Types of Sources

Q.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of manuscripts?

Q. Which of the following is not a literary source of History?

1. Coins
2. Manuscript
3. Newspaper
4. Journal

Q. Which of the following is not an archaeological source of History?

1. Monument
2. Diary
3. Pottery
4. Dagger

Q. Which of the following serve as sources of ancient History?

1. Literary sources
2. Magazines
3. Newspapers
4. Archaeological sources

Q. Identify the person shown by using the following pictures.

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Q.
The Taj Mahal would serve as __________source of history.

1. literary
2. oral
3. archaeological
4. archival

Q. Digging under the surface of the earth is called .

1. geology
2. archaeology
3. research
4. excavation

Q. The Press Trust of India now uses _________ technology.

1. satellite broadcast
2. nuclear
3. nano
4. biomedical

Q. Prashant had to write an article for his school magazine, about the first Indian Independence Day celebrated on 15 August 1947.

Which of the following places will not help him with his sources?

1. Archives
2. Library
3. The Taj Mahal
4. Videos

Q. Rakesh is a historian and he wants to study the history of the Marathas. What kind of sources do you think he would find useful in his work?

1. Songs about Chhatrapati Shivaji.
2. Palaces constructed by the Marathas.
3. Books at the archives in Maharashtra.
4. Newspapers from the time of the Marathas.

Q. Most archaeological sources are found by excavations.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following aspects of stamps reveal about changing times?

1. Their texture
2. Their varying sizes
3. Their colour schemes
4. The novelty in their subjects

Q. Media is considered as the ______ pillar of democracy.

1. first
2. tenth
3. fifth
4. fourth

Q. Architectural remains are considered as _______ source of history.

1. literary
2. archaeological
3. oral
4. written

Q. Ballads form _______ sources of History.

1. visual
2. literary
3. oral
4. archaeological

Q. Raj was collecting information on the partition of India and Pakistan to give a presentation at school. Which of the following items can he use to get reliable information?

1. Archeological evidence from Harappa
2. Newspapers
3. Stamps issued after 1947
4. Stamps issued before 1900

Q. Which of the following serve as literary sources to study ancient history of India?

1. Mahabharata
2. Ramayana
3. Atharva Veda
4. Coins

Q. While going through some old boxes in your grandparents' house, you saw a diary and started reading through it. You realise it belong to your grandmother's brother, who participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement in the 1920s.

What kind of source would this be to you?

1. Written source
2. Oral source
3. Literary source
4. Audio-visual source