1.
Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India:
- The earliest epigraphic use of the place-value system in India is found in the Mankani plates from Gujarat (AD 595–596).
- In the ninth century, place-values become general in inscriptions all over India.
- The place-values have been found in Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia as early as the seventh century.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A
1 and 2 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
All three statements about the use and spread of the place-value system are accepted. Early epigraphic evidence supports its use. Its wider inscriptional use by the ninth century is also accepted. Early use in Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia is also accepted.