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Match List I with List II

LIST I (Output Device)
LIST II (Description)
A) M. K. Naik
I. The Indian Contribution to English Literature
B) David McCutchion
II. A History of Indian English Literature
C) A R Srinivasa Iyengar
III. English in India: Its Present and Future
D) V. K Gokak
IV. Indian Writing in English: Critical Essays

Options

A

A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

B

A-III, B- II, C-I, D-IV

C

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

D

A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

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Correct Answer :

Option C

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Solution :

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

To understand why this is the correct matching, let us analyze the contributions of each author and match them to their respective critical works on Indian English literature:

1. A) M. K. Naik → II) A History of Indian English Literature
M. K. Naik is a seminal figure in Indian English literary criticism. His work, A History of Indian English Literature, published by the Sahitya Akademi in 1982, is a comprehensive and authoritative historical account detailing the evolution of Indian writing in English from its beginnings to the late 20th century.

2. B) David McCutchion → IV) Indian Writing in English: Critical Essays
David McCutchion was an expatriate academic who taught at Jadavpur University and wrote extensively on Indian English writing. His collection of essays, Indian Writing in English: Critical Essays, published in 1969 by Writers Workshop, remains a pioneering critical evaluation of early Indian English writers.

3. C) A R Srinivasa Iyengar → I) The Indian Contribution to English Literature
This refers to K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar (incorrectly printed as A R Srinivasa Iyengar in the question), who is widely regarded as the father of Indian English literary studies. His book, The Indian Contribution to English Literature, published in 1945, was one of the earliest systematic studies that mapped the landscape of Indian English writing.

4. D) V. K Gokak → III) English in India: Its Present and Future
V. K. Gokak (Vinayak Krishna Gokak) was a major writer and academic who contributed significantly to the study of the English language and literature in India. His book, English in India: Its Present and Future (1964), explores the pedagogical challenges, functional role, and cultural status of the English language in post-independence India.

By putting these individual matches together, we get:
A matches with II
B matches with IV
C matches with I
D matches with III

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