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Historiography: Indian Tradition
Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. Plus every board question asked from this chapter. · 12 questions
Exercise
12 q
- 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.
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- Ex Q1(A)(2)………… translated the Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’ in German language.
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- 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.
- Explain the following statements with reasons.Ex Q2(1)Writing of the regional history received a momentum.
- Ex Q2(2)Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.
- Write detailed Answers the following questions in detail.Ex Q3(1)What is Marxist History?
- Ex Q3(2)What is the contribution of Itihasacharya V.K. Rajwade to historiography ?
- 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’ - Ex Q4(b)Complete the following concept map.
- Write short notes.Ex Q5(1)Orientalist historiography.
- Ex Q5(2)Nationalistic historiography.
- Ex Q5(3)Subaltern history.
What the board has asked from this chapter
Questions per paper · 8 papers · 2020 to 2026
2020: 1 questions per paper. 2022: 2 questions per paper. 2024: 2 questions per paper. 2025: 2.5 questions per paper. 2026: 1.5 questions per paper
June 2026
2 q
- दिलेल्या सूचनेनुसार कृती करा (कोणतेही दोन) :Do as directed (any two) :Q2(A)(1)पुढील तक्ता पूर्ण करा :
जेम्स मिल द हिस्टरी ऑफ ब्रिटिश इंडिया जेम्स ग्रँट डफ ____ ____ द हिस्टरी ऑफ इंडिया श्री. अ. डांगे ____ ____ हू वेअर द शूद्राज Complete the following chart. The chart as printed has two columns (historian and book, no headings) and four blanks:Historian Book James Mill 'The History of British India' James Grant Duff .......... .......... 'The History of India' S.A. Dange .......... .......... 'Who were the Shudras' Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks - पुढील विधाने सकारण स्पष्ट करा (कोणतेही दोन) :Explain the following statements with reasons (any two) :Q3(4)सकारण स्पष्ट करा : प्रादेशिक इतिहासलेखनाला चालना मिळाली.Writing of the regional history received a momentum.Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks
March 2026
1 q
- थोडक्यात टिपा लिहा (कोणत्याही दोन) :Write short notes (any two).Q2(B)(1)थोडक्यात टिपा लिहा : राष्ट्रवादी इतिहासलेखनWrite a short note on: Nationalistic Historiography.Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks
July 2025
3 q
- पुढीलपैकी प्रत्येक गटातील चुकीची जोडी ओळखून लिहा :Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite :Q1(B)(3)चुकीची जोडी ओळखून लिहा :Identify the wrong pair in the following set of persons and their works, and rewrite it correctly: (i) Pandita Ramabai — The High Caste Hindu Woman (ii) Rukhamabai — The first practicing lady doctor in India (iii) Tarabai Shinde — Who were the Shudras (iv) Meera Kosambi — Feminist Essays
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Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks - पुढील विधाने सकारण स्पष्ट करा (कोणतीही दोन) :Explain the following sentences with reasons (any two) :Q3(3)सकारण स्पष्ट करा : बखर हा ऐतिहासिक साहित्यातील महत्त्वाचा प्रकार आहे.Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.Tradition of Indian Historiography
- पुढील प्रश्नांची सविस्तर उत्तरे लिहा (कोणतेही दोन) :Answer the following questions in detail (any two) :Q5(1)मार्क्सवादी इतिहासलेखन म्हणजे काय ?What is Marxist history ?Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks
March 2025
2 q
- दिलेल्या पर्यायांपैकी योग्य पर्याय निवडून विधाने पूर्ण करा :Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentences :Q1(A)(3)हितोपदेश या संस्कृत ग्रंथाचा जर्मन भाषेत अनुवाद ____ यांनी केला.The Sanskrit text of 'Hitopadesh' was translated into German by ____.
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Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks - पुढील विधाने सकारण स्पष्ट करा (कोणतेही दोन) :Explain the following statements with reasons (any two) :Q3(2)सकारण स्पष्ट करा : बखर हा ऐतिहासिक साहित्यातील महत्त्वाचा प्रकार आहे.Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.Tradition of Indian Historiography
July 2024
2 q
- Q2(A)(1)संकल्पनाचित्र पूर्ण करा :
इतिहासलेखनाचा हेतू झियाउद्दीन बरनी बाबराला कराव्या लागलेल्या युद्धांची वर्णने तुझुक-इ-बाबरी काश्मीरचा इतिहास कल्हण छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांच्या कारकिर्दीची माहिती सभासद बखर Complete the concept chart. The printed chart is a square divided into four parts. Each part names the subject of a historical work, its author and the work, and one entry in each part is left blank:Fill in the four blanks.Subject Author Work Purpose of Historiography Ziauddin Barani ______ Descriptions of the battles fought by Babur ______ Tuzuk-i-Babari History of Kashmir Kalhana ______ The reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ______ Sabhasad Bakhar Tradition of Indian Historiography - Q3(1)सकारण स्पष्ट करा : बखर हा ऐतिहासिक साहित्यातील महत्त्वाचा प्रकार आहे.Explain the following statement with reasons: Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.Tradition of Indian Historiography
March 2024
2 q
- Q1(B)(3)चुकीची जोडी ओळखून पुन्हा लिहा :Identify the wrong pair in the following set and rewrite it: (i) James Mill - Feminist Historian; (ii) Friedrich Max Muller - Orientalist Scholar; (iii) Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade - Nationalistic Historian; (iv) Damodar Kosambi - Marxist Historian.
