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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Epigraphy is the study of texts.
b. James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts.
c. Indian scholars used rigveda to reconstruct the lineages of major dynasties that had ruled the subcontinent.
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only b
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This is the correct answer as statement b is the correct statement. James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi, two scripts used in the earliest inscriptions and coins.