Which of the following teaching-learning strategies is best employed at an elementary level, to discuss the topic of administrative hierarchies in the Mughal administration (a) Role play (b) Open-ended questions (c) Surveys (d) Time-line?

Option 3 : a, b and d

Social science is one of the important curricular areas in school education that encompass diverse concerns of society. It includes a wide range of contents drawn from the disciplines of history, geography, political science, economics, and sociology. 

• The teacher uses different teaching strategies to teach the students and to keep them engage actively throughout the teaching-learning process.

Following are the teaching-learning strategies that are best employed at an elementary level, to discuss the topic of administrative hierarchies in the Mughal administration:-

• Role play:- Role play is very helpful in sensitizing the students to certain issues and making them understand the difficulties involved by placing them in the given roles. It develops in their confidence, communication skills, etc. which are also a part of life skills.
• Open-ended questions:- The teacher can ask open-ended questions that help in developing critical thinking skills.
• Timeline:- Timelines are a very effective medium used in teaching the historical aspect of social sciences. 

Thus, it is concluded that a, b and d options are correct.