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AKharosthi
BBrahmi
CAramaic
DElamite
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Brahmi
1. Language and script tell separate stories.
2. Most Prakrit inscriptions were written in the Brahmi script.
3. Kharosthi served the northwest instead.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 2 'Kings, Farmers and Towns' (lehs102)_
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