Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Author) | List-II (Book) |
A. Lallanji Gopal | 1. A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanta |
B. Habib and Nizami | 2. The Economic Life of Northern India |
C. K. S. Lal | 3. Early Chauhan Dynasties |
D. Dasharatha Sharma | 4. History of the Khaljis |
Codes:
A–2, B–1, C–4, D–3
A–1, B–2, C–3, D–4
A–4, B–3, C–2, D–1
A–3, B–4, C–1, D–2
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
A. Lallanji Gopal — The Economic Life of Northern India (2). Historian Lallanji Gopal authored The Economic Life of Northern India, c. A.D. 700–1200. The book examines the economic conditions of northern India between 700 and 1200 CE. It analyses land ownership, agricultural systems, trade, industries, revenue administration, and the development of economic institutions. The work is an important study of the economic history of early medieval India.
B. Habib and Nizami — A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (1). Historians Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami edited Volume V of A Comprehensive History of India, titled The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206–1526). The volume was published in 1970. It examines the political history of the Mamluk, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodi dynasties, along with the administrative, social, and religious conditions of the Delhi Sultanate.
C. K. S. Lal — History of the Khaljis (4). Historian Kishori Saran Lal (K. S. Lal) authored History of the Khaljis (1290–1320), first published in 1950. The book focuses on the political and administrative history of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. It examines the reigns of Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji and Alauddin Khalji, military campaigns, revenue administration, and policies relating to market control.
D. Dasharatha Sharma — Early Chauhan Dynasties (3). Historian Dasharatha Sharma authored Early Chauhan Dynasties, published in 1959. The book examines the political history, administrative institutions, and social life of the Chauhan dynasties between approximately 800 and 1316 CE. It discusses the Chauhan branches of Shakambhari-Ajmer, Nadol, Jalor, and Ranthambore, along with rulers such as Prithviraj Chauhan.