History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET July 2018 History
Match List I (Thinker) with List II (Definition of History) and select the correct answer from the code given below.
List I
- I. G.P. Gooch
- II. Henri Pirenne
- III. Renier
- IV. Walsh
List II
- A. All past is my past and I want to recapture it for my own satisfaction.
- b. Either we must admit that history has a meaning or we must admit that history is a chaotic aggregate of unconnected events.
- c. History has had assigned to it the task of judging the past, of instructing the present for the benefit of ages to come.
- d. History is the story of deeds and achievements of men living in society.
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
CI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
DI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b — The correct match is I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b.
★G.P. Gooch defined history as the task of judging the past and instructing the present.
★Henri Pirenne called history the story of the deeds and achievements of men living in society.
★Renier said all the past is his past, to be recaptured for his own satisfaction.
★Walsh held that history must either have meaning or be a chaotic aggregate of unconnected events.
★These are well known definitions of history by these thinkers.
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