Match List I with List II
| List I |
List II |
| A) Graham Greene |
I Down and Out in Paris and London |
| B) Daniel Defoe |
II The Grass is Singing |
| C) George Orwell |
III A Journal of the Plague Year |
| D) Doris Lessing |
IV A Sort of Life |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer :
(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
Solution :
The correct option is (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II).
Let's break down the works of each author listed in List I and match them with their respective books in List II step-by-step:
1. Graham Greene (A) - IV. A Sort of Life
Graham Greene was a renowned English novelist and journalist. A Sort of Life (1971) is his autobiography, which details his early life, his education, and his entry into the literary world. Therefore, (A) matches with (IV).
2. Daniel Defoe (B) - III. A Journal of the Plague Year
Daniel Defoe was an English writer famous for works like Robinson Crusoe. A Journal of the Plague Year (1722) is his fictionalized, highly detailed account of one man's experiences during the Great Plague of London in 1665. Therefore, (B) matches with (III).
3. George Orwell (C) - I. Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell (pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) wrote Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), which is his first full-length work, documenting his experiences of poverty and living on the margins in both cities. Therefore, (C) matches with (I).
4. Doris Lessing (D) - II. The Grass is Singing
Doris Lessing was a British-Zimbabwean novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Grass is Singing (1950) is her debut novel, set in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1940s, dealing with the racial politics and social dynamics of the region. Therefore, (D) matches with (II).
Combining these matches, we get:
(A) - (IV)
(B) - (III)
(C) - (I)
(D) - (II)
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