Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (author)	List II (work)
(a) Devaki nandan khatri	1. chandrakanta
(b) premchand	2. durgeshnandini
(c) bankim Chandra chattopadhyay	3. Nil darpan
	4. seva sadan

codes:

The correct matching option is a-1, b-4, c-2.

Let us analyze the author-work pairs provided in the lists to understand the correct matching step-by-step:

1. (a) Devaki Nandan Khatri:
Devaki Nandan Khatri was a famous Hindi writer best known for his popular fantasy novel Chandrakanta (1. chandrakanta). Thus, (a) matches with 1.

2. (b) Premchand:
Munshi Premchand was a celebrated modern Hindi and Urdu writer. Among his notable novels is Seva Sadan (4. seva sadan), published in 1919. Thus, (b) matches with 4.

3. (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay:
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a prominent Bengali novelist and poet. He wrote the famous Bengali novel Durgeshnandini (2. durgeshnandini), which was published in 1865. Thus, (c) matches with 2.

(Note: "Nil Darpan" is a famous play written by Dinabandhu Mitra.)

Combining the matched pairs:
(a) Devaki Nandan Khatri ⇒ 1. Chandrakanta
(b) Premchand ⇒ 4. Seva Sadan
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ⇒ 2. Durgeshnandini

Therefore, the correct code sequence is a-1, b-4, c-2.