History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET September 2013 History
Which one of the following books is not authored by R.S. Sharma?
ASudras in Ancient India
BUrban Decay in India
CFrom Lineage to State ✓ Correct
DMaterial Culture and Social Formations in Ancient India
Correct answer: (C) From Lineage to State — From Lineage to State was not authored by R.S. Sharma, so the answer is From Lineage to State.
Explanation
★From Lineage to State was not authored by R.S. Sharma, so the answer is From Lineage to State.
★This book was in fact written by Romila Thapar.
★It studies the rise of the state in the Ganga valley in early India.
★So it does not belong to the works of R.S. Sharma.
★R.S. Sharma wrote Sudras in Ancient India and Urban Decay in India.
★He also wrote Material Culture and Social Formations in Ancient India.
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