Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Historiography - Indian Tradition
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What ancient Indian texts had historical elements? [1]
(A) The Puranas
(B) Only foreign texts
(C) Only modern books
(D) No ancient texts existed
2. What did the Puranas mix with historical events? [1]
(A) Mythology
(B) Only pure facts
(C) Only fiction
(D) Nothing specific
3. What provided historical records of rulers? [1]
(A) Inscriptions and court chronicles
(B) Only oral tradition
(C) Only foreign accounts
(D) Nothing provided records
4. Whose inscriptions are a valuable historical source? [1]
(A) Ashoka's
(B) Only foreign rulers'
(C) No inscriptions exist
(D) Only modern rulers'
5. What did colonial-era historians introduce? [1]
(A) Western historical methods
(B) No new methods
(C) Only Indian methods
(D) Nothing new
6. What issue existed with some colonial interpretations? [1]
(A) Bias in interpreting Indian history
(B) Perfect accuracy always
(C) No issues at all
(D) Complete objectivity
7. What does modern Indian historiography combine? [1]
(A) Traditional sources with contemporary methods
(B) Only ancient sources
(C) Only foreign methods
(D) Nothing combined
8. Why learn about Indian historiography? [1]
(A) To understand India's historical writing tradition
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What ancient Indian texts had historical elements? [1]
(A) The Puranas
(B) Only foreign texts
(C) Only modern books
(D) No ancient texts existed
10. What did the Puranas mix with historical events? [1]
(A) Mythology
(B) Only pure facts
(C) Only fiction
(D) Nothing specific
11. What provided historical records of rulers? [1]
(A) Inscriptions and court chronicles
(B) Only oral tradition
(C) Only foreign accounts
(D) Nothing provided records
12. Whose inscriptions are a valuable historical source? [1]
(A) Ashoka's
(B) Only foreign rulers'
(C) No inscriptions exist
(D) Only modern rulers'
13. What did colonial-era historians introduce? [1]
(A) Western historical methods
(B) No new methods
(C) Only Indian methods
(D) Nothing new
14. What issue existed with some colonial interpretations? [1]
(A) Bias in interpreting Indian history
(B) Perfect accuracy always
(C) No issues at all
(D) Complete objectivity
15. What does modern Indian historiography combine? [1]
(A) Traditional sources with contemporary methods
(B) Only ancient sources
(C) Only foreign methods
(D) Nothing combined
16. Why learn about Indian historiography? [1]
(A) To understand India's historical writing tradition
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests