Which of the following statements regarding the Girnar rock inscriptions are correct?
- Girnar rock inscription has inscriptions of Ashoka, Rudradaman and Skandagupta.
- Inscriptions are in Pali language.
Choose the correct option from the following.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The Junagadh (Girnar) rock carries inscriptions of three rulers across eras: Ashoka, the Western Satrap Rudradaman I, and the Gupta emperor Skandagupta, so statement 1 is correct. The language isn't Pali, though. Ashoka's edicts are in Prakrit while the Rudradaman and Skandagupta inscriptions are in Sanskrit, so statement 2 is wrong.