Question

The Sohagaura copper plate is of significant importance to the historiography of Ancient India. Why is it important?

• A. The inscription on the plate is in Brahmi script and records a royal order to distribute grains carefully.
• B. The copper plate is an expensive artefact.
• C. The artefact belongs to the Maurya period, which has the earliest written documents in India.
• D. The inscription helps us to understand the conditions during the Maurya period.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A The inscription on the plate is in Brahmi script and records a royal order to distribute grains carefully.
C The artefact belongs to the Maurya period, which has the earliest written documents in India.
D The inscription helps us to understand the conditions during the Maurya period.

The Sohagaura copper plate belongs to the Maurya period. The inscription on the plate is in Brahmi script and records a royal order to distribute grains carefully. It could be due to famine during the period. Thus the inscriptions help us understand the condition of the time.