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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
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.14 June, 2010
If)
O MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY
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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage : 70%)
Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. At
least two questions from each section are compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - I

Describe the historiographical traditions in early 20

India.

What is generalisation ? Discuss the role of 20

generalisation in history - writing.

Write a note on the concept and application of 20

oral history in understanding the human society.

Describe the tradition of Indo-Persian history- 20

writing under the Mughals.

5. Who were the founders of the Annales School ? 20

Discuss its contributions to the writing of history.

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 SECTION - H
Discuss the features of feminist historiography in 20
India

Write an essay on the feudalism debate in Indian 20

historiography.

Discuss the main features of the nationalist 20

historiography of India. How is it different from
the colonial historiography ?

What do you understand by the subaltern studies ? 20

What are the main points of criticism directed
towards it ?

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
Ideology in History
Colonialism and the Idea of Race
Rankean tradition in History-writing
Communalist historiography

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
O June, 2011
-14
O MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage : 70%)
Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Attempt at least Two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A

1. Write a note on the role of generalisation in 20

history writing.

2. Give an analytical account of the various 20

traditions of historiography which constitute the
positivist tradition.

3. Discuss the historiographical traditions in early 20

India.

4. Analyse the possibilities and problems of oral 20

history.

5 Write an essay on the Indo-Persian history-writing 20

under the Mughals.

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'r\ihat is colonial historiography 7 Discuss some

of the imoortant works associated with this trend.

7. Write a note on the conflicting views on Indian 20

Renaissance.

8. Critically discuss the project of subaltern studies 20

in Indian historiography.

9. Who are considered to be the founders of the 20

Annales school of historiography ? Discuss their
works.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Colonial ideology and caste in India.
(b) Nationalist historiography of India.
(c) History from Below.
(d) D.D. Kosarnbi and Indian historiography.

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
c\1
tr) Term-End Examination
June, 2012
O
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage : 70%)
Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Attempt at least Two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
1. What do you understand by causation ? How 20
have historians used it for their writings ?
2. Write a note on Greco Roman tradition of history 20
writing.
3. Give an analytical account of Indo - Persian 20
historiography during the Sultanate period.
4. Discuss the classical Marxist tradition of history 20
writing.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 250 words each. 10+10
(a) Ideology and history writing
(b) Features of traditional Chinese history
writing.
(c) Arabic history writing between 8 - 10
century.
(d) Utopia and Science

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 SECTION - B

6. Discuss the main features of feminist historiography. 20

7. How have the Nationalist Historians viewed the 20

different periods of Indian History in their writings ?

8. Discuss the major trends of writings on religion 20

and culture in Indian History.

9. What do you understand by Post Modernism ? 20

How did it influence history writing ?

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

around 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Communal view of Indian History.
(b) Caste and Colonial Ideology
(c) Writings on peasants and working class
(d) History of tribes in India.

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

•7r
Term-End Examination
•zt'
December, 2012
O
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage : 70%)
Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Attempt at least two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
1. What is objectivity? Discuss the critique of 20
objectivity.

2. Discuss the early traditions of history writing in 20

China. How did Confucius contribute in its
development ?

3. Write a note on Arabic history writing tradition. 20

4. What do you understand by Annales school ? 20
Discuss its contribution in history-writing.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Generalisation in history.
(b) Prasastis and Charitas
(c) Official Histories of Akbar's reign.
(d) History of tribal movements.

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 SECTION - B

6. Define racism. What are the different perspectives 20

for the study of racism in modern times ?

7. Write an essay on colonial historiography. 20

8. Give a brief account of writings on history from 20

below in the Indian context.

9. How did the communal view of Indian history 20

evolve ? Provide a critique of it.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Local History
(b) Rankean tradition of history writing.
(c) Feudalism debate among Indian historians.
(d) History of Environment and Science.

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
00 June, 2013
00
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Attempt at least two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
1. Write a note on Greco-Roman historiographic 20
tradition.

2. What is 'micro history' ? Discuss two historians 20

and their works related to this tradition.

3. Write a note on the basic constituents of 20

communalist view on Indian history.

4. Discuss 'History from Below' with special 20

reference to Indian historiography.

