Previous Year Question
‘The Roots of Ancient India’ was written by
A.
D. K. Chakravarti
B.
D. P. Agrawal
C.
W. A. Fairservis
D.
A. Ghosh
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Walter A. Fairservis Jr. wrote the book The Roots of Ancient India: The Archaeology of Early Indian Civilization.
The book was published in 1971. It examines the archaeological development of the prehistoric and early civilizations of the Indian subcontinent.
The book discusses archaeological evidence relating to early human settlements, Stone Age cultures, the beginning of agriculture and settled life, and the Pre-Harappan and Harappan civilizations. Therefore, it is an important work related to the study of ancient Indian archaeology.