Finding About The Past


 
 
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Finding About The Past

Generally, following are the ways to find out about the past:

  • Historical records: historical records such as inscriptions, books, information written by travellers, epics and other official documents etc. give us vital information about our past.
  • Monuments: monuments constructed by various rulers provide us with significant information about the administration in their empire. The material used in various monuments tells us about the economic conditions of the past.
  • Archaeological sources: the material remains of past throw light on social , economic and political conditions of the past.
  • There are some following points that explain us why it is important to study our past:

    It is important to study about our past as it gives a lot of information regarding the political ,social,economic and cultural life of the people in the earlier days. by studying about our past:

  • We can find out about the eating habits , the clothing and housing pattern of the people in the earlier times.
  • We can gather information about the lives of hunters ,farmers ,merchants,priest,craftsmen,musician,poets and scientists.
  • We can learn about the lives of the children , the songs they sang , the plays they saw , the games that they played and the kind of toys with which they played.
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    Question : 1

    Which of the following are correct ?

    (a) The historical records include inscriptions, books, information written by travelers, epics and other official documents etc.

    (b) Monuments constructed by various rulers provide us with significant information about the administration in their empire.

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 2

    Which of the following are correct ?

    (a) The material used in various monuments tells us about the economic conditions of the past.

    (b)  We can gather information about the lives of hunters,farmers ,merchants,priest,craftsmen,musician,poets and scientists from our past.

    (c) From our past we can learn about the lives of the children,the songs they sang, the plays they saw.

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 3

    Which of the following are correct ?

    (a) Monuments constructed by various rulers provide us with significant information about the administration in that empire..

    (b) Our past gives a lot of information regarding the political ,social,economic and cultural life of the people in the earlier days.

    (c) From our past we can find out about the eating habits the clothing and housing pattern of the people in the earlier times.

    Right Option : D
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