1. UPSC Civil Services
  2. Preliminary
  3. Ancient History
  4. Which one of the following

Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

(a) Brahmi
(b) Nandnagari
(c) Sharada
(d) Kharosthi

Ans: (d) Kharosthi

Explanation:Kharosthi script was deciphered by JamesPrinsep (1799–1840), using the bilingual coins of theIndo-Greek period. This in turn led to the reading ofthe Edicts of Ashoka, some of which, from thenorthwest of the Asian subcontinent, were writtenin the Kharosthi script.