LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI  600 034.
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION  HISTORY
THIRD SEMESTER  APRIL 2003
HT 3803 / H 918  HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODOLOGY
23.04.2003
1.00  4.00
Max : 100 Marks
PART  A
Answer any FOUR of the following in not more than 100 words each.
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State the scope of history.
What is diplomatic history?
What are the views of St. Augusts on History?
Does history repeat itself? Give reasons.
Write a note on ‘Nationalist historians’.
List the importance of ‘Footnotes’.
PART  B
Answer any TWO of the following in not more than 300 words each.
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(2 10=20 marks)
‘History is an mending dialogue between the past and present’ Explain.
Elaborate the features of medieval Indian historiography.
Briefly examine the sources for the study of Indian National Movement.
Explain the assignment of the thesis.
PART  C
Answer any THREE of the following in 1200 words each.
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(4 5=20 marks)
(320=60 marks)
Discuss the definitions, Nature and limitations of history.
History is a Scienceno less no moreExamine.
What is ‘historical objectivity’? Discuss objectivity and subjectivity in history.
Examine the steps to be followed while selecting a topic for research?
What is meant by criticism? Analyse the positive and negative aspects of internal
criticism.
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