Question 1

The seminal Marxist work An Introduction to the Study of Indian History (1956), which re-orientated Indian history using Marxist methodology, was written by:

Accepted Answer

D.D. Kosambi — D.D. Kosambi's 1956 work applied Marxist method systematically to reinterpret ancient and medieval Indian history through modes of production.

Question 2

Who authored the monumental economic and social history titled Agrarian System of Mughal India (1556–1707)?

Accepted Answer

Irfan Habib — Irfan Habib's Agrarian System of Mughal India remains a landmark quantitative-Marxist study of Mughal land revenue and peasant economy.

Question 3

The pioneer of imperialist/colonial historiography who wrote The History of British India (1817) dividing Indian history into Hindu, Muslim, and British periods was:

Accepted Answer

James Mill — James Mill's History of British India (1817) periodised Indian history into Hindu, Muslim and British eras, embodying an imperialist, critical view of pre-colonial India.

Question 4

Imperialist historian Vincent Smith authored which comprehensive history text widely used in the early 20th century?

Accepted Answer

The Early History of India — Vincent Smith's Early History of India was a standard imperialist-school survey text for much of the early 20th century.

Question 5

The Cambridge School of Indian historiography (represented by historians like Anil Seal) interprets Indian national movement primarily as:

Accepted Answer

Factional struggles among self-interested local elites competing for patronage and political office under colonial rule — The Cambridge School (e.g. Anil Seal) reads Indian nationalism as elite factions competing for colonial patronage rather than genuine mass anti-colonial sentiment.

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