Consider the following information: Scholar Key Contribution 1. James Prinsep Deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts in 1837 2. William Jones Founded Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 3. Georg Bühler Pioneered Indian epigraphy and study of Ashokan inscriptions 4. Max Muller Popularized academic Aryan theory and edited Sacred Books of the East In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1, 3 and 4 only

[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: D

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Detailed Explanation:

Row 1 is correctly matched: James Prinsep, an officer at the Calcutta Mint, deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts in 1837, unlocking the readings of the Edicts of Ashoka.
Row 2 is correctly matched: Sir William Jones established the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 and proposed the common origin of Indo-European languages, translating key texts like Abhijnanasakuntalam.
Row 3 is correctly matched: Georg Bühler was an eminent Indologist whose work on Indian palaeography (Indische Palaeographie) and Ashokan rock/pillar inscriptions laid the groundwork for Indian epigraphy.
Row 4 is correctly matched: Friedrich Max Müller edited the massive 50-volume series Sacred Books of the East and popularized the philological (academic) theory of Aryan linguistic migration.