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v The total period of history is divided into ancient period, medieval period and modern period.
v The modern period saw the fall of the Mughals and the rise of new powers, especially the British.

v Names continued to change during the modern period, like before.
v The two important sources of information about the modern period are literary and archaeological.
v Books, newspapers, magazines, laws and government documents form the literary sources.
v Archaeological sources include buildings, monuments, works of art, photographs of this period.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. Past in history is called ______________ .
(a) after (b) before (c) present
2. The period of history is divided into ______________ periods.

(a) two (b) three (c) four
3. The modern period began with ______________ .
(a) industrialisation and modernisation (b) the Mughal rule (c) none of these
4. The modern period saw the decline of the ______________ .
(a) Mughal empire (b) Mouryan empire (c) none of these
5. India’s name in the medieval period was ______________ .

(a) Bharatvarsha (b) Hindustan (c) both of these
6. The sources of the modern period are ______________ .
(a) archaeological (b) literary (c) both of these
7. The ______________ of modern period form a very important source of information.

(a) buildings (b) photographs (c) coins
8. The Gateway of India is a monument of the ______________ period.
(a) modern (b) medieval (c) ancient

B. Match the following :
1. Rashtrapati Bhavan u u Kolkata
2. India Gate u u New Delhi
3. Vernacular Press Act u u 1823

4. Victoria Memorial u u Mumbai
5. Licensing Regulation Act u u 1878
6. Gateway of India u u New Delhi

C. Write T for true and F for false statements :
1. The modern period began with the death of Akbar.
2. Prior to 1947, India was under the foreign rule.
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