Question 1

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 2

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 3

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.

Question 4

The classic nationalist historical work The Age of Imperial Unity and multi-volume History and Culture of the Indian People was published under the general editorship of:

Accepted Answer

R.C. Majumdar — R.C. Majumdar general-edited the multi-volume History and Culture of the Indian People, a flagship nationalist historiographical project.

Question 5

Who wrote the authoritative south Indian historical text A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar?

Accepted Answer

K.A. Nilakanta Sastri — K.A. Nilakanta Sastri's A History of South India remains a foundational text on South Indian political history.

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