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Rehan was interested in how people in the olden days used to write on tree barks. He remembered reading about how the Vedas were written on such barks. He wondered which tree was mainly used for this purpose.

Which of the following trees do you think were used?

A
Bhauj
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Bamboo
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Rose
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Bonsai
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Solution

The correct option is A Bhauj
People used to write on tree barks in the olden days. They mainly used the Bhauj tree bark for this purpose. For this reason, these manuscripts were called Bhojpatras. It was written primarily in Pandu script. Bhojapatras are an example of manuscripts.

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