Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Author) | (Book) | ||
| A. | Sumitra Nandan Pant | I. | Rangabhoomi |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore | II. | Yugwani |
| C. | Khushwant Singh | III. | The Company of Women |
| D. | Premchand | IV. | Hungry Stones |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
Each book is a well-known work of one of the four writers.
(A) Sumitra Nandan Pant — this matches (II) Yugwani. Pant, a leading poet of the Chhayavad movement in Hindi, published the poetry collection Yugwani in 1939.
(B) Rabindranath Tagore — this matches (IV) Hungry Stones. ‘The Hungry Stones’ (Kshudita Pashan) is a Bengali short story by Tagore about a haunted palace.
(C) Khushwant Singh — this matches (III) The Company of Women. Khushwant Singh, also the author of Train to Pakistan, wrote this English novel in 1999.
(D) Premchand — this matches (I) Rangabhoomi. Rangabhoomi (1925) is a Hindi novel by Premchand about a blind beggar, Surdas, who stands up for his land.