From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 10 — Unit 10: Historical Method, Research, Methodology, and Historiography unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
Burton Stein applied the 'Segmentary State' model (originally developed by Aidan Southall for the Alur of Africa) to analyze which South Indian empire?
Vijayanagara Empire (and Chola State) ✓
Pallava Kingdom
Bahmani Sultanate
Maratha Empire
Burton Stein applied Aidan Southall's Segmentary State model (from African anthropology) to Vijayanagara and the Chola state.
In historical research techniques, the auxiliary science dealing specifically with the decipherment, study, and reading of ancient handwriting and scripts is called:
Paleography ✓
Epigraphy
Numismatics
Diplomatics
Paleography is the study of ancient handwriting and scripts, essential for dating and reading old manuscripts and inscriptions.
The study and critical analysis of administrative records, charters, and official state documents to verify their authenticity is known as:
Diplomatics ✓
Paleography
Sigillography
Archives Management
Diplomatics critically examines official charters and administrative documents to establish their authenticity and legal validity.
What does the auxiliary historical discipline of Sigillography (or Sphragistics) study?
Seals attached to official documents and charters ✓
Ancient coin weights and alloys
Stone boundary pillars
Monumental tombs
Sigillography (sphragistics) is the study of seals attached to official documents and charters.
In research methodology, a working proposition or tentative assumption formulated to guide an empirical investigation is termed a:
Hypothesis ✓
Historiographical thesis
Theoretical axiom
Empirical deduction
A hypothesis is a tentative, testable proposition formulated to guide historical or scientific investigation.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
