History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2011 History
Match List I (Author) with List II (Work) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. R.C. Dutt
- II. R.J. Moore
- III. A.R. Desai
- IV. H.J. Broomfield
List II
- A. Social Background of Indian Nationalism
- b. Elite Conflict in a Plural Society
- c. Economic History of India
- d. The Crisis of Indian Unity
AI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b ✓ Correct
BI-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
CI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
DI-a, II-d, III-c, IV-b
Correct answer: (A) I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b — The correct match is I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b.
★R.C. Dutt wrote the Economic History of India, a classic critique of colonial economic policy.
★R.J. Moore wrote The Crisis of Indian Unity, on the politics leading to Partition.
★A.R. Desai wrote the Social Background of Indian Nationalism, a Marxist study of the freedom movement.
★H.J. Broomfield wrote Elite Conflict in a Plural Society, on politics in twentieth century Bengal.
★These works represent major strands of modern Indian historiography.
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