History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET July 2016 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): Historical method is a complex process involving search for sources of information, its critical evaluation, synthesis and exposition.
Reason (R): As a science of knowledge, history is completely separated from the natural sciences because it does not have universal laws.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
★Historical method is indeed a complex process of finding and evaluating sources.
★So the assertion is true.
★History does also differ from the natural sciences, for it has no universal laws.
★So the reason is true as well.
★But the lack of universal laws does not explain the steps of the historical method.
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