alleryRecent history usually covers about how much time?
ALast two or three centuries
BLast twenty-five years
CLast two thousand years
DLast ten full centuries
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Last two or three centuries
1. Recall the idea: What Are the Sources of History?.
2. The source says: "which usually means the last two or three centuries".
3. Last two or three centuries is correct. Recent history means a few centuries, not a few decades or millennia.
_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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