Match List – I with List – II.

List – I (Novel)	List – II (Writer)
(A) Waiting for the Mahatama	(I) Bhabani Bhattacharya
(B) So Many Hungers	(II) R.K. Narayan
(C) The Sword and the Sickle	(III) Manohar Malgonkar
(D) Distant Drum	(IV) Mulk Raj Anand

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III).

To understand why this match is correct, let us look at each novel and its author in detail:

(A) Waiting for the Mahatma - (II) R.K. Narayan
Published in 1955, "Waiting for the Mahatma" is a well-known novel by R.K. Narayan set in his signature fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. The story follows a young man named Sriram who becomes a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, illustrating the impact of the Indian independence movement on ordinary lives.

(B) So Many Hungers - (I) Bhabani Bhattacharya
"So Many Hungers!" is a realistic social novel published in 1947 by Bhabani Bhattacharya. It depicts the harrowing realities of the man-made Bengal Famine of 1943 and the concurrent struggles of the Quit India Movement.

(C) The Sword and the Sickle - (IV) Mulk Raj Anand
"The Sword and the Sickle" is a 1942 novel written by Mulk Raj Anand. It is the final part of his trilogy that follows the protagonist Lal Singh, who returns to India after serving in World War I and gets involved in peasant struggles and political activism.

(D) Distant Drum - (III) Manohar Malgonkar
Published in 1960, "Distant Drum" is a novel by Manohar Malgonkar. It draws from the author's own experience as an officer in the British Indian Army and presents a detailed account of army life, camaraderie, and the turmoil surrounding the Partition of India.

Matching these points together yields:
(A) matches with (II)
(B) matches with (I)
(C) matches with (IV)
(D) matches with (III)