Question 4.
Which one of the following styles of research is most similar to the Orientalist scholars’ method of understanding Indian history and culture?
Question Explanation
"There was an attempt to formulate Indian culture as uniform, such formulations being derived from texts that were given priority. The so-called ‘discovery’ of India was largely through selected literature in Sanskrit. This interpretation tended to emphasize non-historical aspects of Indian culture, for example, the idea of an unchanging continuity of society and religion over 3,000 years"
From the above excerpt of the passage, it can be inferred that the Orientalist scholars’ method of understanding Indian history and culture was selective, uniform, generalized, and biased. They viewed the Indian culture largely through the lenses of limited and selected literature in Sanskrit.
Thus, we need to select an option which resembles the same approach.
Out of the four options, only option D uses a very limited understanding(of selected American movies) to form a generalized view of a nation.
Thus, option D is the correct option.
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