History

Q. Which of the following best describes the documentation of history through the practice of gathering and interpreting voices and memories of people?

1. Vocal history
2. Written history
3. Musical history
4. Oral history

Q. What are some of the things which affect the neutrality of a source of history?

1. The integrity of the writer
2. Writer's personal interests
3. The period in which the writer lived
4. Writer's political inclinations

Q. What is history all about?

1. History is all about what happened in the past.
2. History is about what is happening at present.
3. History is the recorded evidence of our past.
4. History is about how we will live in the future.

Q. Which of the following is NOT a material source of history?

1. Coins
2. Forts
3. Folklores
4. Memorials

Q. Coins where made using _____________.

1. Silver
2. Bronze
3. Lead
4. Gold

Q. _______ are carvings on a stone or a wall that document important historical events.

1. Sculptures
2. Inscriptions
3. Stone carvings
4. Subscriptions

Q. How do monuments generally act as sources of history?

1. They reflect the development of architecture of that particular period.
2. They reflect the cultural influx of that particular period.
3. They reflect the quality of art of that particular period.
4. There may be buried treasures underneath them which may give us an insight into the economic condition.

Q. Sources of history are used only after ________.

1. political analysis
2. critical and scientific analysis
3. social analysis
4. economical analysis

Q. History talks about the present situation and its effect on our surroundings.

1. True
2. False

Q. What is the Sanskrit biography of Shivaji called?

1. Villibharath
2. Shrishivbharat
3. Shrishi-nama
4. Shivaji-nama