Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India: 1. The earliest epigraphic use of the place-value system in India is found in the Mankani plates from Gujarat (AD 595–596). 2. In the ninth century, place-values become general in inscriptions all over India. 3. 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?

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UPSC CSE PRELIMS2026General Studies History Of Science In IndiaHard

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?

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.