Question

Imagine that you are a historian wanting to find out about how agriculture changed in a remote tribal area after independence . List the different ways in which you would find information on this.

Answer 1

To find out about how agriculture changed in a remote tribal area after independence I will have to use the traditional methods of gathering information. These include:

1. Observation: This means observing the current condition and comparing with the data available for the time before independence.

2. Interviews: This means I will have to interview the people who lived before independence so that I can get first hand information.

3. Questionnaires: I will have to formulate questionnaires to help me gather the information I need.

4. Questioning: This involves questions farmers and all involved parties to give the side of their story.

5. Study of existing forms, organizational documents and reports: This is also another way of gathering the information because the journals, reports etc will provide data that had been gathered at that time.

Therefore these are some of the ways I would gather information

Answer 2

Answer:

• consult with the administrative records,
• check surveys conducted throughout the world,
• check old records from books and magazines,
• check the documents produced by different Indian as well as foreign scholars

Explanation:

(a) First of all I will need to consult administrative records, associated with the tribal areas agriculture and also check different surveys conducted by different agencies.

(b) Secondly I will be able to check old records, notices and reports of the officials as per the tribal areas.

(c) Thirdly I will need to check the documents produced by different scholars, both Indians and therefore the Europeans concerning the economy of the tribal people.

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