History Practice Questions

Q.1 The writings of Simone de Beauvoir helped in establishing the fundamentals of ________. A) secularism B) feminism C) socialism D) capitalism Q.2 The Annales School was started by _______ historians. A) Greek B) French C) Roman D) Indian Q.3 ‘Das Kapital’ was written by ________. A) Michel Fouc...

Q.1 The writings of Simone de Beauvoir helped in establishing the fundamentals of ________. A) secularism B) feminism C) socialism D) capitalism Q.2 The Annales School was started by _______ historians. A) Greek B) French C) Roman D) Indian Q.3 ‘Das Kapital’ was written by ________. A) Michel Foucault B) René Descartes C) Karl Marx D) Leopold Von Ranké Q.4 Georg Hegel’s method of analysis based on opposites is known as ________. A) Thesis B) Dialectics C) Antithesis D) Synthesis Q.5 ________ wrote the book ‘Discourse on the method’. A) Michel Foucault B) René Descartes C) Karl Marx D) Voltaire Q.6 Modern historiography is based on ________ principles. A) geographic B) mathematical C) fundamental D) scientific Q.7 The tradition of recording historical event can be traced back to Sumer civilization in ________. A) Greece B) Rome C) Harappa D) Mesopotamia Q.8 Ancient communities used ________ for passing stories of valour through generations. A) oil paintings B) canvas paintings C) cave paintings D) wax paintings Q.9 A scholar who writes a critical historical narrative is a ________. A) scientist B) writer C) author D) historian Q.10 ________ is the writing of a critical historical narrative. A) Historiography B) Topography C) Calligraphy D) Geography Q.11 _________ is study of lineage. A) Genealogy B) Archaeology C) Epigraphy D) Numismatics Q.12 ________ is the study of coins. A) Genealogy B) Archaeology C) Epigraphy D) Numismatics (1) Ans : D Q.13 Experts scrutinise the historical documents for their ________. A) biodegradability B) authenticity C) saleability D) readability Q.14 Historical research is a/an ________ process. A) unimportant B) continuous C) discontinuous D) impossible Q.15 The objective of ________ is to understand the chronology of the past events. A) historical research B) physical science C) natural science D) mathematics Q.16 ________ wrote the book entitled ‘Archaeology of Knowledge’. A) Karl Marx B) Michel Foucault C) Lucien Febvre D) Voltaire Q.17 It may be said that ________ was the founder of modern historiography. A) Voltaire B) René Descartes C) Leopold Ranké D) Karl Marx