Question

What is history?
A. The science that tries to study past events is called 'history'.
B. The science that tries to study the present events is called 'history'.
C. The science that tries to understand future events is called 'history'.
D. None of these.

Answer 1

Hint: It is basically the science of acquiring knowledge and facts. History can be described as an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events.

Complete answer: History is a word borrowed from Greek mythology. Historia means inquiry or knowledge that I acquired by investigation. "History" is considered as an umbrella term that relates to organization, presentation, collection, and information about these events. History is not a myth but something that is supported by facts and evidence. The study of history ranges over a large spectrum of topics. There's a Greek historian Herodotus who is known as the 'father of history' and 'father of lies'.
There are 3 types of historical sources, material source, written source, and oral source.
"prehistory", historians mean the recovery of knowledge of the past in an area where no written records exist. Some of the historical aspects are philosophy, religion, law, literature, and economics.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer.

Note: There are six types of history
1) Political history: It is basically the narration of how political matters evolved over time.
2) Cultural history: This is a part of history that deals with cultures and traditions and how they are interpreted in the modern world.
3) Economic history: This branch of history deals with the economy and all the economical phenomena of the past.
4) Intellectual history: It is the study of ideas and the ideals carried in the past.
5) Social history: It is the branch that deals with the societal norms followed by our ancestors.
6) Diplomatic history: It focuses on the international relationship between the nations.