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Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks - Q2(B)(2)थोडक्यात टिपा लिहा : प्राच्यवादी इतिहासलेखनWrite a short note on: Orientalist Historiography.Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks
April 2022
2 q
- Q2(A)(1)Complete the following timeline regarding Encyclopaedias related to the History subject. The timeline shows four entries in chronological order; the year is printed above the line and the name of the encyclopaedia below it. Fill in the four blank boxes.
Position on the timeline A.D. (above the line) Encyclopaedia (below the line) 1 ____ (blank) Bharatvarshiya Prachin Aitihasik Kosh 2 1932 ____ (blank) 3 ____ (blank) Bharatvarshiya Madhyayugin Charitrakosh 4 1946 ____ (blank) Tradition of Indian Historiography - Q2(B)(1)Write a short note on : Subaltern History.Indian Historiography: Various Ideological Frameworks
March 2020
1 q
- Q1(B)(1)Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite : (i) V. K. Rajwade - Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane; (ii) Swatantryawir V. D. Savarkar - The Indian War of Independence 1857; (iii) Pandita Ramabai - Stri-Purush Tulana; (iv) Mahatma Phule - Gulamgiri.
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The 10 board questions to practise first
The questions the board asked again come first, most asked first. Each one says how often and when.
Question 1
Asked 3 times: Jul 2024, Mar 2025, Jul 2025
Explain the following sentences with reasons (any two) :Q3(3)सकारण स्पष्ट करा : बखर हा ऐतिहासिक साहित्यातील महत्त्वाचा प्रकार आहे.Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.Question 2
Asked 2 times: Mar 2020, Jul 2025
Answer the following questions in detail (any two) :Q5(1)मार्क्सवादी इतिहासलेखन म्हणजे काय ?What is Marxist history ?Question 3
This type asked 5 times: Mar 2020, Mar 2024, Mar 2025, Jul 2025, Jun 2026. This one: Jun 2026
Do as directed (any two) :Q2(A)(1)पुढील तक्ता पूर्ण करा :जेम्स मिल द हिस्टरी ऑफ ब्रिटिश इंडिया जेम्स ग्रँट डफ ____ ____ द हिस्टरी ऑफ इंडिया श्री. अ. डांगे ____ ____ हू वेअर द शूद्राज Complete the following chart. The chart as printed has two columns (historian and book, no headings) and four blanks:Historian Book James Mill 'The History of British India' James Grant Duff .......... .......... 'The History of India' S.A. Dange .......... .......... 'Who were the Shudras' Question 4
This type asked 4 times: Apr 2022, Mar 2024, Mar 2026, Jun 2026. This one: Jun 2026
Explain the following statements with reasons (any two) :Q3(4)सकारण स्पष्ट करा : प्रादेशिक इतिहासलेखनाला चालना मिळाली.Writing of the regional history received a momentum.Question 5
This type asked 2 times: Apr 2022, Jul 2024. This one: Jul 2024
Q2(A)(1)संकल्पनाचित्र पूर्ण करा :इतिहासलेखनाचा हेतू झियाउद्दीन बरनी बाबराला कराव्या लागलेल्या युद्धांची वर्णने तुझुक-इ-बाबरी काश्मीरचा इतिहास कल्हण छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांच्या कारकिर्दीची माहिती सभासद बखर Complete the concept chart. The printed chart is a square divided into four parts. Each part names the subject of a historical work, its author and the work, and one entry in each part is left blank:Fill in the four blanks.Subject Author Work Purpose of Historiography Ziauddin Barani ______ Descriptions of the battles fought by Babur ______ Tuzuk-i-Babari History of Kashmir Kalhana ______ The reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ______ Sabhasad Bakhar Question 6
Asked once: Jul 2025 (same type asked 5 times)
Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite :Q1(B)(3)चुकीची जोडी ओळखून लिहा :Identify the wrong pair in the following set of persons and their works, and rewrite it correctly: (i) Pandita Ramabai — The High Caste Hindu Woman (ii) Rukhamabai — The first practicing lady doctor in India (iii) Tarabai Shinde — Who were the Shudras (iv) Meera Kosambi — Feminist EssaysTap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
Asked once: Mar 2026 (same type asked 4 times)
Write short notes (any two).Q2(B)(1)थोडक्यात टिपा लिहा : राष्ट्रवादी इतिहासलेखनWrite a short note on: Nationalistic Historiography.Question 8
Asked once: Apr 2022 (same type asked 2 times)
Q2(A)(1)Complete the following timeline regarding Encyclopaedias related to the History subject. The timeline shows four entries in chronological order; the year is printed above the line and the name of the encyclopaedia below it. Fill in the four blank boxes.Position on the timeline A.D. (above the line) Encyclopaedia (below the line) 1 ____ (blank) Bharatvarshiya Prachin Aitihasik Kosh 2 1932 ____ (blank) 3 ____ (blank) Bharatvarshiya Madhyayugin Charitrakosh 4 1946 ____ (blank) Question 9
Asked once: Mar 2025 (same type asked 5 times)
Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentences :Q1(A)(3)हितोपदेश या संस्कृत ग्रंथाचा जर्मन भाषेत अनुवाद ____ यांनी केला.The Sanskrit text of 'Hitopadesh' was translated into German by ____.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
Asked once: Mar 2024 (same type asked 4 times)
Q2(B)(2)थोडक्यात टिपा लिहा : प्राच्यवादी इतिहासलेखनWrite a short note on: Orientalist Historiography.