GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Historians name periods “Hindu” or “Muslim” as per the
A
religion of the minority of the people in the entire world
B
religion of the majority of the rulers in the entire world
C
religion of the rulers at that very place
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is difficult to refer to any period of history as ‘Hindu’ or ‘Muslim’ because a variety of faiths existed simultaneously in these periods. It is also not justified to characterise an age through the religion of the rulers of the time.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher divided the Indian History into three periods-Hindu, Muslim and British.

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