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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) .
| 101. |
………………is otherwise known as ‘argument from silence’. |
| A. | the negative reasoning |
| B. | appendices |
| C. | foot notes |
| D. | oral history |
| Answer» A. the negative reasoning | |
| 102. |
……………., the famous Greek philosopher defined “History as the account of the unchanging past” |
| A. | j |
| B. | bury b) francis bacon |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | thomas carlyle |
| Answer» C. aristotle | |
| 103. |
The Renaissance scholar …………defined “History as a discipline that makes men wise” |
| A. | elton |
| B. | j.b.bury |
| C. | francis bacon |
| D. | karl popper |
| Answer» C. francis bacon | |
| 104. |
…………says that “History is nothing but the biography of great men” |
| A. | j |
| B. | bury b) francis bacon |
| C. | thomas carlyle |
| D. | elton |
| Answer» C. thomas carlyle | |
| 105. |
……………….viewed that “History is past politics and present politics is future history”. |
| A. | seely |
| B. | j.b.bury |
| C. | elton |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» A. seely | |
| 106. |
…………….considers “History as the unfolding story of human freedom”. |
| A. | lord acton |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | j.b.bury |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» A. lord acton | |
| 107. |
………………declared that “History is a science, no less and no more”. |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | elton |
| C. | j.b.bury |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» C. j.b.bury | |
| 108. |
…………….wrote that “History is a science of man in time”. |
| A. | mark bloch |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | j.b.bury |
| D. | elton |
| Answer» A. mark bloch | |
| 109. |
The Italian historian………says that “all history is contemporary history”. |
| A. | elton |
| B. | j.b.bury |
| C. | croce |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» C. croce | |
| 110. |
……………..defined history as the presentation, in chronological order of successive developments in the means and relations of production. |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | j.b.bury |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | d.d.kosambi |
| Answer» D. d.d.kosambi | |
| 111. |
The concept of Universal History was initiated by the Medieval Arab Historians ………………… |
| A. | elton |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | j.b.bury |
| D. | ibn khaldun |
| Answer» D. ibn khaldun | |
| 112. |
The term ‘philosophy of history’ was introduced by …………….. |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | j.b.bury |
| C. | elton |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» D. voltaire | |
| 113. |
Troeltsch used …………….. to mean a tendency to view all knowledge and all forms of experience in the context of historical change. |
| A. | historicism |
| B. | plagiarism |
| C. | argument |
| D. | hermeneutics |
| Answer» A. historicism | |
| 114. |
“Origins of historicism” was written by ……………… |
| A. | frederick meinecke |
| B. | j.b.bury |
| C. | francis bacon |
| D. | karl popper |
| Answer» A. frederick meinecke | |
| 115. |
Who was the author of the book ‘Poverty of Historicism?’ |
| A. | karl popper |
| B. | elton |
| C. | thomas carlyle |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» A. karl popper | |
| 116. |
Karl Marx’s Interpretattion of History generally known as …………… |
| A. | historical materialism |
| B. | plagiarism |
| C. | argument |
| D. | heuristics |
| Answer» A. historical materialism | |
| 117. |
Who wrote that History of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles? |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | elton |
| C. | francis bacon |
| D. | karl popper |
| Answer» A. karl marx | |
| 118. |
The concept of Orientalism was developed by the ……………… |
| A. | africans |
| B. | asians |
| C. | americans |
| D. | europeans |
| Answer» D. europeans | |
| 119. |
‘If no evidence survived no fact at all’who said. |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | karl popper |
| C. | thomas carlyle |
| D. | elton |
| Answer» D. elton | |
| 120. |
on what is history, why history and rethinking history-these books are written by ………………… |
| A. | jenkins |
| B. | elton |
| C. | karl popper |
| D. | thomas carlyle |
| Answer» A. jenkins | |
| 121. |
……………., the French historian’s book is ‘what is history for’? |
| A. | jean chesneaux |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | thomas carlyle |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» A. jean chesneaux | |
| 122. |
Christian Thomson was a Danish …………………. |
| A. | archiologist |
| B. | historian |
| C. | epigraphist |
| D. | economist |
| Answer» A. archiologist | |
| 123. |
………..….is the study of coin like objects such as token coins and medals. |
| A. | exonumia |
| B. | hermeneutics |
| C. | synthesis |
| D. | heuristics |
| Answer» A. exonumia | |
| 124. |
The study of paper money is called ………………. |
| A. | notaphily |
| B. | ethnography |
| C. | appendices |
| D. | index |
| Answer» A. notaphily | |
| 125. |
What distinguishes historians from the collector of historical fact is generalization? |
| A. | d.d.kosambi |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | thomas carlyle |
