Question

Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Hint:Ashoka also well-known as Ashoka the Great was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who ruled from 268 to 232 BCE in the Indian subcontinent.

Complete answer:
Option A, True – The inscriptions of the Ashoka were spread throughout the areas of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan which provide the first tactile proof of Buddhism. These inscriptions were placed publicly along trade routes so that a maximum number of people become familiar with it. These writings explained his effort to develop Buddhism throughout his kingdom which were found on the pillars, rocks and rock slabs. They described the thinking and the orders of Ashoka which he wanted his followers to listen and follow.
The inscriptions are written in the Prakrit and Magadha language in the Brahmi and Kharosthi script. The edict or the law has been divided into four main categories, i.e. Minor rock edicts, Minor Pillar edicts, Major rock edicts and Major pillar edicts.
Minor Rock edicts- They are the first written edict in Modern Afghanistan which is described in Prakrit, Greek and Aramaic language.
Minor Pillar edicts- They are written on the Sarnath pillar of Ashoka and on the Lion Capital of Ashoka in Prakrit language.
Major Rock edicts- They are fourteen in number found in Orissa in Prakrit and Greek.
Major Pillar edicts- They are inscribed on the Pillars of Ashoka, Topra Kalan, Rampurva in Champaran which are seven in number in Prakrit language. Thus, it is the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: The edicts involved the important lessons of life such as right behavior, benevolence, kindness to prisoners, respect for animal life, belief in a next world etc.