Modi script employed in documents — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995
The ‘Modi script’ was employed in the documents of the
- Wodeyars
- Zamorins
- Hoysalas
- Marathas
Explanation
Option (d) is correct
- The Modi script was a cursive administrative script used to write Marathi and was widely employed in Maratha records. Historical evidence shows that official correspondence, court proceedings, land records, and other administrative documents of the Maratha period—especially under the Peshwas—were written in Modi
Answer: (d) Marathas
