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Who studies soil, rocks, hills and seas to learn about Earth's features?Read the answer and worked solution →Which experts study plant and animal remains that are millions of years old?Read the answer and worked solution →Which experts study human societies and cultures, from oldest times to now?Read the answer and worked solution →Digging up pots, beads, bricks and toys left by past people is whose work?Read the answer and worked solution →Impressions of footprints or plant parts preserved in rock layers are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →History is best described as the study of which of these?Read the answer and worked solution →For about how long have modern humans (Homo sapiens) walked the planet?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these century years is a leap year in the Gregorian calendar?Read the answer and worked solution →Which calendar is the one commonly used across the world today?Read the answer and worked solution →The label used worldwide today in place of AD is which one?Read the answer and worked solution →What does BCE stand for in dates such as 560 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →India's independence year, 1947 CE, can also be written in which way?Read the answer and worked solution →About when was Gautama Buddha born?Read the answer and worked solution →Which year comes straight after 1 BCE in the Gregorian calendar?Read the answer and worked solution →With no year zero, how many years pass from 2 BCE to 2 CE?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha was born in 560 BCE. How many years before 2024 CE is that?Read the answer and worked solution →Someone born in 1828 CE belongs to which century?Read the answer and worked solution →How many years before 1947 CE was the year 1828 CE?Read the answer and worked solution →A king was born in 320 CE. Which century does he belong to?Read the answer and worked solution →How many years make up one century?Read the answer and worked solution →Ten years together form which unit of time?Read the answer and worked solution →A span of one thousand years is known as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which years does the 21st century CE cover?Read the answer and worked solution →The years 300 BCE to 201 BCE make up which century?Read the answer and worked solution →Which millennium CE are we currently living in?Read the answer and worked solution →The span from 1 BCE back to 1000 BCE is which millennium?Read the answer and worked solution →A traditional Indian book of tables for days, festivals and sunrise times is a what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which events can a panchanga precisely predict?Read the answer and worked solution →Many traditional Indian calendars depend on the positions of which two bodies?Read the answer and worked solution →A timeline mainly shows what about events?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who studies soil, rocks, hills and seas to learn about Earth's features?

  1. Palaeontologists
  2. Anthropologists
  3. Geologists
  4. Archaeologists
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Correct answer: C. Geologists

1. Recall the idea: How Do We Learn About the Past?. 2. The source says: "study the physical features of the Earth, like the soil, stones, hills, mountains,". 3. Geologists is correct. Palaeontologists work on fossils, anthropologists on societies, archaeologists on dug-up remains. _Source: NCERT Class 6 Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Ch 4 Timeline and Sources of History, "How Do We Learn About the Past?"_

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Which experts study plant and animal remains that are millions of years old?

  1. Geologists
  2. Palaeontologists
  3. Anthropologists
  4. Epigraphists
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Correct answer: B. Palaeontologists

1. Recall the idea: How Do We Learn About the Past?. 2. The source says: "study the remains of plants, animals and humans from millions of years ago in the form of fossils". 3. Palaeontologists is correct. Geologists study the Earth's physical features and anthropologists study societies. _Source: NCERT Class 6 Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Ch 4 Timeline and Sources of History, "How Do We Learn About the Past?"_

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Which experts study human societies and cultures, from oldest times to now?

  1. Anthropologists
  2. Geologists
  3. Palaeontologists
  4. Epigraphists
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Correct answer: A. Anthropologists

1. Recall the idea: How Do We Learn About the Past?. 2. The source says: "study human societies and cultures from the oldest times to the present". 3. Anthropologists is correct. Epigraphists read inscriptions; geologists and palaeontologists study rocks and fossils. _Source: NCERT Class 6 Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Ch 4 Timeline and Sources of History, "How Do We Learn About the Past?"_

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