GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian history is divided into ____ periods.
A
three
B
Two
C
Four
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Moving away from British classification, historians have usually divided Indian history into ‘ancient’, ‘medieval’ and ‘modern’.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are Ancient, Medieval and Modern periods.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1817 James Mill published a massive three-volume work called ‘A History of British India’ wherein he divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British. Q.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: In the middle of the 19th century British divided Indian history into three periods Hindu, Muslim and British. The division was based on a religious manner rather than on the importance of historical changes and development that each period possessed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ancient India. Medieval India. Modern India.

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