Q. Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India :
1. The earliest epigraphic use of the place-value system in India is found in the Mankani plates from Gujarat (AD 595-596).
2. In the ninth century, place-values become general in inscriptions all over India.
3. The place-values have been found in Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia as early as the seventh century.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. The earliest epigraphic evidence of the decimal place-value system in India is found in the Mankani copper plates (Sankheda plates) of Gujarat dated 595–596 CE. It marks an early use of positional numerals in inscriptions.
Statement 2 is correct. By the ninth century, the decimal place-value system had become widely used in inscriptions across different parts of India. Although some older numeral forms survived locally, the place-value notation had largely become general by this period.
Statement 3 is correct. Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia from the seventh century show the use of Indian place-value numerals. This reflects the spread of Indian mathematical knowledge through cultural contacts.
Source:) https://ijarsct.co.in/Paper5166.pdf
