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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Phil. (History) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2011.
THEORY OF HISTORY AND METHODS OF RESEARCH
(Upto 2006 Batch)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

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PART A — (5 ? 8 = 40 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

1.‘‘History is nothing but the biography of Great men’’. Discuss.
2.Enumerate the uses and abuses of History.
3.Who called whom the ‘Father of History’? Why?
4.What is a Hypothesis?
5.What are called Secondary Sources?
6.Expand the abbreviations, ‘Ibid’ and ‘Op.cit’ and explain their meaning.
7.Differentiate a ‘Research Proposal’ from a ‘Research Synopsis’.
8.Write a note on ‘Author Index’ and ‘Subject Index’.

PART B — (4 ? 15 = 60 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

9.Explain the meaning, nature and scope of History.
10.‘‘History is a Science, no less and no more’’. Discuss.
11.Highlight the relationship between History and other Social Sciences.
12.Does History repeat itself or not? Substantiate your answer.
13.Give an account of the importance of External and Internal criticism in historical research.
14.List out the types and uses of Footnotes.
15.Throw light on the importance of Bibliography and Appendices.