What type of information can historians get from the Puranas?
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Correct answer: Genealogies and traditions
The Puranas are religious and literary texts that preserve genealogies, legends, traditions and accounts associated with places and ruling lineages. Historians use them carefully because their narratives may combine memory, belief and later additions. They cannot provide modern election results or only weather and industrial data, so A is best.
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Genealogies and traditions
Why is this the correct answer?
The Puranas are religious and literary texts that preserve genealogies, legends, traditions and accounts associated with places and ruling lineages. Historians use them carefully because their narratives may combine memory, belief and later additions. They cannot provide modern election results or only weather and industrial data, so A is best.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 History question. Chapter: Writing and City Life. Topic: Development and uses of writing.
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