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Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?

A. Brahmi
B. Devanagiri
C. Gurmukhi
D. Sanskrit
Answer» A. Brahmi
Explanation: Most of Asokan inscriptions in the eastern parts of the Mauryan empire were written in Magadhi language using the Brahmi script. Kharosthi script was used in the north- western parts of his empire. The Brahmi script was deciphered in 1837 by James Princep, an archaeologist, philologist, and official of the East India Company.
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