihara.

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