GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Where were the manuscripts written?
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On palm leaf
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On peepal leaf
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On banana leaf
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On tulsi leaf
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Palm leaves were used as writing materials in the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia reportedly dating back to the 5th century BCE. Their use began in South Asia and spread to other regions, as texts on dried and smoke-treated palm leaves of Palmyra palm or the talipot palm.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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