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(b) Statement and reason are correct

1. Diary writing helps to record the events.

2. It reveals the lifestyle of people of that period.

If the people of a community or village cannot come together and help one another, this attitude of the people can obstruct its development.

1. Toys

2. Ornaments

(d) The paintings were painted by using many colours

(d) This Chakra has uncountable spokes

Art fact means an object that is made by a person, such as tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest, on The museum’s collections include artefacts dating back to historic times.

1. Inscription

2. Monuments 

3. Artefacts 

4. Coins.

The material evidence provided by William Jones, James Princep and Alexander Cunningham revealed the greatness of Emperor Ashoka.

1. Lion captial of Sarnath has been adopted as the Natural Emblem of the Republic of India.

2. The Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the Buddhist Darmachakra represented with 24 spokes.

Protohistory is the period between prehistory and history.

1. There might have been chances of wild animals entering their caves.

2. But, they realised that dogs could help them prevent the entry of such dangerous animals. 

3. They thought that dog by its sniffing skill would help them in such situations.

Ramayana/ Mahabharatha/ Manimegalai

Yes. Inscription is a written record. .

1. Religious literature and 

2. Secular literature.

1. The period between the use of first stone tools and the invention of writing systems is called the prehistoric period.

2. Stone tools, excavated materials, fossils and rock paintings are the major sources of the pre-historic period.

Paintings on the rocks and the walls of the caves, stone tools, excavated materials are the sources available to know about the pre-historic period.

1. False 

2. True

3. True

4. False

(d) Thanjavur

1. iv 

2. i 

3. ii 

4. iii

1. Devaram,

2. Thiuvasagam,

3. Nalayira Divya prabhandam

(d) History is a mere collection of stories.

(d) Cats – (iv) First domesticated

Hunting was the step taken by the early man to collect his food

Ashoka was the first ruler to give up war after victory.

1. Adichanallur 

2. Athirampakkam 

3. Brahmagiri 

4. Hallur 

5. Lothal 

6. Bimbetka

(c) Religious duty

1. iii 

2. i 

3. iv 

4. ii

1. Before Common Era

2. Kalhana

3. Archaeological 

4. Ashoka

5. Madhya Pradesh

Individual or collective actions of human beings have consequences. 

Some actions result in an environment that is is not favourable for the progress of society. 

The obstacles in the way of village development are : 

1. people in the village do not work together and 

2. people in the village do not help each another.

Answer is (a) Museum

(a) – iv 

(b) – i 

(c) – ii 

(d) – iii

1. History helps us understand changes, and how the society, we live in came to be. j tin The study of history helps us to understand our present.

2. Historical research involves studying, understanding and interpreting past events.

3. Historical data are categorised into primary and secondary sources.

4. Study of history will increase the cultural awareness and moral understanding of the world we live in.

By studying history, we get to know about the give and take that took place between our own and other civilizations. Thus, history teaches us about the progress of human civilization.

Man live caves

1. Weapons made of stones.

2. Bones.

3. Homs of animals.

4. Weapons made of branches of trees.

Time that we are in now is the present. It can be described by using words like ‘now’ ‘today’ and ‘this year’.

(b) Statement and reason are correct

Computers and solar cooker are some of the present day inventions.

• Nation 
• State 
• World 
• District 
• Human civilization

1. present 

2. past 

3. future

4. past 

5. present

1. Artefact (Archaeological)

2. Inscriptions (Archaeological)

3. Religions Literature (Literary sources)

4. Monuments (Archaeological)

5. Literary sources Artefact (Archaeological)

6. Artefact (Archaeological)

7. Monuments (Archaeological sources)

i. History studies about all the scientific discoveries that brought about important changes in human civilization and of the scientists who made those discoveries. 

ii. Therefore it can be rightly said that every science, too, has a history.

The past, present and future are linked by a continuous chain of events.

1. guidelines 

2. civilization 

3. history 

4. history 

5. events

The time that is yet to come is the future, it can be described by using words like ‘after some time’ and ‘next year’.

Use of fire and invention of the wheel were some significant inventions of the early man

The study of history makes it possible for us to study what is favourable and what is not favourable for the progress of human society. History thus provides us with guidelines about how we should behave today in order to shape a good future.

With the help of the evidence that stands the scientific tests for reliability, past events are put in a proper sequence and thus a historical account is written.

Correct Answer is Darik and Siglos