SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Manuscripts are written on ____, while inscriptions are written on ____
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Many manuscripts were written on palm leaves, even after Indian languages were put on paper in the 13th century. Both sides of the leaves were used for writing. Long rectangular strips were gathered on top of one another, holes were drilled through all the leaves, and the book was held together by string.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manuscripts are handwritten records of the past and are in the form of books.
Detailed explanation-3: -Manuscripts are written by hand which were usually written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree while inscriptions were engraved either on hard surfaces such as stone and metal.
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