Question

Indian books and manuscripts were written on perishable materials such as _____________.

• A. Cloth
• B. Palm leaves
• C. The bark of Birch trees
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

Paper making technology reached India in the 11th century. Before that, Indian books and manuscripts were written on perishable materials such as cloth, palm leaves and bark of leaves. The biggest disadvantage of this was they had little chance of surviving the rigors of the Indian climate.