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This set of Methodology of History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Methodology Of History Set 6
Q1 | Alessandro Fortelli was an ……………….
- oral historian
- hermeneutist
- ethnographist
- sociolist
Q2 | …………..is not gossip, hearsay or rumer; it is history of the people,created by the people
- oral history
- argument
- synthesis
- generalisation
Q3 | ……………..is course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth orfalsehood.
- plagiarism
- logical argument
- ethnographic research
- quantitative research
Q4 | …………….asserts that the truth of the conclusion is supported bypremise.
- inductive argument
- synthesis
- generalisation
- appendices
Q5 | A ………….. is an invalid argument that appears valid or a validargument with distinguished assumptions.
- plagiarism
- fallacy
- hermeneutics
- synthesis
Q6 | The word …………….. comes from the Latin word for kidnapping.
- plagiarism
- hermeneutics
- synthesis
- heuristics
Q7 | …………….. is a written document describing the findings of someindividuals or group.
- plagiarism
- report
- synthesis
- generalisation
Q8 | …………….., simply is any meeting for an exchange of ideas.
- plagiarism
- seminar
- hermeneutics
- synthesis
Q9 | A ……………. paper is a type of academic writing that requires moretheoretical understanding.
- research
- logical argument
- plagiarism
- argument
Q10 | The collection of historical records or the physical place where thehistorical records are located is known as?
- library
- archive
- museum
- history
Q11 | A person who works in Archives is called?
- historian
- archivist
- numismatic
- epigraphist
Q12 | The study and practice of organising, preserving and providing accessto information and materials in archives is called?
- archival science
- library science
- informatics
- field research
Q13 | ………………..….. is the collection of raw data in natural settings.
- field research
- applied research
- quantitative research
- chronology
Q14 | In the card system, the lower left corner of a card is used to write …………
- name of the chapter
- name of the author
- name of the book
- name of the content
Q15 | In the card system, the upper central portion of a card is used to write....
- page number
- date of the event
- name of the chapter
- name of the author
Q16 | …………… helps for quick analysis of important terms, names andplaces occurring in a text?
- glossary
- index
- foot notes
- palaeography
Q17 | References given in the foot notes should first state the ………….
- title of the work
- date of publication
- name of the author
- place of publication
Q18 | “Ibid” denotes ……………..
- work cited
- place cited
- in the same place
- glossary
Q19 | “opcit” denotes ……………
- throughout the work
- compare
- work cited
- appendices
Q20 | . ………… contains a lot of information about the relevant topic whichare not given place in foot notes for want of space.
- glossary
- bibliography
- appendices
- historical synthesis
Q21 | The word Bibliography is derived from the _______ word ‘Biblio’ which means book.
- latin
- english
- greek
- old english
Q22 | The technique of data collection is called?
- hermeneutics
- heuristics
- interview
- historical explanation
Q23 | The books written by various historians are put in the category of?
- primary sources
- secondary sources
- tertiary sources
- none of the these
Q24 | Which type of criticism is used by a scholar to examine whether the records are forged or distorted?
- internal criticism
- external criticism
- none of the these
- interview
Q25 | In which type of criticism the scholar examines the credibility of adocument or collected data?
- external criticism
- internal criticism
- none of these
- historical synthesis