Question 1.
(A) Choose the right option and rewrite the sentence.
(1) The National Archives of India is situated at……….
(a) Pune (b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata (d) Hyderabad
Answer
The National Archives of India is situated at New Delhi
(2) The …………… is included among the Audio-Visual media.
(a) Newspaper (b) Television
(c) All India Radio (d) Periodicals
Answer
The Television is included among the Audio-Visual media.
(3) ………. is not included in physical sources.
(a) Coins (b) Ornaments
(c) Buildings (d) Proverbs
Answer
Proverbs is not included in physical sources.
(B) Identify the wrong pair and rewrite the corrected one.
Person Specialty
Jal Cooper - Philatelist
Kusumagraj - Poet
Anna Bhau Sathe - A people’s bard
Amar Shaikh - Art collector
Answer
Wrong pair-Amar Shaikh - Art collector
Question 2.
Write short notes.
(1) Written Sources
Answer
- The Written Sources include newspapers and periodicals, postage stamps, diaries and correspondence, encyclopedias and reference books, Government Gazettes and documents in the Archives.
- These sources provide information about national and international affairs in politics, sports, literature as well as social and cultural affairs.
- Newspapers of various movements, the dailies and weeklies of political parties, monthlies, annual magazines are also important sources of information.
- Nowadays, huge amount of information is available on the Internet as well.
(2) Press Trust of India
Answer
- After 1953, The Press Trust of India (PTI) has been an important source of primary details of all information events for the newspapers in India.
- PTI also provides reports, photographs and articles on financial and scientific issues to newspapers.
- In 1990's, the PTI started using the technology of ‘satellite broadcasting‘ instead of tele-printers to send news all over the country.
- The PTI has now started its ‘online service’. The material provided by the PTI is an important source for writing the history of modern India.
Question 3.
Give Reasons.
(1) The postal department tries to preserve the heritage and integrity of Indian culture through postage stamps.
Answer
The postage stamps don’t reveal anything on their own. Yet a historian makes them speak.
- Postage stamps reveal a lot about changing times, variety of sizes, novelty in subjects and colour scheme.
- There have been a number or changes in postage stamps since independence.
- The Postal Department issues postage stamps on a wide variety of themes like political leaders, flowers, animals and birds.
- It issues postage stamps at events like silver, golden and diamond jubilees; centenary, bicentenary and tricentenary of different events. It is a valuable repository of history.
- In this way, the postal department tries to preserve the heritage and integrity of Indian culture through postage stamps.
(2) Audio-visual media are an important source for writing the history of modern India.
Answer
- Television, films and internet are called audio-visual media.
- Television picturises and telecasts important events in politics, social issues, art, sports and culture.
- Many domestic and foreign television channels also come under this head.
- Similar work is done by Indian News Review. In addition, it produces documentaries on prominent social leaders and on people who have made major contribution to the country.
- These news releases and documentaries are useful for studying the history of modern India.
- Thus, Audio-visual media are an important source of writing the history of modern India.