History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2024 History (Cancelled)
Which out of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Wilhelm Dilthey stated 'what man is, only history tells'
- 2. James Thurber stated 'It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers'
- 3. Cicero stated 'Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost'
- 4. Henry Adams stated 'History does not repeat itself. The historians repeat each other'
- 5. Collingwood stated 'If history teaches us any lesson at all, it is that there are no historical lessons'
A1, 2, 3 and 4 only
B1 and 2 only ✓ Correct
C1, 2, 4 and 5 only
D1, 2 and 4 only
Correct answer: (B) 1 and 2 only — The correct statements are 1 and 2 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1 and 2 only.
★Wilhelm Dilthey said that what man is, only history tells.
★James Thurber said it is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
★The remark on rewriting belongs to William Zinsser, not Cicero, so the third is wrong.
★The remark that historians repeat each other belongs to A.J. Balfour, not Henry Adams, so the fourth is wrong.
★The remark on no historical lessons belongs to Lucien Febvre, not Collingwood, so the fifth is wrong.
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