Paper 1 · Research Aptitude UGC NET 27 June 2025 Shift 1

Which of the following describes the Historical Research method?

AIt collects facts by understanding the present situation through interviews and surveys.

BIt predicts the future by using questionnaire and telephonic conversation.

CIt collects facts by going to the past in different time periods, with sources such as written records, newspapers, diaries, letters, traveller's accounts and documents. ✓ Correct

DIt uses common sense to solve practical problems in the present.

Correct answer: (C) It collects facts by going to the past in different time periods, with sources such as written records, newspapers, diaries, letters, traveller's accounts and documents.

Explanation

Historical research method collects facts by going into different past periods using sources like written records, newspapers, diaries, letters, travellers accounts and documents.

Collecting facts by understanding the present through interviews and surveys describes survey research.

Predicting the future through questionnaire and telephone conversation is not the historical method.

Using common sense to solve present practical problems is not historical research.

Historical research relies on primary and secondary documentary sources from the past.

Its evidence is evaluated through external and internal criticism for authenticity.

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