JK Academy Maharashtra Board Class 10 History Solutions Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition
Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 10 History Solutions Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition
Std 10 History Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition Textbook Exercise
Std 10 History Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition Questions and Answers.
Maharashtra State Board Class 10 History Solutions Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition
Exercise
1. Complete the sentences by choosing a correct option.
(1) …….. was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
(a) Alexander Cunningham (b) William Jones (c) John Marshall (d) Friedrich Max Muller
Answer:
(a) Sir Alexander Cunningham
(2) ………… translated the Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’.
(a) James Mill (b) Friedrich max Muller (c) Mountstuart Elphinstone (d) Sir John Marshall
Answer:
(b) Friedrich Max Muller
(B) Identify the wrong pair in the following, correct it and rewrite.
(1) ‘Who were the Shudras’ – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
(2) ‘Stri-Purush Tulana’ – Feminist writing
(3) ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’ – Marxist History
(4) Grant Duff – Colonial History.
Answer
Wrong Pair: ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’ – Marxist History
Right Pair : ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’ – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
2. Explain the following with its reason.
(1) Writing of the regional history received a momentum.
Answer:
(i) The writings of Indian historians who were trained in the British educational system show an inclination to restore the pride in the ancient glory of India and the self[1]esteem of the Indian readers.
(ii) Nationalistic writings in Maharashtra were inspired by Vishnushastri Chiplunkar. He criticised the prejudiced history of ancient India written by British officers.
(iii) The nationalistic historians tried to seek the golden era of Indian history.
(iv) The nationalistic historiography helped in the triggering of the independence movement of the Indian people against the British.
(v) The attention of historians was drawn to the geographic conditions and history of south Indian regions.
(2) Bakhar is an important type of historical documents.
Answer:
(i) ‘Bakhar’ is an important type of historical documents of medieval times.
(ii) It contains eulogies of the heroes and stories of historic events, battles, lives of great men.
(iii) Bakhars can be divided into various types such as biographies of kings, dynastic history, descriptions of events, history of a sect, autobiographies, regarding grievance, based on mythologies and state administration by a king.
3. Answer the following in 25-30 words.
(1) Which things are included in the descriptions by Emperor Babur in his autobiography ?
Answer:
(i) Babur, the founder of the Mughal empire wrote an autobiography, entitled, ‘Tuzuk-i-Babari’.
(ii) It contains the descriptions of the battles fought by him.
(iii) Babur also recorded his minute observations of various regions and cities travelled by him including the local economy, customs and the flora.
(2) What is the contribution of Svatantryaveer Savarkar to nationalistic historiography?
Answer:
(i) ‘The Indian War of Independence, 1857’, written by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is of great importance.
(ii) It helped in the triggering of the independence movement of the Indian people against the British.
(iii) It provided a momentum to the writing of regional histories too. (iv) As a result the attention of historians was drawn to the geographic conditions and history of south Indian regions.
4. Write detailed answers to the following questions :
(1) What is Marxist History?
Answer:
(i) The concern for the means of production, modes of production and the industrial relations were at the centre in the writings of Marxist historians.
(ii) Accordingly, to analyse the impact of every social event of significance has remained the basic theme of Marxist historiography.
(iii) Marxist historians in India studied the transitions within the caste system.
(iv) Among the notable Indian historians who adopted Marxist ideological framework, scholars like Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, Comrade Shripad Amrut Dange, Ram Sharan Sharma, Comrade Sharad Patil have contributed notably.
(v) Comrade Dange was one of the founder members of the Indian Communist Party.
(vi) ‘Primitive Communism to Slavery’, the book written by him represents Marxist historiography.
(2) What is the contribution of Itihasacharya V.K. Rajwade to historiography?
Answer:
(i) Rajwade is well-known for his writings in Marathi on varied subjects like history, linguistics, etymology, grammar, etc.
(ii) He was of the firm opinion that we should write our own history.
(iii) He compiled and edited 22 volumes of ‘Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane’.
(iv) He wrote very scholarly prefaces to each of the 22 volumes.
(v) He insisted that history should be written only using the authentic documentary source.
Std 10 History Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition Textbook Exercise jkacademypro.com
5. (a) Complete the following chart.
Answer:
| Historian | Name of the Book |
| James Mill | The History of British India |
| James Grant Duff | A History of Mahrattas |
| Mountstuart Elphinstone | The History of India |
| S. A. Dange | Primitive Communism to Slavery |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar | Who Were the Shudras |
(b) Complete the following concept chart.
| Historian | Book | Objective |
| Ziauddin Barani | Tarikh-i-Phiruz Shahi | Purpose of Historiography |
| Emperor Babur | Tuzuk-i-Babari | Descriptions of the battles fought by Babur |
| Kalhana | Rajtarangini | History of Kashmir |
| Krishnaji Anant Sabhasad | Sabhasad Bakhar | The reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj |
Std 10 History Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition Questions and Answers jkacademypro.com
6. Explain the following concepts.
(1) Orientalist historiography.
Answer:
(i) Many European scholars felt curious about civilisations and countries of the East. These scholars were known as ‘Orientalists’.
(ii) The orientalist studied the similarities between Sanskrit and some of the European languages.
(iii) Their studies resulted into formulating the notion of an ancient language that could be the mother of all Indo-European languages.
(iv) Sir William Jones and Friedrich Max Muller are two of the notable orientalist scholars.
(2) Nationalistic historiography.
Answer:
(i) The writings of Indian historians who were trained in the British educational system show an inclination to restore the pride in the ancient glory of India and the self[1]esteem of the Indian readers. Their writings are known as ‘Nationalistic Historiography’.
(ii) The nationalistic historians tried to seek the golden era of Indian history.
(iii) They are at times blamed for ignoring the critical analysis of the historical truth.
(iv) The nationalistic historiography helped in the triggering of the independence movement of the Indian people against the British.
(v) The nationalistic historiography provided a momentum to the writing of regional histories too.
(vi) As a result the attention of historians was drawn to the geographic conditions and history of south Indian regions.
(vii) Mahadev Govind Ranade, Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, Vinayak and Damodar Savarkar are the names of some renowned scholars among the nationalistic historians.
(3) Subaltern history.
Answer:
(i) Subaltern means the ‘bottommost ranks’
(ii) The Italian historian Antonio Gramsci developed the idea that history should be written starting from the bottommost ranks of people in the society.
(iii) Subaltern ideology were expressed by Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
(iv) Ranjit Guha, an Indian historian played a major role in establishing subaltern history as an important academic school of historiography.
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Project
Prepare an illustrated manuscript with the help of the internet giving more information about the historians mentioned in this lesson.
Std 10 History Chapters
1. Historiography : Development in the West.
2. Historiography : Indian Tradition
3. Applied History
4. History of Indian Arts
5. Mass Media and History
6. Entertainment and History
7. Sports and History
8. Tourism and History
9. Heritage Management
Std 10 Political Science
1. Working of the Constitution
2. The Electoral Process
3. Political Parties
4. Social and Political Movements
5. Challenges faced by Indian Democracy