SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Studying history can help us with decision making because
A
in the past people made better decisions.
B
it helps us know ourselves better.
C
it teaches us about world cultures.
D
people can decide to be historians, archaeologists, or geographers.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Earth will always be the most accessible habitable planet for study. Consequently, studying the origin and earliest evolution of life, along with the long-term evolution of the Earth’s environments, helps us understand why the Earth became habitable and why terrestrial life has persisted for billions of years.

Detailed explanation-2: -History helps one to understand the immense complexity of our world and therefore enables one to cope with the problems and possibilities of the present and future. History provides us with a sense of identity. People need to develop a sense of their collective past. Events in the past have made us what we are today.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historical memory is the key to self-identity, to seeing one’s place in the stream of time, and one’s connectedness with all of humankind. We are part of an ancient chain, and the long hand of the past is upon us-for good and for ill-just as our hands will rest on our descendants for years to come.

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