Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Book) | (Author) | ||
| A. | The Good Earth | I. | Larry Collins |
| B. | Freedom at Midnight | II. | Paulo Coelho |
| C. | Sunny Days | III. | Pearl S. Buck |
| D. | The Alchemist | IV. | Sunil Gavaskar |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
A. The Good Earth — this matches III. Pearl S. Buck. Her 1931 novel about a Chinese farming family won the Pulitzer Prize, and she later received the Nobel Prize in Literature (1938).
B. Freedom at Midnight — this matches I. Larry Collins. Written with Dominique Lapierre (1975), it tells the story of India's independence and Partition in 1947.
C. Sunny Days — this matches IV. Sunil Gavaskar. It is the cricketer's autobiography (1976); “Sunny” is his nickname.
D. The Alchemist — this matches II. Paulo Coelho. The Brazilian writer's 1988 novel follows the shepherd boy Santiago on a journey in search of treasure.