GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Bark of birch trees and palm leaves (1), Hard surfaces like stone, walls etc (2).
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Hard surfaces like stone, walls etc (1), Bark of birch trees and palm leaves (2)
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Both of these are right
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None of these are right
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Detailed explanation-1: -These are called manuscripts because they were written by hand (this comes from the Latin word ‘manu’, meaning hand). These were usually written on palm leaves, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manuscripts are handwritten records of the past and are in the form of books. Palm leaves were used as writing materials in the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia dating back to the 5th century BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Manuscripts were produced on vellum and other parchment, on papyrus, and on paper. In Russia birch bark documents as old as from the 11th century have survived. In India, the palm leaf manuscript, with a distinctive long rectangular shape, was used from ancient times until the 19th century.
Detailed explanation-4: -False. Hint: During ancient times, writings were either engraved on stones and rocks or either grafted on metals, such writings are called inscriptions.