GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jain scriptures have been written in
A
Sanskrit
B
Ardhamagadhi
C
Brahmi
D
Prakrit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Question: What is written in Brahmi script? Answer: Both Sanskrit and Prakrit were written in the Brahmi script. Over many centuries, this Brahmi script evolved into the Nagari script in the North.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Trigger, Brahmi was in use before the Ashoka pillars, at least by the 4th or 5th century BCE in Sri Lanka and India, while Kharoṣṭhī was used only in northwest South Asia (eastern parts of modern Afghanistan and neighboring regions of Pakistan) for a while before it died out in ancient times.

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