History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2013 History
Match List I (Name of the book) with List II (Author) and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Sketch of the Political History of India (1811)
- II. The History of British India
- III. The History of India (1841)
- IV. The Early History of India (1904)
List II
- A. V.A. Smith
- b. John Malcolm
- c. James Mill
- d. Elphinstone
AI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a ✓ Correct
BI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
CI-d, II-a, III-c, IV-b
DI-a, II-d, III-b, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a — The correct match is I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a.
★The Sketch of the Political History of India was written by John Malcolm.
★The History of British India was the famous work of James Mill.
★The History of India was written by Mountstuart Elphinstone.
★The Early History of India was written by Vincent A. Smith.
★These works founded the colonial writing of Indian history.
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