alleryWhich source is used for recent history of the last few centuries?
ACave paintings
BFossil bones
CNewspapers
DCopper plates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Newspapers
1. Recall the idea: What Are the Sources of History?.
2. The source says: "another source is newspapers".
3. Newspapers is correct. Cave paintings, fossils and copper plates belong to far older periods.
_Source: NCERT Class 6 Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Ch 4 Timeline and Sources of History, "What Are the Sources of History?"_
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