Grade-6 Ch-1 'WHAT WHERE HOW AND WHEN?'

The ways of finding about the past are-

• Books

• Inscriptions

• Books and Inscriptions

• None of the above

The books that were written long ago are called

• Pusthaks

• Manuscripts

• Inscriptions

• Granths

Old books are called manuscripts because they were-

• Written by hand

• Old

• Written in leaf

• Written by man

The word manuscripts is derived from _______________ language.

• Sanskrit

• Latin

• Greek

• Irani

The Latin word "manu" means _____________.

• Leaf

• Bark of a tree

• Hand

• None of the above

Manuscripts were generally written on ___________

• Bark of a tree

• Palm leaf

• Bark of Birch

• Palm leaf and bark of birch

Birch trees grow in ______________.

• Indus

• Himalayas

• Ganga

• Sulaiman and Kithara hills.

The bark of the Birch tree has to be _______________ for manuscripts.

• Peeled of Birch tree

• Specially prepared

• Normally prepared

• All of the above

Manuscripts were destroyed because of-

• War

• Lack of care

• Fire

• Eaten by insects

Manuscripts were often preserved in _____________.

• Temples

• Monasteries

• Temples and Monasteries

• Palaces