2014 · Q3
Statements:
- IJames Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts which were used in the earliest inscriptions and coins.
- IIJames Prinsep found that most of the scripts mentioned a king referred to as Piyadassi-meaning 'pleasant to behold'.
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- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
James Prinsep deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts and identified Piyadassi with Ashoka - both statements are true, but II does not explain I.