Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Books) | (Authors) | ||
| (A) | Robinson Crusoe | (I) | Amitav Ghosh |
| (B) | Sacred Games | (II) | Daniel Defoe |
| (C) | The Hungry Tide | (III) | Vikram Chandra |
| (D) | The Joke | (IV) | Milan Kundera |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
(A) Robinson Crusoe — this matches (II) Daniel Defoe. The English writer published it in 1719, the story of a sailor shipwrecked on a lonely island; it is often called one of the first English novels.
(B) Sacred Games — this matches (III) Vikram Chandra. His 2006 novel follows a Mumbai police officer and a gangster; it was later made into a web series.
(C) The Hungry Tide — this matches (I) Amitav Ghosh. The 2004 novel is set in the Sundarbans of West Bengal, among its tides, islands and tigers.
(D) The Joke — this matches (IV) Milan Kundera. It is the first novel (1967) of the Czech-born writer, about a student punished for a joke written on a postcard.