Question

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
…………………. records describe the great reign of Emperor Ashoka.

A. History
B. Historical
C. Historian
D. Historic

Answer 1

Hint: Ashoka expanded Chandragupta's empire, considered by many to be one of India's greatest emperors, to reign over a realm stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. Against the state of Kalinga (modern Odisha) a destructive war, Ashoka waged which he conquered in about 260 BCE. This is an event that occured in the past and therefore, is history.

Complete answer:
Let’s discuss the given options and find the correct answer.

A. History: History is the study of past events, it's a noun itself and cannot describe the noun 'records' in the sentence. This option is incorrect.
B. Historical: This option historical is hence correct, because they are only providing information of Ashoka's reign (the importance of the event is not mentioned, so let's assume we are referring to all events: important and unimportant).
C. Historian: A historian is a person who's an expert, or simply a student of history. This option is incorrect.
D. Historic: The option historic means an event of or relic from the past that is of great importance. It is nowhere mentioned that these events are of utmost importance, the records are not of great importance. This option is incorrect.

Hence, The option B is correct.

Note:
The two options, historical and historic can be confused as the other and often overlaps in meaning. Anything from the past refers with the word ‘Historical’ (that is an adjective) to whether it is important or not. Not all historical records are important.