2018 · Q114
Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- APiyadassi
- BColin Mackenzie
- CAlexander Cunningham
- DJames Prinsep
Explanation
James Prinsep deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts in 1837–38, which unlocked the Ashokan edicts. Piyadassi is an epithet of Ashoka, while Mackenzie and Cunningham were associated with surveys and archaeology rather than the decipherment. Hence the answer is James Prinsep.