SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Where did the manuscripts keep safe?
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In temples and monasteries
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In museums
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Both (a) and (b)
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Generally, wealthy people, temples, rulers and monastries collected manuscripts and stored them in libraries and archives.
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. Some of the most common genres were bibles, religious commentaries, philosophy, law and government texts.
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