Identifying the Earliest Paper Manuscript
The question requires identifying the earliest known manuscript copied on paper, specifying its name, the year it was copied, and the location.
Earliest Known Paper Manuscript Details
Reviewing the options provided, the earliest known manuscript copied on paper is identified as:
- Manuscript Name: Shatapath Brahman
- Year Copied: 1089
- Location: Kashmir
This finding points to the Shatapath Brahman manuscript, copied in 1089 in Kashmir, as the earliest example among the choices given.
Important Questions from Literary Sources
Match List-I with List-II:
List – I
(Texts)
List – II
(Authors)
(a) Kavyadarsa
(i) Abhinavagupta
(b) Ashtadhyayi
(ii) Patanjali
(c) Mahabhasya
(iii) Panini
(d) Tantraloka
(iv) Dandin
Choose the correct option from those given below:
Which of the following is not the source of Indian history ?
Which philosopher of history said "all history is contemporary history"?
From among the following statements regarding the precautions a historian must observe, which one is not correct?
Which one of the following functions of external criticism (Heuristic operations) in historical writing, is not correct?
