Question

____________________ approach was NOT propounded by B. S. Cohn as one of the approaches to study Indian civilization.

• A. Administrative
• B. Missionary
• C. Orientalist
• D. Historiographical

Hint:

Link Cohn with the triad {administrative–missionary–orientalist}; anything outside this set is a likely distractor.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Recall Cohn’s approaches
Cohn discussed British knowledge traditions/approaches such as the administrative, missionary, and orientalist strands used to study/administrate India.
Step 2: Identify the odd option
“Historiographical” is not listed among Cohn’s specific approaches in this classification \Rightarrow not propounded by Cohn.
Final Answer: (D) Historiographical.