History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2024 History
Arrange the following trends in the writing of Indian history from the earliest to the latest as they emerged. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. The Marxist Phase of Indian history writing
- 2. Indian Nationalist Historiography
- 3. The Subaltern Studies
- 4. The Orientalist Historiography
- 5. British Imperialist Historiography
A1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B1, 3, 5, 2, 4
C4, 5, 2, 1, 3 ✓ Correct
D4, 3, 1, 5, 2
Correct answer: (C) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3 — The correct order is 4, 5, 2, 1, 3.
Explanation
★The correct order is 4, 5, 2, 1, 3.
★Orientalist historiography emerged in the eighteenth century.
★British imperialist historiography emerged in the nineteenth century.
★Indian nationalist historiography emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
★The Marxist phase of Indian history writing emerged in the mid-twentieth century.
★Subaltern studies emerged in the 1980s, the latest of these.
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