Question

According to Tagore, what does literature do in relation to history?

• A. Literature contradicts what history depicts
• B. Literature ignores historical facts
• C. Literature paints what history depicts
• D. Literature is irrelevant to history

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Literature paints what history depicts

Social science and Language

• Languages are the means of comprehending and expressing thoughts and ideas in oral and written forms.

• Language is the medium of literature and literature reflects the cultural heritage of a nation.

• It could be meaningfully understood and appreciated only if the social context is made explicit.

• Topics in Social Sciences can be meaningfully presented and comprehended only with the help of appropriate language skills.

• Languages and Social Sciences are supplementary and complementary to each other.

• Tagore says, "Literature paints what history depicts".