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Maharashtra State Board | Standard IX | History
Sources of History
Chapter 1 · Textbook Solutions
✅ 1. (A) Choose the Correct Option and Complete the Statements.
(1) The National Archives of India is situated at ________.
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Ans: Option (b) – The National Archives of India is situated at New Delhi.
(2) The ________ is included among the Audio-Visual media.
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Ans: Option (b) – Television is included among the Audio-Visual media.
💡 Note: All India Radio is an audio medium only, not audio-visual. Television combines both sound and visuals, making it an audio-visual medium.
(3) ________ is not included in physical sources.
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Ans: Option (d) – Proverbs are not included in physical sources. Proverbs are a part of oral (spoken) tradition, whereas physical sources are tangible objects such as coins, ornaments, and buildings.
❌ 1. (B) Identify and Write the Wrong Pair.
Identify the wrong pair from the following:
| Person | Speciality |
|---|---|
| Jal Cooper | Philatelist |
| Kusumagraj | Poet |
| Anna Bhau Sathe | A people’s bard |
| Amar Shaikh | Art Collector |
Ans: The wrong pair is Amar Shaikh – Art Collector.
Reason: Amar Shaikh was not an art collector. He was a Lok Shahir — a folk singer and poet famous for his Powada performances. He is celebrated as a people’s voice in Maharashtra’s cultural history.
Reason: Amar Shaikh was not an art collector. He was a Lok Shahir — a folk singer and poet famous for his Powada performances. He is celebrated as a people’s voice in Maharashtra’s cultural history.
📝 2. Write Short Notes.
(1) Written Sources
Ans:- iAny historical document that is written by hand, typed, or printed is called a written source.
- iiThe following are included in written sources: Newspapers, Periodicals, Diaries, Reference books, Correspondence, documents in the Archives, Government Gazettes, Postage Stamps, and Encyclopedias.
(2) Press Trust of India
Ans:- iSince 1953, the Press Trust of India (PTI) has been an important source of primary details of all important events and of articles on important subjects.
- iiThe Press Trust of India has provided reports, photographs, and articles on financial and scientific issues to newspapers all over the country. PTI has now also started its online service.
- iiiDuring the 1990s, PTI started using satellite broadcast technology instead of teleprinters to send news all over the country.
- ivThis material is extremely important for writing the history of modern India.
💡 3. Explain the Following Statements with Reasons.
(1) The postal department tries to preserve the heritage and integrity of Indian culture through postage stamps.
Ans:- iPostage stamps reveal a great deal to us about changing times, due to the variety in the sizes of the stamps, the novelty in their subjects, and their colour schemes.
- iiThe Postal Department issues postage stamps on a wide variety of themes.
- iiiIt issues stamps featuring political leaders, flowers, animals, birds, important events, and the silver, golden, or diamond jubilees, as well as the centenary, bicentenary, and tercentenary of different events.
- ivPostage stamps are therefore a valuable repository of history.
- vThus, 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.
Ans:- i‘Audio-visual’ means possessing both sound and visual content — for example, films and television.
- iiWe have dedicated channels like the History Channel and Discovery Channel that broadcast footage of historical events in multimedia format, making history accessible and engaging.
- iiiWith the help of satellites, live coverage of all political, social, and cultural events is now possible across the globe. This also helps to create an accountable repository for future reference.
- ivVideo libraries possess a vast storage of historical information in audio-visual form, which becomes very useful in writing the history of modern India.