GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Gwaliorinscription of Bhojdeva.
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Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela.
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Apsad inscription of Adityasena.
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Nasik inscription of Gotamiputra Satkarni.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Correct Answer : Option (A)-Gwalior inscription of Bhojdeva.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first known use of special glyphs for the decimal digits that includes the indubitable appearance of a symbol for the digit zero, a small circle, appears on a stone inscription found at the Chaturbhuj Temple, Gwalior, in India, dated 876.
Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest undisputed deciphered epigraphy found in the Indian subcontinent are the Edicts of Ashoka of the 3rd century BCE, in the Brahmi script.
Detailed explanation-4: -Epigraphy includes deciphering the text of inscriptions and analysing the information they contain. Oldest inscriptions in Indian Subcontinent are yet undeciphered i.e, Harappan script. Oldest deciphered inscriptions belong to 4th Century B.C and are in Brahmi and Kharoshti scripts.