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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 51. |
Importance of historical method was firstly attributed by |
| A. | herodotus |
| B. | thucydides |
| C. | cicero |
| D. | livy |
| Answer» B. thucydides | |
| 52. |
Philology is the study of |
| A. | philosophy |
| B. | stamps |
| C. | languages |
| D. | coins |
| Answer» C. languages | |
| 53. |
“Challenge and response” the theory put forwarded by |
| A. | arnold j toynbee |
| B. | spengler |
| C. | marx |
| D. | gibbon |
| Answer» A. arnold j toynbee | |
| 54. |
Who is the earliest exponent of “cyclical Theory” ? |
| A. | livy |
| B. | thucydides |
| C. | st. augustan |
| D. | carle |
| Answer» B. thucydides | |
| 55. |
Copying another person’s ideas, words or works are called |
| A. | plagiarism |
| B. | cataloguing |
| C. | reviewing |
| D. | referencing |
| Answer» A. plagiarism | |
| 56. |
Historical research is conducted for which of the following reasons? |
| A. | to identify the relationship that the past has to the present |
| B. | to identify the relationship that the past has to the present |
| C. | to enhance understanding of the culture in which we live |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 57. |
The following is a step in the process of historical research? |
| A. | preparing a report or narrative exposition |
| B. | identifying a research topic and formulation of the research problem or question |
| C. | data synthesis |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 58. |
Oral histories can be based on ______. |
| A. | interviews with people |
| B. | stories and tales |
| C. | songs |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 59. |
In evaluating historical research sources, external criticism ________. |
| A. | can involve the use of carbon dating and handwriting experts |
| B. | helps determine the validity, trustworthiness or authenticity of a source |
| C. | can involve use of historical linguists’ knowledgeable with the writing style of the period |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 60. |
The method that consists of collection of data through observation and experimentation, formulation and testing of hypothesis is called |
| A. | empirical method |
| B. | scientific method |
| C. | scientific information |
| D. | practical knowledge |
| Answer» A. empirical method | |
| 61. |
Which of these is not a method of data collection? |
| A. | questionnaires |
| B. | interviews |
| C. | experiments |
| D. | observations |
| Answer» C. experiments | |
| 62. |
Secondary/existing data may include which of the following? |
| A. | official documents |
| B. | personal documents |
| C. | archived research data |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 63. |
Which of the following terms best describes data that were originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose? |
| A. | primary data |
| B. | secondary data |
| C. | experimental data |
| D. | field notes |
| Answer» B. secondary data | |
| 64. |
Which of the following is not a major method of data collection? |
| A. | questionnaires |
| B. | focus groups |
| C. | correlation method |
| D. | secondary data |
| Answer» C. correlation method | |
| 65. |
The method that consists of collection of data through observation and experimentation, formulation and testing of hypothesis is called |
| A. | empirical method |
| B. | scientific method |
| C. | scientific information |
| D. | practical knowledge |
| Answer» B. scientific method | |
| 66. |
Information acquired by experience or experimentation is called as |
| A. | empirical |
| B. | scientific |
| C. | facts |
| D. | scientific evidences |
| Answer» A. empirical | |
| 67. |
Who was the proponent of deductive method |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | christian huygenes |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | isaac newton |
| Answer» C. aristotle | |
| 68. |
The reasoning that uses general principle to predict specific results is called |
| A. | inductive |
| B. | deductive |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | hypothetic-deductive |
| Answer» B. deductive | |
| 69. |
Inductive method was first proposed by |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | christian huygenes |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | isaac newton |
| Answer» A. francis bacon | |
| 70. |
The method that starts with formulation of hypothesis and testing of hypothesis in sequential steps where deduction applied is |
| A. | inductive |
| B. | deductive |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | hypothetic-deductive |
| Answer» A. inductive | |
| 71. |
Who was the proponent of hypothetico deductive method |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | christian huygenes |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | isaac newton |
| Answer» B. christian huygenes | |
| 72. |
All research process starts with |
| A. | hypothesis |
| B. | experiments to test hypothesis |
| C. | observation |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. observation | |
| 73. |
The method of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two statements is called |
| A. | empiricism |
| B. | inductive method |
| C. | hypothesis |
| D. | syllogism |
| Answer» D. syllogism | |
| 74. |
Inductive reasoning is |
| A. | data collection analysis method |
| B. | theory data collection analysis method |
| C. | data collection method |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» B. theory data collection analysis method | |
| 75. |
Which type of interview allows the questions to emerge from the immediate context or course of things? |
| A. | interview guide approach |
| B. | informal conversational interview |
| C. | closed quantitative interview |
| D. | standardized open-ended interview |
| Answer» D. standardized open-ended interview | |
| 76. |
. When constructing a questionnaire, there are 15 principles to which you should adhere. Which of the following is not one of those principles? |
| A. | do not use "leading" or "loaded" questions |
| B. | avoid double-barreled questions |
| C. | avoid double negatives |
| D. | avoid using multiple items to measure a single construct |
| Answer» B. avoid double-barreled questions | |
| 77. |
A census taker often collects data through which of the following? |
| A. | standardized tests |
| B. | interviews |
| C. | secondary data |
| D. | observations |
| Answer» B. interviews | |
| 78. |
--------------------is an alphabetical list of items used in a particular work with definitions. |
| A. | glossary |
| B. | index |
| C. | bibliography |
| D. | ibid |
| Answer» A. glossary | |
| 79. |
A shortened form of a word or a phrase is called |
| A. | glossary |
| B. | index |
| C. | abbreviations |
| D. | diagrams |
| Answer» C. abbreviations | |
| 80. |
-------- is a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features. |
| A. | diagrams |
| B. | map |
| C. | glossary |
| D. | index |
| Answer» B. map | |
| 81. |
‘Opera citato’ is the full form of------- |
| A. | ibid. |
| B. | op,cit. |
| C. | loc. cit. |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» B. op,cit. | |
| 82. |
In which historiography placed ‘God’ in the centre |
| A. | roman |
| B. | greek |
| C. | church |
| D. | renaissance |
| Answer» C. church | |
| 83. |
Who coined the term ‘Universal History’? |
| A. | ibn khaldun |
| B. | rg collingwood |
| C. | hegel |
| D. | marwick |
| Answer» A. ibn khaldun | |
| 84. |
‘Historical Relativism’ is emerged from which country? |
| A. | france |
| B. | england |
| C. | america |
| D. | rome |
| Answer» C. america | |
| 85. |
‘History of the Peloponnesian war’ was written by |
| A. | herodotus |
| B. | thucydides |
| C. | livy |
| D. | polybius |
| Answer» B. thucydides | |
| 86. |
Who was the author of the book “The Prince”? |
| A. | ibn khaldun |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | spinoza |
| Answer» B. machiavelli | |
| 87. |
Who introduced the new principle ‘Verum Factum’? |
| A. | vico |
| B. | r.g. collingwood |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | spengler |
| Answer» A. vico | |
| 88. |
Who is considered the father of ‘Romanticism’? |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | shelly |
| C. | augustine |
| D. | jules michelet |
| Answer» A. rousseau | |
| 89. |
The Archaeology of Knowledge, is book written by |
| A. | antonio gramsci |
| B. | michel foucault |
| C. | collingwood |
| D. | marwick |
| Answer» B. michel foucault | |
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