| D. | elton |
| Answer» D. elton | |
| 126. |
Alessandro Fortelli was an ………………. |
| A. | oral historian |
| B. | hermeneutist |
| C. | ethnographist |
| D. | sociolist |
| Answer» A. oral historian | |
| 127. |
…………..is not gossip, hearsay or rumer; it is history of the people, created by the people |
| A. | oral history |
| B. | argument |
| C. | synthesis |
| D. | generalisation |
| Answer» A. oral history | |
| 128. |
……………..is course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood. |
| A. | plagiarism |
| B. | logical argument |
| C. | ethnographic research |
| D. | quantitative research |
| Answer» B. logical argument | |
| 129. |
…………….asserts that the truth of the conclusion is supported by premise. |
| A. | inductive argument |
| B. | synthesis |
| C. | generalisation |
| D. | appendices |
| Answer» A. inductive argument | |
| 130. |
A ………….. is an invalid argument that appears valid or a valid argument with distinguished assumptions. |
| A. | plagiarism |
| B. | fallacy |
| C. | hermeneutics |
| D. | synthesis |
| Answer» B. fallacy | |
| 131. |
The word …………….. comes from the Latin word for kidnapping. |
| A. | plagiarism |
| B. | hermeneutics |
| C. | synthesis |
| D. | heuristics |
| Answer» A. plagiarism | |
| 132. |
…………….. is a written document describing the findings of some individuals or group. |
| A. | plagiarism |
| B. | report |
| C. | synthesis |
| D. | generalisation |
| Answer» B. report | |
| 133. |
…………….., simply is any meeting for an exchange of ideas. |
| A. | plagiarism |
| B. | seminar |
| C. | hermeneutics |
| D. | synthesis |
| Answer» B. seminar | |
| 134. |
A ……………. paper is a type of academic writing that requires more theoretical understanding. |
| A. | research |
| B. | logical argument |
| C. | plagiarism |
| D. | argument |
| Answer» A. research | |
| 135. |
The collection of historical records or the physical place where the historical records are located is known as? |
| A. | library |
| B. | archive |
| C. | museum |
| D. | history |
| Answer» B. archive | |
| 136. |
A person who works in Archives is called? |
| A. | historian |
| B. | archivist |
| C. | numismatic |
| D. | epigraphist |
| Answer» B. archivist | |
| 137. |
The study and practice of organising, preserving and providing access to information and materials in archives is called? |
| A. | archival science |
| B. | library science |
| C. | informatics |
| D. | field research |
| Answer» A. archival science | |
| 138. |
………………..….. is the collection of raw data in natural settings. |
| A. | field research |
| B. | applied research |
| C. | quantitative research |
| D. | chronology |
| Answer» A. field research | |
| 139. |
In the card system, the lower left corner of a card is used to write ………… |
| A. | name of the chapter |
| B. | name of the author |
| C. | name of the book |
| D. | name of the content |
| Answer» B. name of the author | |
| 140. |
In the card system, the upper central portion of a card is used to write.... |
| A. | page number |
| B. | date of the event |
| C. | name of the chapter |
| D. | name of the author |
| Answer» C. name of the chapter | |
| 141. |
…………… helps for quick analysis of important terms, names and places occurring in a text? |
| A. | glossary |
| B. | index |
| C. | foot notes |
| D. | palaeography |
| Answer» B. index | |
| 142. |
References given in the foot notes should first state the …………. |
| A. | title of the work |
| B. | date of publication |
| C. | name of the author |
| D. | place of publication |
| Answer» C. name of the author | |
| 143. |
“Ibid” denotes …………….. |
| A. | work cited |
| B. | place cited |
| C. | in the same place |
| D. | glossary |
| Answer» C. in the same place | |
| 144. |
“opcit” denotes …………… |
| A. | throughout the work |
| B. | compare |
| C. | work cited |
| D. | appendices |
| Answer» C. work cited | |
| 145. |
. ………… contains a lot of information about the relevant topic which are not given place in foot notes for want of space. |
| A. | glossary |
| B. | bibliography |
| C. | appendices |
| D. | historical synthesis |
| Answer» C. appendices | |
| 146. |
The word Bibliography is derived from the _______ word ‘Biblio’ which means book. |
| A. | latin |
| B. | english |
| C. | greek |
| D. | old english |
| Answer» C. greek | |
| 147. |
The technique of data collection is called? |
| A. | hermeneutics |
| B. | heuristics |
| C. | interview |
| D. | historical explanation |
| Answer» B. heuristics | |
| 148. |
The books written by various historians are put in the category of? |
| A. | primary sources |
| B. | secondary sources |
| C. | tertiary sources |
| D. | none of the these |
| Answer» B. secondary sources | |
| 149. |
Which type of criticism is used by a scholar to examine whether the records are forged or distorted? |
| A. | internal criticism |
| B. | external criticism |
| C. | none of the these |
| D. | interview |
| Answer» B. external criticism | |
| 150. |
In which type of criticism the scholar examines the credibility of a document or collected data? |
| A. | external criticism |
| B. | internal criticism |
| C. | none of these |
| D. | historical synthesis |
| Answer» B. internal criticism | |
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