Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I | List-II | |
A. Lady Catherine Mayo | 1. | Freedom at Midnight |
B. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre | 2. | Mother India |
C. Ram Manohar Lohia | 3. | Discovery of India |
D. Jawaharlal Nehru | 4. | Guilty Men of India's Partition |
Codes:
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Catherine Mayo wrote Mother India. The book was published in 1927. Its critical portrayal of India and Indian society became highly controversial and was widely opposed in India. The LBSNAA library record identifies Katherine Mayo as the author of Mother India.
Freedom at Midnight was written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. It deals with events surrounding the final phase of British rule, India's independence and Partition. Institutional library records also identify Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre as its authors.
Guilty Men of India's Partition is a work by Ram Manohar Lohia. An institutional library record identifies Rammanohar Lohia as the author of this book. Therefore, Ram Manohar Lohia in List-I matches the fourth title in List-II.
The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru wrote it during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort, and it was first published in 1946.