Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Book) | List-II (Writer) |
A. Hindu Polity | 1. D. D. Kosambi |
B. The Wonder That Was India | 2. A. L. Basham |
C. An Introduction to the Study of Indian History | 3. K. P. Jayaswal |
D. The Early History of India | 4. Vincent Arthur Smith |
Codes:
A–3, B–2, C–4, D–1
A–1, B–2, C–4, D–3
A–3, B–2, C–1, D–4
A–1, B–2, C–3, D–4
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
A. Hindu Polity — K. P. Jayaswal (3). Indian historian Kashi Prasad Jayaswal (K. P. Jayaswal) authored Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times, first published in 1924. The book examines political institutions, monarchies, republics, and administrative systems in ancient India. It particularly focuses on Vedic assemblies and the political structures of ancient Indian republics.
B. The Wonder That Was India — A. L. Basham (2). British historian and Indologist Arthur Llewellyn Basham (A. L. Basham) authored The Wonder That Was India, first published in 1954. The book presents an extensive study of ancient Indian civilisation, religion, philosophy, literature, art, social life, and cultural traditions. It primarily examines the civilisation and culture of the Indian subcontinent before the establishment of Muslim rule.
C. An Introduction to the Study of Indian History — D. D. Kosambi (1). Renowned historian and mathematician Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (D. D. Kosambi) authored An Introduction to the Study of Indian History, first published in 1956. The book interprets Indian history through historical materialism and socioeconomic transformation. Kosambi emphasised the importance of archaeological evidence, coins, social traditions, and relations of production in historical analysis.
D. The Early History of India — Vincent Arthur Smith (4). British historian Vincent Arthur Smith authored The Early History of India, first published in 1904. The book covers Indian history from approximately 600 BCE to the medieval Muslim conquests. It presents a chronological study of the Mahajanapadas, Maurya and Gupta dynasties, foreign invasions, and ancient Indian political history.