UPSC Prelims · 1996 · GS Paper I · Q66
The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote
- (A)outcastes among the Rajputs
- (B)deviations from Vedic rituals
- (C)early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
- (D)non-Sanskrit verse metres
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Answer: (C) early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Indian Literature, Languages & Philosophy
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