Top 80+ Solved Methodology of Historical Writing MCQ Questions Answer
Q. -----------------is an alphabetical list of all source materials used for an academic essay
a. bibliography
b. foot notes
c. end notes
d. references
Q. --------------is called the working bibliography
a. select bibliography
b. preliminary bibliography
c. primary sources
d. secondary sources
Q. Who defined history as ‘History is a science no less and no more”
a. napoleon
b. churchill
c. jb bury
d. edward gibbon
Q. The collection of facts from which historian draws conclusion is called
a. data
b. sources
c. accounts
d. facts
Q. The eye witness accounts about past events are called
a. facts
b. preliminary sources
c. secondary sources
d. oral sources
Q. Which is the method of determine the authenticity of the data
a. external criticism
b. internal criticism
c. interview
d. observation
Q. Heuristics is also called
a. internal criticism
b. external criticism
c. higher criticism
d. lower criticism
Q. ----------is used as a methodology for textual analysis
a. heuristics
b. hermeneutics
c. higher criticism
d. none of the above
Q. An historian reached a broad conclusion of his work is called
a. theory
b. generalization
c. conclusion
d. formula
Q. The study of history in a geographically local context is called
a. local history
b. geographical history
c. regional history
d. national history
Q. Who is the author of the book “The Country around Paris”
a. carl becker
b. marc block
c. federic engels
d. carl marx
Q. “Urban History” was developed by
a. positivist school
b. romantic school
c. annales historians
d. scientific school