Question
Consider the distinction in Langlois and Seignobos's Introduction to the Study of History.
Assertion A: External criticism investigates the origin and transmission of historical documents.
Reason R: Internal criticism examines the meaning and credibility of their statements.
Choose the correct answer.
The correct answer is
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Both statements are true, but R does not explain A. They describe two complementary stages of source criticism: investigating a document's origin and transmission, and evaluating what its statements mean and how far they can be trusted.
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Important Questions from World History
- Observe the natural disasters impact on human loss and choose the countries with highest casualties in descending order:
A. Bangladesh
B. China
C. Peru
D. Soviet Union
Choose the correct answer from the options given below : - Examine the top industrial disaster which occurred between 1945 to 1990 and choose the place/countries of highest deaths in ascending order.
A. Cali, Colombia
B. Salang Pass, Afghanistan
C. Bhopal, India
D. Kyshtym, USSR
Choose the correct answer from the options given below : Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I LIST-II A. The Religious Schools I. United Kingdom B. Nordic Folk High Schools II. USA C. The Chautauqua Movement III. Denmark D. The Workers' Education Movement IV. England
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:- Who is known as the father of 'Cultural Hegemony'?
The term ' genocide' was coined by
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