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Match the following:
| A | B | ||
| 1. | Monuments | (a) | politics |
| 2. | Study of inscriptions | (b) | Dried palm leaf |
| 3. | Manuscript | (c) | Book on law |
| 4. | Arthashastra | (d) | Archaeological source |
| 5. | Manusmriti | (e) | Epigraphy |
Match the Columns
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Solution
| A | Answers | ||
| 1. | Monuments | (d) | Archaeological source |
| 2. | Study of inscriptions | (e) | Epigraphy |
| 3. | Manuscript | (b) | Dried palm leaf |
| 4. | Arthashastra | (a) | politics |
| 5. | Manusmriti | (c) | Book on law |
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