O Lecture 5 Nationalist Approach

Q1. According to the notes, Raja Ram Mohan Roy published Precepts of Jesus in which year?

A) 1849

B) 1820

C) 1850

D) 1924

Answer: B

Explanation: Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote Precepts of Jesus in 1820.

Q2. Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar opened the Sanskrit school to all people in which year?

A) 1820

B) 1849

C) 1850

D) 1940

Answer: C

Explanation: Vidyasagar established the Bethune School of Education for girls in 1849 and opened the Sanskrit school to all people in 1850.

Q3. Who authored the work Indo-Aryans?

A) Rajendra Lal Mitra (R.L.)

B) R.G. Bhandarkar

C) V.K. Rajwade

D) K.P. Jayaswal

Answer: A

Explanation: Rajendra Lal Mitra published Vedic texts and wrote Indo-Aryans.

Q4. The book History of Dharma Shastra, which aided in studying social processes in India, was authored by:

A) Hemchandra Raychaudhuri

B) Devdatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar

C) Pandurang Vaman Kane

D) K.A. Nilakanta Sastri

Answer: C

Explanation: Pandurang Vaman Kane, a social reformer, wrote History of Dharma Shastra.

Q5. In 1924, K.P. Jayaswal published articles in Hindu Polity to explode the myth of:

A) White Man's Burden

B) Indian Despotism

C) Aryan Supremacy

D) Dynastic Decay

Answer: B

Explanation: K.P. Jayaswal showed that ancient Indian republics enjoyed self-government, exploding the myth of Indian despotism.

Q6. Which two historians are explicitly noted for overplaying the role of indigenous rulers against the Shakas and Kushanas?

A) R.C. Majumdar and K.A. Nilakanta Sastri

B) K.P. Jayaswal and A.S. Altekar

C) D.R. Bhandarkar and H.C. Raychaudhuri

D) R.L. Mitra and V.K. Rajwade

Answer: B

Explanation: The notes specifically bracket K.P. Jayaswal and A.S. Altekar as having overplayed the role of indigenous rulers against Shakas and Kushanas.

Q7. Hemchandra Raychaudhuri constructed the history of ancient India covering which specific period?

A) From Vedic era to Harsha Empire

B) From Mahabharat to end of Gupta empire

C) From Mauryas to Cholas

D) From Indus Valley to Mughal rule

Answer: B

Explanation: H.C. Raychaudhuri constructed the history of Ancient India from the Mahabharat to the end of the Gupta empire.

Q8. According to the notes, the Cambridge School of historiography emerged in which decade?

A) 1920s

B) 1940s

C) 1950s

D) 19th Century

Answer: C

Explanation: The notes indicate that the Cambridge school emerged in the 1950s.