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Correct Answer: Option (B) — A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference Verified• Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (A-2): Classic 1951 work written by Nirad C. Chaudhuri. • India: A Wounded Civilization (B-4): Book by V.S. Naipaul published in 1977 discussing India during the Emergency. • Confessions of a Lover (C-1): Novel by Mulk Raj Anand, published in 1976. • The English Teacher (D-3): 1945 novel written by R.K. Narayan set in the fictional town of Malgudi.
Nirad C. Chaudhuri is famous for Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (A-2) and R.K. Narayan wrote The English Teacher (D-3). This directly identifies (b).
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