Question

What are bhurja-patras?

• A. A veil to cover one's face.
• B. A stone tablet with inscriptions.
• C. Documents made from barks of trees.
• D. A goddess of rage

Answer 1

The correct option is C Documents made from barks of trees.

Before the widespread use of paper in India, the bark of the tree, bhoj patra was used for storing information in written form. The writings on these barks came to be known as bhurja-patras.