From among the following statements regarding Historical Method, which are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1.The footnote becomes a convenient receptacle for data and discussions of various kinds, supplementing the text, enriching it and giving it weight by linking it directly with the sources.
2.In hagiography, the permanent motive of fabrication has been a mania for the marvellous.
3.The footnote cannot be considered as an explicit guarantee by indicating the source or authority on which the truth of the statement is based.
4.Erroneous judgements in history writing often result from the fact that the evidence on which they are based is vitiated by the false play of the imagination.
A1, 2 and 3 only
B1, 2 and 4 only
C2 and 3 only
D3 and 4 only
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