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Name of the University : Uttarakhand Open University
Degree : M.A
Department : History
Subject Code/Name : MAHI04 AitihasikChintan
Year : I
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AitihasikChintan :
M.A. Ist Year Examination- 2012
Time : 3 Hours
Max. Marks: 60
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Note : The question paper is divided into three sections A, B and C.
Give the answer according to the directions given for each section.
Section- A
(Long Answer’s Question)
Note : Answer any two Questions. Each Question carries 15 marks.
History is a Social Physics. Shed light on the historical thinking in the 20th
century in the context of this statement of Comte
Give comparative analysis of the thoughts of Toynbee and Spengler on History.
What is Marxist History writing- Discuss in detail
Discuss the interrelationship between Causes & History in history writing.
Section- B
(Short Answer’s Question)
Note : Answer any four Questions. Each Question carries 5 marks.
Briefly discuss the following :
What is the Khabar system in historywriting –
Christian historiography and Christian religious believes.
History of Science
The Arthshastra tradition of Indian political thought
The historical significance of the Puranas.
The nationalist historiography in pre Independent India.
R. C. Dutt and economic history writing in India
Section- C
Objective Question (Compulsory)
Note : Answer all Questions. Each Question carries 1 mark.
Write True/False against the following
Kalidasa was the contemporary of Chandra Gupta II
The author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is R.C. Majumdar.
Khulasavatuttavasikwas thefirst Persian text written in medieval India, which
portrays the socio-cultural life of the kings of Delhi.
Answer the following
Which Chines traveler gives detail description of Mahayana sect of Buddhism in
To which Indian emperor the PraayagPrashastiis related –
In which language TujukiBabari was written-
Choose the correct alternative.
The author of Decline of the West is-
A- Rousseau B- Comte C- Oswald Spengler D- St. Augustine
Which one of the following played significant role in bringing into light the
A- W.H. Moreland. B- Vincent A. Smith C- William Dalrymple D- Karl Marx
Who said this- History is the history of Ideas-
A- R.G. Collingwood. B- ArthurMarwick C- E.H.Carr. D- Francis Fukuyama
After the end of Company rule, India ushered into an era which is known as –
A- Age of Financial Capitalism B-Age of Mercantilism
C- Age of Socialism D- Age of Absolutism
First Year, Examination-2015 :
MAHI-04 – Aitihasik Chintan :
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks : 60
Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks divided into three (03) sections A, B, and C. Attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.
Section – A : (Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer any two (02) questions only. (2×15=30)
1. Write an essay on various branches of History.
2. Discuss in detail the emerging trends in modern Indian historiography.
3. Shed light on various systems of Muslim history writing.
4. Discuss the interrelationship between History and Science.
Section – B : (Short Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘B’ contains eight (08) short-answer-type questions of five (05) marks each. Learners are required to answer any four (04) questions only. (4×5=20)
Briefly discuss the following :
1. The impact of Confucianism in Chinese history writing.
2. What is the Tabquat system in historiography.
3. Write a note on Kautilya’s Arthshastra and history writing.
4. What is traditional history writing ?
5. The 630 AD India visit of Chinese traveler Yuan Chuang In.
6. Comment on the historical significance of Prayaga Prashasti of Harisena.
7. Akaburnama
8. Dada Bahi Nauroji and economic history writing in India.
Section – C : (Objective Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘C’ contains ten (10) objective-type questions of one (01) mark each. All the questions of this section are compulsory. (10×1=10)
Answer the following :
1. Who was the author of ‘City of God’ ?
2. Who is known as father of history ?
3. Who promulgated the theory of Dialectal Materialism ?
4. According to whom ‘the meaningful units for history are not epochs but whole cultures which evolve as organisms ?
5. What is the central concept in Hegel’s ‘The Phenomenology of Spirit’ ?
6. To which dynasty the Spring and Autumn Anals is associated with ?