SSC Steno 2026Figures of Speech

Passage context: the passage describes Kalamkari as a tradition that has been erased, rewritten and restored over the centuries.
What does the author imply by calling Kalamkari a “palimpsest”?

Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation

Answer: (B) It is layered, evolving through erasure and rewriting

Palimpsest ऐसी पांडुलिपि है जिस पर पुरानी लिखावट मिटाकर पुनः लिखा गया हो, इसलिए पुरानी परतें अब भी दिखती हैं। गद्यांश कहता है कि परंपरा erased, rewritten और restored होती रही है, इसलिए वह परतदार और निरंतर बदलती है।
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It is layered, evolving through erasure and rewriting.
Written with ink, not dye शाब्दिक जाल है।
A palimpsest is a manuscript on which the old writing has been erased and written over again, so earlier layers still show. The passage says the tradition has been erased, rewritten and restored, so it is layered and ever-changing.
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It is layered, evolving through erasure and rewriting.
Written with ink, not dye is the literal trap.

बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer

A'It is permanently unchanging' उचित प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि प्राचीन परंपरा स्थिर लगती है। परंतु passage कहता है कि परंपरा मिटाई, पुनः लिखी और बहाल की गई है, और palimpsest में परिवर्तन की परतें बनी रहती हैं।'It is permanently unchanging' seems right because old tradition sounds fixed. But the passage says the tradition has been erased, rewritten and restored, and a palimpsest keeps layers of change.
C'It is written with ink, not dye' उचित प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि 'palimpsest' पांडुलिपि-सा लगता है। परंतु Kalamkari रंगाई की परंपरा है, और यह शब्द मिटाने तथा पुनर्लेखन की परतों के लिए प्रयुक्त है।'It is written with ink, not dye' seems right because 'palimpsest' sounds like a manuscript. But Kalamkari is a dye tradition, and the phrase is used for layers of erasure and rewriting.
D'It is valued only by historians' उचित प्रतीत हुआ क्योंकि palimpsest विद्वानों की वस्तु-सी लगती है। परंतु passage इसे परंपरा के परिवर्तन का वर्णन करने के लिए लेता है, यह बताने के लिए नहीं कि उसका मूल्य कौन समझता है।'It is valued only by historians' seems right because a palimpsest is a scholar's object. But the passage uses it to describe how the tradition changed, not who values it.

Source: SSC Steno 2026। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Steno 2026. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.