History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2015 History
Irfan Habib rejects Kingsley Davis's assumption that the population of Mughal India remained fixed at 125 million from 1600 to 1750, saying that:
AKingsley has perhaps been led away by his own enthusiasm for the benefits of British rule. ✓ Correct
BHe ascribes excessively high productivity per acre to Akbar's time.
CHe made no distinction between the Zabti provinces and the others.
DAll of the above.
Correct answer: (A) Kingsley has perhaps been led away by his own enthusiasm for the benefits of British rule. — Irfan Habib's reason was about British rule, so the answer is the first statement.
Explanation
★Irfan Habib's reason was about British rule, so the answer is the first statement.
★He rejected the idea that the population stayed fixed at 125 million.
★He said Kingsley Davis was led away by his enthusiasm for British rule.
★That is, Davis assumed little growth before the British came.
★Habib argued that the population must have changed over this long period.
★So his criticism rested on the bias in favour of British rule.
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