History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2019 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): 'History' refers to both a subject matter and a thought process.
Reason (R): The thought process of historical thinking involves raising questions, marshalling evidence, discerning patterns in evidence and critiquing the narratives written by others.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both are true and R explains A, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both are true and R explains A, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
★History is not only facts; it refers to both a subject matter and a thought process.
★The thought process involves raising questions, marshalling evidence and discerning patterns.
★It also involves critiquing the narratives written by others.
★This description of the thought process explains why history is more than just a subject matter.
★So both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion.
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