History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2019 History
Which of the following is incorrect?
ALong after writing became an everyday practice, a bias towards the oral persisted.
BBhartrihari declared that understanding has the form of speech; speech-informed awareness is the foundation of all knowledge.
CThe Indians thus privileged 'Granthastha' over 'Kanthastha'. ✓ Correct
DThe view of the Latin grammarians of the ninth century was quite in contrast to the normative Indian views; in Europe the learned man was therefore the 'litteratus'.
Correct answer: (C) The Indians thus privileged 'Granthastha' over 'Kanthastha'. — The statement that Indians privileged Granthastha over Kanthastha is incorrect, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement that Indians privileged Granthastha over Kanthastha is incorrect, so that is the answer.
★In fact Indians privileged Kanthastha, the orally memorised, over Granthastha, the written.
★So this statement reverses the true preference and is incorrect.
★Long after writing became common, a strong bias towards the oral persisted in India.
★Bhartrihari held that speech-informed awareness is the foundation of all knowledge.
★The Latin grammarians, by contrast, prized the litteratus, the man of letters.
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