Rig-Veda manuscripts — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008
Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO’s Memory of World Register?
- Abhidhamma Pitaka
- Mahabharata
- Ramayana
- Rig-Veda
Explanation
Option (d) is correct
- In 2007, UNESCO included 30 manuscripts of the Rig-Veda, preserved at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) in Pune, in its Memory of the World Register. These manuscripts are recognised for their immense universal significance as one of the oldest literary traditions in human history.
Answer: (d) Rig Veda
