Exam Details
| Subject | Historiography | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master of Arts in History | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Discuss the important features of Indo -Persian tradition of history-writing during the Mughal period.
2. What is causation? Discuss the method followed in history for establishing the causality.
3. Elaborate the contribution of the founders of the Annales School of Historiography and discuss their major works.
4. Write a note on the historiographical traditions in early India.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Oral History
Role of Generalisation in History
Positivist Philosophy
Herodotus
6. Discuss the main features of feminist historiography in India.
7. What is post-modernism Discuss the post-modernist views on history.
8. Write a detailed note on the basic constituents of communalist view on Indian history.
9. What is history-from-below Discuss it with reference to the history-writing in India.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
D.D. Kosambi's impact on Indian history-writing
The Cambridge School
Colonial Perception of Caste
Race as Political and Social Construct
2. What is causation? Discuss the method followed in history for establishing the causality.
3. Elaborate the contribution of the founders of the Annales School of Historiography and discuss their major works.
4. Write a note on the historiographical traditions in early India.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
Oral History
Role of Generalisation in History
Positivist Philosophy
Herodotus
6. Discuss the main features of feminist historiography in India.
7. What is post-modernism Discuss the post-modernist views on history.
8. Write a detailed note on the basic constituents of communalist view on Indian history.
9. What is history-from-below Discuss it with reference to the history-writing in India.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:
D.D. Kosambi's impact on Indian history-writing
The Cambridge School
Colonial Perception of Caste
Race as Political and Social Construct
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Subjects
- Ancient and Medieval Societies
- Evolution of Social Structures in India Through the Ages
- Historiography
- History of Ecology and Environment: India
- History of Indian Economy
- Modern World
- Political Structure in India