Which of the following research areas is associated with the Oriental Research Institute of Mysore?
AFolk literature
BPalm leaf manuscripts ✓ Correct
CPainting
DVisual art
Correct answer: (B) Palm leaf manuscripts
Explanation
The Oriental Research Institute at Mysore is renowned for collecting, preserving and editing palm leaf manuscripts, including the famous Arthashastra text.
Folk literature is not the institute's defining research domain.
Painting lies outside its manuscript-based scholarship.
Visual art likewise falls beyond its focus on written manuscripts.
It was established in 1891 and is attached to the University of Mysore.
R. Shamasastry rediscovered Kautilya's Arthashastra manuscript here.
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