5. Write a note on causality in history. 20

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 SECTION - B
6. Critically discuss the Rankean tradition of 20
history - writing.

7. Write a note on the Indo - Persian historiography 20

during the sultanate period.

8. Give an account of history - writing on Indian 20

peasantry and Indian labour.

9. Critically analyse the Cambridge School 20

historiography on Indian nationalism.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Kalhana and Rajtarangini
(b) Subaltern studies
(c) Role of Generalisation in history writing
(d) Culture studies and religious identities.

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
December, 2013
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Attempt at least two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
1. What is objectivity ? Discuss the historiographical 20
tradition which believed the possibility of complete
objectivity.

2. Discuss the distinctive features of traditional 20

Chinese historiography.

3. Critically analyse the nationalist views on Indian 20

history .

4. Discuss the various trends in Western Marxist 20

historiography.

5. Write a note on the Annales School of history 20

writing.

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 SECTION - B
6. Discuss important features of feminist 20
historiography in India.

7. Critically analyse the post modernist views on 20

history

8. Discuss the main trends in the Indo - Persian 20

historiography during the Mughal period.

9. Write a note on the views of various authors on 20

the modern economic history of India.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Prasastis and Charitas.
(b) Writing of Indian Renaissance.
(c) Oral history.
(d) Colonial ideology and caste in India.

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
09722 June, 2014

MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words

each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION I
1. What do you understand by objectivity ? How far
is it possible to achieve objectivity in History
writing ? 20
2. Discuss the Historiographical traditions of early
India. 20
3. Analyse the tradition of History writing during
the Mughal rule in India. 20
4. Discuss the basic features of Annales School.
What is its contribution to Historiography ? 20

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10

(i) Distinctive features of Chinese historiography

(ii) Local History
(iii) Early Arabic History writing
(iv) Rankean Tradition

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 SECTION II
6. How is causality established in History ? How
does it help in explaining an event ? 20
7. Analyse the main features of feminist
historiography. 20
8. Discuss the basic constituents of communal view
of Indian History writing. 20
9. Discuss the issues raised by the History writing
on peasantry and working classes in India. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(i) Post-modernism and History writing
(ii) Nationalist historiography of Ancient period
(iii) Debate on Indian Renaissance
(iv) Historical writings on Religion

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

t-r-) Term-End Examination

December, 2014
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each.
(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each section.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
1. What is causality ? Discuss the relationship 20
between historians and causation.

2. Write a note on the historiographical traditions 20

in ancient India.

3. Give an analytical account of the various 20

traditions of historiography which constitute the
positivist tradition.

4. Discuss the important features of Indo-Persian 20

tradition of history-writing during the Mughal
period.

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5. Who are considered to be the founders of the 20
Annales school of historiography ? Discuss their
works.

SECTION - B
6. What do you understand by the term 20
'subaltern' ? Discuss the development of the
subaltern studies.

7. Discuss the features of feminist historiography in 20

India.

8. Write a note on the post-war Marxist 20

historiography in the West.

9. Write a note on the conflicting views on Indian 20

Renaissance.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Oral history
(b) Race as a political and social construct
(c) D.D. Kosambi
(d) Early Arabic Historiography

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
June, 2015
10138
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks :100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION I

1. Discuss the role of generalisation in history

writing. 20

2. Discuss the distinctive features of Greco-Roman

historiography. 20

3. Write a note on the post-modernist views of

history. 20

. Discuss the Western Medieval historiography. 20

5. Write a note on the practice of oral history and

its relation to the mainstream historiography. 20

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 SECTION II

6. What is Colonial historiography ? Discuss some

of the important historians and their works
associated with this trend. 20

7. Discuss the views of Indian Marxist historians

on Indian nationalism. 20

8. Analyse the important features of the first phase

of the Subaltern studies in India. 20

9. Write a note on the Colonial views of castes and

tribes in India. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) The Cambridge School
(b) Culture studies and Religious identities
(c) Prasastis and Charitas
(d) Indo — Persian histories in Akbar's reign

