MCQ History Chapter 1 Historiography : Development in the West Class 10 Maharashtra Board 1. What is the study of lineage called in historical research?EpigraphyNumismaticsGenealogyManuscriptologyQuestion 1 of 202. What does a historian’s interpretation of events often depend on?Personal opinionsConceptual frameworkPolitical affiliationsReligious beliefsQuestion 2 of 203. How did ancient societies show their interest in historical time?By writing booksThrough cave paintings and songsUsing digital recordsCreating scientific reportsQuestion 3 of 204. What is the earliest known historical inscription mentioned in the document?Egyptian hieroglyphsSumerian battle recordGreek tabletRoman decreeQuestion 4 of 205. What does the Sumerian inscription in the Louvre Museum show?A trade agreementSoldiers with shields and spearsA religious ceremonyA royal feastQuestion 5 of 206. What is a primary characteristic of modern historiography?Reliance on mythsUse of scientific principlesFocus on divine eventsIgnoring human deedsQuestion 6 of 207. What type of questions does modern historiography ask?AnthropocentricTheocentricMythocentricGeocentricQuestion 7 of 208. What supports the answers in modern historiography?Personal biasesReligious textsReliable evidenceImaginative storiesQuestion 8 of 209. What does modern historiography aim to present?A divine narrativeA graph of mankind’s journeyA fictional taleA static timelineQuestion 9 of 2010. What is the origin of the term ‘History’?LatinGreekFrenchGermanQuestion 10 of 2011. What shift occurred in European universities by the 18th century?Focus on divine phenomenaInterest in scientific historical studiesEmphasis on mythologyRejection of historyQuestion 11 of 2012. Which German university became a center for historical studies?Gottingen UniversityBerlin UniversityMunich UniversityHeidelberg UniversityQuestion 12 of 2013. What did René Descartes contribute to historiography?Focus on divine eventsCritical examination of documentsImaginative narrationChronological orderingQuestion 13 of 2014. What aspect of history did Voltaire emphasize besides objective truth?Military conquestsSocial traditions and tradeReligious doctrinesPolitical alliancesQuestion 14 of 2015. According to Hegel, how should historical reality be presented?In a logical mannerAs a divine planWith imaginative flairWithout evidenceQuestion 15 of 2016. What is the process of arriving at a new thesis in Hegel’s Dialectics called?ThesisAntithesisSynthesisChronologyQuestion 16 of 2017. What did Leopold von Ranké emphasize in historical research?Imaginative storytellingOriginal documentsReligious narrativesPolitical biasesQuestion 17 of 2018. According to Karl Marx, what shapes human relationships?Religious beliefsFundamental needs and productionPolitical systemsCultural traditionsQuestion 18 of 2019. What new areas did the Annales School include in historiography?Only political eventsClimate and social divisionsDivine interventionsMilitary campaignsQuestion 19 of 2020. What did Michel Foucault call his historiographical method?DialecticsClass TheoryArchaeology of KnowledgeFeminist PerspectiveQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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