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This set of Trends in Indian Historiography Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Trends In Indian Historiography Set 1
Q1 | Who among the following is the author of Silent Spring?
- ramachandra guha
- rachel carlson
- john muir
- j. c. kumarappa.
Q2 | Who wrote the book Economy of Permanence?
- m.k.gandhi
- sundarlal bahuguna
- j.c. kumarappa
- k.m.munshi
Q3 | In which year the Chipko Movement began?
- 1970
- 1982
- 1992
- 1973
Q4 | In which year the Government of India liberalised its economy?
- 1995
- 1991
- 1969
- 1951
Q5 | Project Tiger was launched in the year
- 1973
- 1965
- 2004
- 1999
Q6 | According to C.A.Bayly, groups having allegience to a powerful patron is called
- subaltern
- subgroup
- connexions
- contributors
Q7 | According to the Cambridge interpretation, the roots of politics lay in
- localities like district, the municipality, the village.
- intellectual forums
- consciouness of the people
- history
Q8 | Who is the author of The Emergence of Indian Nationalism: Competition andCollaboration in the Later Nineteenth Century
- john gallaghar
- ronald robinson
- anil seal
- gordon johnson
Q9 | Who among the following is associated with Cambrodge School of Histroiography?
- ranajith guha
- r.s. sharma
- anil seal
- rachel carlson
Q10 | Who are the subaltern?
- any people with hegemonic power
- any person of south asian descent
- people relegated to inferior rank or status
- historians
Q11 | In which year the firsr edited volume of subaltern studies came out?
- 1982
- 1987
- 1996
- 2001
Q12 | Subaltern studies first appeared as a revision of the historical narratives of whichcountry?
- afghanistan
- vietnam
- india
- chile
Q13 | Who is the author of the book An Introduction to the Study of History ?
- d.d.kosambi
- r.s.sharma
- romila thapar
- james mill.
Q14 | Who is the author of The Agrarian System of Mughal India ?
- irfan habib
- d.n.jha
- r.s.sharma
- romila thapar.
Q15 | GHG stands for
- green house grant
- green house gas
- geographical house grant
- green hosting gear
Q16 | According to Aryan Invasion Theory, where did the Aryans initially settled in India?
- bihar
- punjab
- gujarat
- u.p
Q17 | According to Aryans, the indegenous people of india were
- rakshasa
- dasas and dasyus
- dravida
- kshatriya
Q18 | Which among the following was regarded as a form of wealth during the vedic age?
- gold
- vedas
- cattle
- land.
Q19 | Which among the following languages is not a member of Indoeuropean category?
- english
- italian
- german
- tamil
Q20 | Who coined the term Hydraulic civilisations?
- karl marx
- e. h. carr
- karl wittfogel
- arnold toynbee.
Q21 | Which among the following is true about a Hydraulic Society?
- societies with lucid social bonds
- societies based on large scale irrigation
- liberal society
- society inclined towards criminality
Q22 | Which historian brought out the interdisciplinary method to study ancient indianhistory?
- r.c. majumdar
- d.d. kosambi
- r.s.sharma
- d.n.jha
Q23 | According to D.D.Kosambi, interpretation of myths is , in order to studyearly cultures.
- unnecessary
- irrelevant
- necessary
- a burden
Q24 | Who wrote Urban Decay in India?
- r.s.sharma
- ranajith guha
- n.jha d. romila thapar
Q25 | Who is the author of Asoka and the Decline of Mauryas ?
- bipan chandra
- r. c. majumdar
- romila thapar
- satish chandra