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015

0E1720
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words

each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION I

1. Discuss the important features of

Indo — Persian tradition of history-writing
during the Mughal period. 20

2. What is causation ? Discuss the method followed

in history for establishing the causality. 20

3. Elaborate the contribution of the founders of the

Annales School of Historiography and discuss
their major works. 20

4. Write a note on the historiographical traditions

in early India. 20

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5. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Oral History
(b) Role of Generalisation in History
(c) Positivist Philosophy
(d) Herodotus

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 SECTION II

6. Discuss the main features of feminist

historiography in India. 20

7. What is post-modernism Discuss the

post-modernist views on history. 20

8. Write a detailed note on the basic constituents of

communalist view on Indian history. 20

9. What is history-from-below ? Discuss it with

reference to the history-writing in India. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) D.D. Kosambi's impact on Indian
history-writing
(b) The Cambridge School
(c) Colonial Perception of Caste
(d) Race as Political and Social Construct

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
Attempt at least two questions from each section. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - I

1. Write a comprehensive note on the Greco - Roman 20

traditions of history writing.

2. Give an analytical account of the various 20

traditions of historiography which constitute the
positivist tradition.

3. Write a note on the Indo-Persian historiography 20

during the Sultanate period.

4. What do you understand by micro-history ? 20

Discuss some of historians writing micro-history
with reference to their works.

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5. Write short notes on any two of the following in
about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Kalhanais Rajatarangini
(b) Early Arabic Historiography concerning
India.
(c) Idea of objectivity in History
(d) Traditional Chinese historiography

SECTION - II

6. What do you understand by the term 20

'Subaltern' ? Discuss the development of the
project of the 'Subaltern Studies'.

7. Write a note on the Post-War Marxist history - 20

writing in the West.

8. Write a critical note on the conflicting views on 20

Indian renaissance.

9. Discuss the nationalist historiography of India. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Main concepts of Post Modernism
(b) Culture studies and religious Identities
(c) Local history
(d) Annale's School

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

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Term-End Examination
December, 2016
C
MHI-003 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each.
(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each section.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - I

1. Write a critical note on the Rankean tradition of 20

history-writing.

2. Discuss the important features of the Indo-Persian 20

tradition of history-writing during the sultanate
period.

3. What do you understand by 'microhistory' ? 20

Discuss the historians and their works associated
with this trend.

4. Write a note on the early Indian tradition of 20

history - writing.

5. What is generalisation ? Discuss the role of 20

generalisation in history-writing.

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 SECTION - II

6. Discuss the post-modernist views on history. 20

7. What is colonial historiography ? Discuss some 20

of the important historians and their works
associated with this trend.

8. What do you understand by the term 20

'subaltern' ? Discuss the development of the
project of subaltern studies.

9. Write a note on the conflicting views on Indian 20

Renaissance.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Marxist histories of Indian nationalism
(b) Writings on Gender
(c) D.D. Kosambi
(d) History from Below

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Ur") MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
Term-End Examination
December, 2017
MHI-003 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each.
(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each section.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION - I

1. Discuss the role of generalisation in history - 20

writing.

2. Write a note on the objectives of history writing 20

in the Greek and Roman traditions.

3. Analyse the distinctive features of traditional 20

Chinese historiography.

4. What do you understand by oral history ? How 20

is it different from mainstream historiography ?

5. Discuss the Indo - Persian history - writing during 20

Akbar's reign with special reference to Abul Fazl.

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 SECTION - II

6. Describe the main characteristics of colonial 20

historiography. Discuss some of the works of the
historians associated with this trend.

7. Analyse the different views of Marxist historians 20

on Indian nationalism.

8. Write a note on the trend of history-writing 20

associated with the Subaltern studies in India.

9. Discuss the trend of historiography which 20

developed among the Western Marxist historians
after Second World War.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Kalhana and Rajatarangini
(b) History from below
(c) Colonial perception of Caste
(d) Histories of Environment in India

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

00 Term-End Examination
June, 2018

MHI-003 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each.
(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each section.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - I
1. What do you understand by objectivity ? Discuss 20
the relationship between objectivity and
interpretation.

2. Write notes on Prasastis and Charitas. 20

3. Give an analytical account of the various 20

traditions of historiography which constitute the
positivist tradition.

4. What is microhistory ? Discuss some of the 20

historians and their works related to this
historiographic trend.

5. Discuss the historians and their works associated 20

with Armales school of history-writing.

