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Rise of Religious Systems: South India

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Consider the following statements with reference to literary developments during Gupta rule:

1. Most of the plays and literature were written in Prakrit language.

2. Prakrit was the language spoken by ordinary citizens

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 and 2

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Solution

The correct option is B 2 only
Most of the literary works were created in Sanskrit language. Royal patronage was given to the Sanskrit language.

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