Question

Explain the following statement with its reason.

The method of history can prove to be of value in the research of various fields.

Answer 1

1. History is the study of past events and these historical events relate to various fields such as politics, social & religious structure of a community, philosophy, technology & science, etc.
2. Each of these fields has their own history of building knowledge. The direction of future development in every field is dependent on the state of available knowledge. Hence, it is rightly said that, the method of history can prove to be of value in the research of various fields.