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 SECTION - II
6. Write a note on the basic ideas of the nationalist 20
view of Indian history.

7. Analyse the various writings on the economic 20

history of India.

8. Discuss the impact of Post-modernism on history- 20

writing.

9. Write a note on the Conflicting views on Indian 20

Renaissance.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Indo-Persian historiography during the
Sultanate Period.
(b) Role of Generalisation in History
(c) The Cambridge School
(d) Colonial Historiography

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
r-
, Term-End Examination
1-r)
December, 2018

MHI-003 : HISTORIOGRAPHY
Time : 3 hours Maximuin Marks : 100
Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each.
(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each section.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - I
1. What is generalisation ? Why is generalisation 20
important in the writing of history ?

2. Write a note on the historiographical traditions 20

in early India.

3. Discuss the positivist view on history. 20

4. Write a note on the Indo-Persian tradition of 20

history-writing during the Mughal period.

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each. 10+10
(a) Oral History
(b) Causality in History
(c) The idea of objectivity in history
(d) Local History Writing

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 SECTION - II

6. What is colonial historiography ? Discuss the 20

writings of two colonial historians.

7. Discuss 'history from below' with reference to 20

Indian historiography.

8. Analyse the relevance of post-modernism with 20

reference to the writing of history.

9. Describe the features of feminist historiography 20

in India.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each. 10+10
(a) The Cambridge School
(b) D.D. Kosambi and Indian history-writing
(c) Race as a Social and Political Construct
(d) Mentality and History of Culture

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
June, 2019
MHI-003 : HISTORIOGRAPHY
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each.
(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each section.
(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - I
1. Write a note on the Rankean tradition of 20
historiography.

2. Who are considered to be the founders of the 20

Annales School ? Discuss their works.

3. What is objectivity ? What is the relation between 20

objectivity and interpretation ?

4. Give the names of five important western Marxist 20

historians. Discuss the writings of any two of
them.

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Prashastis and Charitas
(b) Indo-Persian historiography during Delhi
Sultanate
(c) Greek historiography
(d) Confucianism

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 SECTION - II
6. Discuss the main features of nationalist view of 20
Indian history. Compare it with the communalist
view of Indian history.

7. Analyse the important ideas of the subaltern 20

studies historiography.

8. Describe the various writings on economic history 20

of colonial India.

9. Write a note on the Cambridge School on Indian 20

Nationalism.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Colonial perception of caste
(b) Critique of Post-modernism
(c) Micro history
(d) Feudalism debate

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

(MAH)

Term-End Examination

June, 2020

MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

'Note : Attempt any five questions in about

500 words each. Attempt at least two

questions from each Section. All questions

carry equal marks.

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Section-1

1. What is Generalization ? Discuss the role of

generalization in history-writing. 20

2. Describe the distinctive features of traditional

Chinese historiography. 20

3. Write a note on the Indo-Persian traditions

of history-writing during the Sultanate

period. 20

4. What do you understand by `Microhistory' ?

Describe the historians and their works related

to this trend. 20
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5. Who are considered to be the founders of the

Annales school of historiography ? Discuss their

works. 20

Section—II

6. Write a note on the conflicting views on Indian

Renaissance. 20

7. Discuss the main features of Marxist history-

writing on Indian nationalism. 20

8. Explain the idea of 'history from below'. What

are the main problems involved in writing such

history ? 20

9. Discuss the features of feminist historiography

in India. 20

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10. Write short notes in about 250 words each on

any two of the following : 10 each

(a) Prashastis and Charitas

(b) Colonialism and Caste in India

(c) Nationalist historiography

(d) Causality in history

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

(MAH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2020
MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about

500 words each.

(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each

Section.

