With the help of primary sources, you want to find out more about the time when the East India Company was gradually transforming into a colonial power. Which among these would you choose for the purpose? A. Paintings drawn by painters commissioned by the British to commemorate certain events. B. Records of speeches delivered by certain British administrators in the British Parliament during that time. C. An article in a history journal that talks about the early activities of the British in the Indian subcontinent. Choose the correct option.

With the help of primary sources, you want to find out more about the time when the East India Company was gradually transforming into a colonial power. Which among these would you choose for the purpose? A. Paintings drawn by painters commissioned by the British to commemorate certain events. B. Records of speeches delivered by certain British administrators in the British Parliament during that time. C. An article in a history journal that talks about the early activities of the British in the Indian subcontinent. Choose the correct option. Correct Answer <span style="">Only B and C</span>

Primary sources: These are the evidence of history, original records created by participants or observers at the time historical events occurred or even well after events, as in memoirs and oral histories. Primary resources are considered to be one of the best data sources for any event or series of events.

Key Points In this question, the focus is on the use of Primary Sources. The resources mentioned in  B and C are examples of primary sources

• Records of speech are evidence of the first-hand experiences of the real event that took place in the colonial era, hence it is a primary source. So we would choose it to find out about the East India Company.
• An article in a history journal was written by the spectators that were present on the site during the event, in this case during the transformation period of the British colonial era. Hence it is one of the best resources to be used to find out about a historical event. 

Thus, it is concluded that Only B and C options are correct.

Hint Paintings drawn by painters depict only a static picture of an event and not any transformative journey. In this case, we need to gather information on the transformative journey of the British colonial power, so we need evidence of events and not just a picture. Hence, this would not be our priority while gathering the said information.
Additional Information Data used to gather information about any  event is classified into :

A) Primary data 

• Primary data means first-hand information gathered by real spectators.
• It is collected for the first time.
• It is original and more reliable.
• For example, a flood survivor will provide primary data about the incidence.

B) Secondary data

• Secondary data refers to second-hand information.
• It is not originally collected and rather obtained from already published or unpublished sources.
• For example, the review of a newspaper article.