Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the codes given below: **Statement I:** For early societies, historians retrieve information about elite families mostly from inscriptions. **Statement II:** Satavahana inscriptions generally end with the term Putra, a Prakrit word meaning 'son'. **Codes:**
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A. Both the statements are individually true and Statements II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
B. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Answer: Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Option c is the correct answer.
Statement I is correct: For early societies, historians retrieve information about elite families mostly from inscriptions. Inscriptions are written records engraved on stone, metal, or other durable materials. They provide valuable information about the names, titles, genealogies, achievements, and religious beliefs of the elite families who commissioned or patronized them. For example, the Allahabad Prashasti inscription gives information about the Gupta dynasty and its rulers.
Statement II is not correct: Satavahana inscriptions mention the names of rulers' sons or descendants, They often mention the names of their rulers followed by the word Putra which is Sanskrit word for Son (not a Prakrit word).