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GATE 2019 EC – Question 8

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Reading Comprehension and Reasoning · 2 marks · Multiple choice

"Indian history was written by British historians – extremely well documented and researched, but not always impartial. History had to serve its purpose: Everything was made subservient to the glory of the Union Jack. Latter-day Indian scholars presented a contrary picture."

From the text above, we can infer that:

Indian history written by British historians ________

  1. was well documented and not researched but was always biased
  2. was not well documented and researched and was always biased
  3. was well documented and researched but was sometimes biased
  4. was not well documented and researched and was sometimes biased

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Correct answer: (C) was well documented and researched but was sometimes biased

Explanation

The passage says the histories were extremely well documented and researched but "not always impartial", i.e. sometimes biased.