social studies

The ways of finding out 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 are

• Written by hand

• Old

• Written by leaf

• Written by man

Manuscripts were written on

• Bark of any tree

• Palm leaf

• Bark of Birch

• Palm leaf and Bark of Birch

Birch trees grow in

• Indus

• Himalayas

• Ganga

• Sulaiman and Kirthar hills

Manuscripts were destroyed because of

• War

• Lack of care

• Fire

• Eaten by insects

Manuscripts were often preserved in

• Temples

• Monasteries

• Temples and Monasteries

• Palaces

The topics dealt with by manuscripts were

• Religious beliefs and practices

• Lives of kings,epics,poems,plays

• Medicine and Science

• All of the above

Manuscripts were written in __________language.

• Sanskrit

• Prakrit

• Tamil

• All of the above

Inscriptions were written on

• Hard surfaces

• Palm leaf

• Bark of tree

• All of the above