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Inscriptions in the northwest of the subcontinent were written in which script?
ADevanagari
BKharosthi
CSharada
DGurmukhi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Kharosthi
1. Scripts varied across the huge empire.
2. In the northwest, some inscriptions were written in Kharosthi.
3. Most elsewhere used Brahmi.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 History, Theme 2 'Kings, Farmers and Towns' (lehs102)_
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