Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Saadat Hasan Manto | (I) | English |
| (B) | Bapsi Sidhwa | (II) | Hindi |
| (C) | Narain Bharati | (III) | Sindhi |
| (D) | Bhisham Sahni | (IV) | Urdu |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
(A) Saadat Hasan Manto — this matches (IV) Urdu. Manto was a particularly gifted Urdu short-story writer who wrote about Partition, as in his book Siyah Hashiye (Black Margins).
(B) Bapsi Sidhwa — this matches (I) English. Bapsi Sidhwa is named among the writers of Partition literature in English, with Amitav Ghosh.
(C) Narain Bharati — this matches (III) Sindhi. Narain Bharati wrote on Partition in Sindhi.
(D) Bhisham Sahni — this matches (II) Hindi. Bhisham Sahni is named among the Hindi writers, with Kamaleshwar and Rahi Masoom Raza.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Understanding Partition’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 14: Understanding Partition (Pre-rationalised)
Box ‘Fiction, Poetry, Films’, chapter ‘Understanding Partition’ (pre-rationalised NCERT) |
