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The earliest inscriptions in the subcontinent were largely written in which language?
AAramaic
Bclassical Sanskrit
CPrakrit
DPersian
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Prakrit
The earliest inscriptions used Prakrit, the language of ordinary people; Sanskrit, Pali and Tamil were also used later.
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