Historians moved from writing political history to writing administrative history because
Explanation:
In the third paragraph, the author mentions, “But when the Raj was settled down, glamour departed from politics, and they turned to the less glorious but more solid ground of administration.” Therefore it was not about change in attitude (1 eliminated). Yes, Raj settled down and administration history was solid material, but, the reason for the shift of topic was that the glamour of politics was no more. Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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