Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Author | ||
| (A) | My Country, My Life | (I) | Anita Desai |
| (B) | Diamond Dust | (II) | V. S. Naipaul |
| (C) | Unhappy India | (III) | L. K. Advani |
| (D) | Half a Life | (IV) | Lala Lajpat Rai |
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) My Country, My Life — this matches (III) L. K. Advani. It is the autobiography of the BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister, published in 2008.
(B) Diamond Dust — this matches (I) Anita Desai. Diamond Dust and Other Stories (2000) is a collection of short stories by the novelist.
(C) Unhappy India — this matches (IV) Lala Lajpat Rai. Written in 1928, it is his reply to Katherine Mayo’s book Mother India, which had painted Indian society in a poor light.
(D) Half a Life — this matches (II) V. S. Naipaul. The novel was published in 2001, the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.