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Chapters Note STD: 8 Subject: History 1.sources of History

Audio-visual sources are based on modern technology. The Aga Khan Palace museum in Pune provides information about Mahatma Gandhi's history. A unique discovery of the 20th century was films. During the British period, newspapers acted as sources of social reform by publishing information about British policies and their effects in India. Audio recordings are considered the most trustworthy source for studying modern Indian history as they allow access to speeches and songs from the time period. Photographs provide visual information about people, events, fashions, and structures of the time. Museums preserve objects, paintings, photographs and documents to study history, such as the Aga Khan Palace museum which holds items related to Mahat

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Chapters Note STD: 8 Subject: History 1.sources of History

Audio-visual sources are based on modern technology. The Aga Khan Palace museum in Pune provides information about Mahatma Gandhi's history. A unique discovery of the 20th century was films. During the British period, newspapers acted as sources of social reform by publishing information about British policies and their effects in India. Audio recordings are considered the most trustworthy source for studying modern Indian history as they allow access to speeches and songs from the time period. Photographs provide visual information about people, events, fashions, and structures of the time. Museums preserve objects, paintings, photographs and documents to study history, such as the Aga Khan Palace museum which holds items related to Mahat

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Chapters Note

Std: 8 Subject: History


1.SOURCES OF HISTORY
1. Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options.
1) Among the historical sources_______ sources are based on Modern technology.
a) Written b) Oral c) Material d) Audio-visual
Ans. Audio-Visual
2) The________ is a museum in Pune which gives information about the history of
Mahatma Gandhi.
a) Aga Khan Palace b) Sabarmati Ashram
c) Cellular Jail d) Lakshmi Vilas Palace
Ans. Aga Khan Palace
3) A unique discovery of modern technology in 20th century is _______.
a) Powada b) Photograph c) Interviews d) Films
Ans. Films

2.Explain the following statements with reason.


1) During the British period newspapers also acted as sources of social reformation.
Ans.1.In the Pre-Independence period newspapers like Dnyanoday, Dnyanprakash, Amrit
Barar Patrika, Deenbandhu, Kesari acted as important sources of awakening the mind of the
people.
2. Through the newspapers we can study the British policies regarding India and their effects
on India.
3. During the British period newspapers were not only the sources of political events but also
acted as a source of social reformation.

2) Audio Visual Recordings are considered as the most trustworthy source for the study of
Modern Indian History.
Ans. 1. Recording is a form of audio source of history.
2. During modern period, the speeches of leaders or important personalities songs, etc are
available in the form of recording.
3. They can be used as a source of history,
4. For example, National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana” song by Rabindranath Tagore himself
or the speeches of Subhash Chandra Bose can be used as an audio source for Study of
History of modern India.

3. Write short notes:


1) Photographs.
Ans. 1. Photographs are Visual source of modern Indian history.
2. With the discovery of art of photography, photograph of various persons, events objects,
structure, places were clicked.
3. Through these Photographs we get information of the person or an event in a visual
format.
4. Comparatively photographs are considered to be more reliable.
5. The photograph at a person gives information about the physics features, dressing
style,etc.
6. Photograph of an event whereas photograph of an object or a structure helps in
understanding its nature.

2) Museums and History


Ans. 1. For the study of history various objects paintings, photographs and such other things
are preserved in a museum.
2. At the Aga Khan Palace in Pune we can see different objects documents giving
information about The Life of Mahatma Gandhi.

3) Audio Sources
Ans. 1. Recording is a form of audio source of history.
2. During modern period, the speeches of leaders or important personalities songs, etc are
available in the form of recording.
3. They can be used as a source of history,
4. For example, National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana” song by Rabindranath Tagore himself
or the speeches of Subhash Chandra Bose can be used as an audio source for Study of
History of modern India.

4. Complete the following diagram.

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