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Simone de Beauvoir helped in establishing fundamentals of _________.

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  1. law of nature

  2. feminism

  3. law of inheritance

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris, France, in 1908. She was a French writer, intellectual, philosopher, political activist, and feminist. She had a significant influence on feminist theory. She laid the foundation for the modern feminist movement. Beauvoir’s most famous work was the "The Second Sex" from 1949, a highly influential book which laid the foundation for the wave of feminism.

She wrote attacking the male-dominated social system and the caste system. Her book Stripurush Tulana, published in1882 is acknowledged as the first feminist book in India. To whom are the above statements referring to?

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  1. Pandita Ramabai

  2. Tarabai Shinde

  3. Savitribai Phule

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
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Tarabai Shinde wrote about the male-dominated social system and the caste system. Her book Stripurush Tulana, published in1882 is acknowledged as the first feminist book in India.

Which of the following statements are correct about Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade are correct?

(i) He has explained in great detail about the rise of Maratha power in his book A history of Mahrattas.

(ii) According to him the rise of the Mahrattas was not a sudden event, but the ground for it on the social, cultural, and religious levels was prepared over a prolonged period.

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  1. Only (i)

  2. Only (ii)

  3. Both are correct

  4. None of them are correct

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Statement (i) is incorrect as the book written by Justice Mahadev Govind  Ranade is The Rise of the Maratha Power. A history of Mahrattas was written by Grant Duff. Statement (ii) is correct. Hence the answer is (b).

The five volumes of ______, published during 1923-1937 C.E. are distinct examples of colonial historiography.

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  1. The History of British India

  2. Cambridge History of India

  3. The British Raj

  4. British Hindusthan

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The five volumes of Cambridge History of India, published during 1923-1937 C.E. are distinct examples of colonial historiography

Harappan Civilisation was discovered during the period of Sir John Marshall.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

 “The History of British India” written by James Mill was published in 1817. Identify the correct statement about the book.

i) It was the first book written by a Britsih Historian on Indian.

ii) It clearly reflects the absence of an objective perspective and prejudice about various aspects of Indian culture.

iii) The book was written in two volumes.

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  1. (i) and (ii) are correct.

  2. (i) and (iii) are correct

  3. (ii) and (iii) are correct

  4. All are correct.

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Correct Option: A
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The History of British India written by James Mill was published in 1817. It was the first book written by a Britsih Historian on Indian Indian. It clearly reflects the absence of an objective perspective and prejudice about various aspects of Indian culture. The book was written in three volumes. Thus, the correct answer is (a).

The Sohagaura Copper- Plate contain the symbols of 'Tree-in-railing' and 'Mountain'.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

'Holkaranchi Kaiphiyat' provides the information about contribution of Marathas in the Indian History.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

'Tuzuk-i-Babari' is the ________ of Babur.

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  1. Biography

  2. Autobiography

  3. Poem

  4. Stories

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Tuzuk-i-Baburi (also called as Baburnama) is the autobiography of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, the founder of the Mughal empire in India. Babur wrote it in the Turkish language. In Tuzuk-i Baburi, Babur has described the physical features climate, animals, birds, flowers, fruits and the life of the people and the places he visited. He has also written about his own life in detail. Also, he had criticized the various practices in Indian Society and culture.

The inscription on the Harappan seals and other artefacts confirm that Indians had mastered the art of __________.

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  1. learning

  2. grasping

  3. teaching

  4. writing

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the early modern period the term historiography meant " the writing of history", and historiographer meant "historian".

Writing history was popular among Christian monks and clergy in the middle ages. They wrote about the history of Jesus Christ, that of the Church and that of their patrons, the dynastic history of the local rulers. 
The tumultuous events surrounding the French revolution inspired much of the historiography and analysis of the early 19th century. Interest in the 1688 Glorious Revolution was also rekindled by the Great Reform Act of 1832 in England.