Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Books) | (Authors) | ||
| (A) | Mein Kampf | (I) | Paulo Coelho |
| (B) | Midnight's Children | (II) | William Shakespeare |
| (C) | Tempest | (III) | Adolf Hitler |
| (D) | The Alchemist | (IV) | Salman Rushdie |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
(A) Mein Kampf — this matches (III) Adolf Hitler. Hitler wrote this political autobiography while in prison after the failed Munich putsch of 1923; it was published in 1925.
(B) Midnight’s Children — this matches (IV) Salman Rushdie. The novel follows children born at the midnight of India’s independence and won the Booker Prize in 1981.
(C) Tempest — this matches (II) William Shakespeare. The Tempest is one of his last plays, set on an island ruled by the magician Prospero.
(D) The Alchemist — this matches (I) Paulo Coelho. The Brazilian writer’s 1988 novel tells of the shepherd boy Santiago, who travels in search of a treasure.