History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2012 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below.
Assertion (A): Inscriptions in Kharosthi have been found from Bengal.
Reason (R): Kharosthi was widely in use in Bengal.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false ✓ Correct
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (C) A is true, but R is false — The assertion is true while the reason is false, so the answer is A is true but R is false.
Explanation
★The assertion is true while the reason is false, so the answer is A is true but R is false.
★A few stray inscriptions in the Kharosthi script have indeed been found in Bengal.
★But Kharosthi was not in wide use there, so the reason is false.
★Kharosthi, written from right to left, was the script of the north-west of India.
★It is seen in the Ashokan edicts at Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra in present Pakistan.
★In the rest of India, including Bengal, Brahmi was the main script.
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