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
The earlier literacy reference to cotton carder's bow comes from which of the following Persian text?
Who among the following authored the historical work 'Ain-i-Akbari'?
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:
Who was the first scholar who called Indian society deaf and dumb and stagnant?
Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : "History" refers to both a subject matter and thought process.
Reason (R): Thought process of historical thinking involves raising questions, marshaling evidence, discerning patterns in evidence, and critiquing the narratives written by others.
In the context of the above statements. which of the following is correct?
