History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2019 History
Among the following statements, which are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. The historical method is a complex process involving search for sources of information, its critical evaluation, synthesis and exposition.
- 2. Reasoning should be done if the basis of the proposition is merely conjecture.
- 3. The cult of the 'document', especially the 'official document', owes its development largely to Leopold von Ranke.
- 4. Oswald Spengler's philosophy of history opens with a vehement attack on the European periodization of history into ancient, medieval and modern.
A1, 2 and 3 only
B1, 3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
C2, 3 and 4 only
D1 and 2 only
Correct answer: (B) 1, 3 and 4 only — The first, third and fourth statements are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4 only.
Explanation
★The first, third and fourth statements are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4 only.
★The historical method is a complex process of searching for sources, critical evaluation, synthesis and exposition.
★The cult of the document, especially the official document, owes its development largely to Leopold von Ranke.
★Oswald Spengler's philosophy of history opens with an attack on the European periodization into ancient, medieval and modern.
★The second statement is wrong, as reasoning should not rest on mere conjecture.
★So only the first, third and fourth statements are correct.
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