alleryWhich experts study human societies and cultures, from oldest times to now?
AAnthropologists
BGeologists
CPalaeontologists
DEpigraphists
Answer & Solution
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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