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The inscriptions of Ashoka are mostly in ______ script.

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Tamil
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Arabic
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Brahmi
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Devanagari
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Solution

The correct option is B Brahmi
Edicts of Ashoka are the earliest deciphered epigraphic inscriptions made in the 3rd century BCE. They are written in forms of Prakrit in the Brahmi script. The inscriptions and edicts of Asoka refer to a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Asoka, as well as boulders and cave walls. They are spread over modern-day Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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