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Historiography: Indian Tradition

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question — in the order the textbook teaches them. · 12 questions

Exercise

12 q
  1. Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the statement.
    Ex Q1(A)(1)
    …….. was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
    1. A.
      Alexander Cunningham
    2. B.
      William Jones
    3. C.
      John Marshall
    4. D.
      Friedrich Max Muller
  2. Ex Q1(A)(2)
    ………… translated the Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’ in German language.
    1. A.
      James Mill
    2. B.
      Friedrich Max Muller
    3. C.
      Mountstuart Elphinstone
    4. D.
      Sir John Marshall
  3. Ex Q1(B)
    Identify and write the wrong pair in the following set. (1) ‘Who were the Shudras’ - subaltern History (2) ‘Stri-Purush Tulana’ - Feminist writing (3) ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’ - Marxist History (4) Grant Duff - Colonial History.
  4. Explain the following statements with reasons.
    Ex Q2(1)
    Writing of the regional history received a momentum.
  5. Ex Q2(2)
    Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.
  6. Write detailed Answers the following questions in detail.
    Ex Q3(1)
    What is Marxist History?
  7. Ex Q3(2)
    What is the contribution of Itihasacharya V.K. Rajwade to historiography ?
  8. Ex Q4(a)
    Complete the following chart.
    James Mill‘The History of British India’
    James Grant Duff............
    ............‘The History of India’
    S.A. Dange............
    ............‘Who were the Shudras’
  9. Ex Q4(b)
    Complete the following concept map.
  10. Write short notes.
    Ex Q5(1)
    Orientalist historiography.
  11. Ex Q5(2)
    Nationalistic historiography.
  12. Ex Q5(3)
    Subaltern history.