History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-I)
'The Caesars and Pest History' presents history as which of the following?
AA carrier of ideology
BA mere compilation of facts ✓ Correct
CA branch of romanticism
DGender history
Correct answer: (B) A mere compilation of facts — The answer is a mere compilation of facts.
Explanation
★The answer is a mere compilation of facts.
★This method presents history as a mere gathering of historical facts.
★Facts are discovered through various means, so it is also called fact-finding.
★This approach is mostly used in schools, colleges and historical research.
★It treats the historian's task as collecting and arranging facts.
★So it presents history as a compilation of facts rather than ideology.
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