(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

Section—I

1. Write a critical note on the Rankean tradition

of history-writing. 20

2. Discuss the Greco-Roman traditions of history-

writing. 20
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3. What do you understand by causation ? How

do historians use causation in writing
history ? 20

4. Discuss the important features of the Indo-

Persian tradition of history-writing under the
Mughals. 20

5. What do you understand by micro-history ?

Discuss the historians and their works
associated with this historiographical
tradition. 20

Section—II

6. Describe the main features of colonial

historiography. Discuss two important
historians belonging to this trend. 20

7. Critically analyse the main arguments of the

Cambridge School on Indian Nationalism. 20

8. Explain the idea of history from below. What

are the main problems involved in writing such
histories ? 20

9. Discuss the post-modernist views on history. 20

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10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10

(a) D. D. Kosambi and Indian historiography

(b) Prashastis and Charitas

(c) Colonial views on caste

(d) Feminist historiography in India

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
June, 2021

MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words

each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION I

1. Discuss the various types of Generalisation. How

does generalisation help in history-writing ? 20

2. Write a note on the positivist views of history. 20

3. What do you understand by oral history ?

Discuss its relationship with the mainstream
historiography. 20

4. Write a note on the Early Indian

Historiographical Traditions. 20

5. Discuss the works of any two Marxist Social

historians of the west. 20
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6. Write a note on the nationalist views of Indian

history. 20

7. What do you understand by the term

‘Subaltern’ ? Discuss the development of the
historiography associated with Subaltern
Studies in India. 20

8. Discuss the conflicting views of Indian

renaissance. 20

9. Describe the main points of Indo-Persian

historiography in the Sultanate period. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Traditional Chinese Historiography

(b) Main concepts of Postmodernism

(c) Marxist History-writing on Indian

Nationalism

(d) Race as a Political and Social Construct

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Section—I
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1. What is causation ? Discuss the method

followed in history for establishing

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causality. 20

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2. Discuss the Greco-Roman traditions of history-
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writing. 20
December, 2021
3. Describe the tradition of Indo-Persian
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historiography under the Mughals. 20
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
4. Give an analytical account of the various
Note : (i) Answer any five questions in about
traditions of historiography which constitute
500 words each.
the positivist tradition. 20

(ii) Attempt at least two questions from each

5. Write a note on ‘microhistory’ with reference to
Section.
the writings of some historians associated with

(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

this trend. 20

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Section—II (b) The Cambridge school on Indian

nationalism
6. What is post-modernism ? Discuss the post-

modernist views on history. 20 (c) Feminist historiography on India

7. Write a note on the recent historiography on (d) Kalhana and the Rajatarangini

environment, science and technology. 20

8. Describe the term ‘history from below’. Discuss

it with reference to the history-writing on

India. 20

9. Critically discuss the nationalist historiography

on India. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10

(a) D. D. Kosambi and the paradigm shift in

Indian historiography

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
June, 2022

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION I

1. What is generalisation ? Discuss the various

sources of generalisation which are needed for
history-writing. 20

2. Write a note on the historiographical traditions

in early India. 20

3. Critically discuss the contributions of Leopold

Ranke to modern historiography. 20

4. Discuss the Indo-Persian tradition of

history-writing during the Sultanate period. 20

5. What do you understand by oral history ?

Discuss its relationship with the mainstream
historiography. 20
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6. Write a note on the post-War Marxist

historiography in the West. 20

7. Discuss the main aspects of the Subaltern

Studies School in India. 20

8. Discuss the contributions of the Annales School

to modern historiography. 20

9. Write a note on the feminist historiography on

India. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Traditional Chinese Historiography

(b) Marxist Histories on Indian Nationalism

(c) Early Arabic Historiography

(d) Race as a Political and Social Construct

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MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)

Term-End Examination
December, 2022

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in about 500 words
each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION I

1. Write a critical note on the Rankean tradition of

history-writing. 20

2. Discuss the historiographical traditions in early

India. 20

3. What is causation ? Discuss the methods

followed in historiography for establishing
causality. 20

4. Discuss the distinctive features of traditional

Chinese historiography. 20

5. Give the names of any five Marxist historians in

the West. Discuss the works of any two of them. 20

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6. Write a note on the Subaltern Studies in India. 20

7. What is colonial historiography ? Discuss three

important historians and their works associated
with this trend. 20

8. Critically analyse the main arguments of the

Cambridge School on Indian Nationalism. 20

9. What is Postmodernism ? Discuss the

Postmodernist views on history. 20

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in

about 250 words each : 10+10
(a) Role of Generalisations in History-writing

(b) Medieval Western Historiography

(c) Microhistory

(d) Colonial Perception of Caste

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