Question

3. Write short notes on Official Records, Surveys, Periodization in history.
4. What are the significance of Periodization?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Official records: The official records are the documents that the government kept with them, in other words, these were the documents in which all the policies or projects of the government were registered. Theofficial records were mainly kept by the British government.

A Survey is defined as a research method used for collecting data from a pre-defined group of respondents to gain information and insights on various topics of interest.Surveys have a variety of purposes and can be carried out in many ways depending on the methodology chosen and the objectives to be achieved.

Periodization is the process of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified, named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study and analysis ofhistory. This results in descriptive abstractions that provide convenient terms for periods of time with relatively stable characteristics

Answer 2

Official Records :

The official records are the documents that the government kept with them, in other words, these were the documents in which all the policies or projects of the government were registered. The official records were mainly kept by the British government. In these records, the administration kept the written statements of all key instruction, inquiry, plan, strategy settlement and agreement. These official records or the documents serve as the primary sources of history.

Surveys :

The system of surveying became general under the colonial rule because British considered that a nation had to be accurately known before it could be effectively regulated. Detailed surveys were conducted out by the British officials to map the entire land. In other words, these surveys were being conducted as a part of a colonial policy of revenue collection. The information (about the quality of soil, cropping patterns and flora and fauna) collected by the survey of the land was used to determine the rate of taxes to be imposed on people.

Periodization :

Periodization is the process of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified, named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history.