Fill: A person who studies the past is called a __________.
- historian
- geographer
- botanist
- philosopher
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Correct answer: A. historian
1. Study of the past → history → historian.
2. Geographer studies the Earth; botanist studies plants; philosopher studies ideas.
_Source: TSICET 2024 PYQ Q.165 (Shift 1, One-Word Substitution)_