INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE FIRST ONE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of
A
Kanishka I
B
Samudragupta
C
Rudradaman
D
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Junagarh/Girnar inscription of Rudradaman is the first inscription in Prakrit .

Detailed explanation-2: -The Correct answer is Andhra Pradesh. Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India has discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also the earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh as on date.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sanskrit is an ancient and classical language of India in which ever first book of the world Rigveda was compiled. The Vedas are dated by different scholars from 6500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. Sanskrit language must have evolved to its expressive capability prior to that.

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