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6th Semester
HISTORY
ELEVENTH PAPER
Historiography
Revised
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. The term 'history' is derived from the Latin word
Historia
History
Storia
Astoria
2. Who is the author of The Idea of History
John Seeley
R. G. Collingwood
J. S. Mill
Arnold Toynbee
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3. A concept obtained by inference from specific cases is called
causation
subjectivity
objectivity
generalization
4. A primary source of history includes
original and private letters
unpublished contemporary records
Both and
None of the above
5. This Roman historian was closely associated with the imperial
administration, a well-known orator and author of Annals. His name is
Tacitus
Herodotus
Polybius
Thucydides
6. Questionnaire is
one way to collect data
not useful in research
not necessary in historical research
None of the above
7. Who is the author of The City of God
St. Augustine
Martin Luther
Karl Marx
Ranke
8. The founder of Positivism is
Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
Ranke
Marc Bloch
HIST/VI/11/(R)/437 2 Contd.
9. Economic History of India was written by
R. P. Dutt
R. C. Dutt
R. C. Majumdar
Dadabhai Naoroji
10. James Mill belongs to
Marxist School
Nationalist School
Imperialist School
Subaltern School
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer any five questions in not more than 5 sentences each 3×5=15
1. What is economic history?
2. What is the relationship between history and anthropology?
3. What do you mean by oral tradition?
4. What is subjectivity in history?
5. What do you know about the Itihasa Purana tradition?
6. Who was Marc Bloch?
7. Who was Leopold von Ranke?
8. What do you mean by nationalist historiography?
9. What do you mean by historical materialism?
10. Who is Romila Thapar?
HIST/VI/11/(R)/437 3 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. What is history? Discuss the nature and scope of history.
OR
What is the relationship between history with economics and political
science?
2. What is causation in history?
OR
What are the sources of history?
3. Give an account of Roman historiography.
OR
What are the chief features of Greek historical writing?
4. Account for the positivist writings of history.
OR
Examine the medieval Western tradition of history writing.
5. Discuss the influence of Marxist historiography on Indian history writing.
OR
What do you understand by the term 'subaltern'? How did subaltern
studies begin in India?