Question

Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{List-I (Literary Genre)} & \textbf{List-II (Text)} \\ \hline \text{(A). Fiction} & \text{(I). Prometheus Unbound} \\ \hline \text{(B). Poetry} & \text{(II). Moll Flanders} \\ \hline \text{(C). Drama} & \text{(III). On the Subjection of Women} \\ \hline \text{(D). Non-fiction} & \text{(IV). Intimations of Immortality} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Hint:

For matching questions based on a passage, the answers are almost always direct quotations or close paraphrases. Scan the text for the keywords in List-I (e.g., "journalist," "critic") to quickly locate the relevant descriptive sentences.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Question Analysis:
The question requires matching writer types to descriptions of their prose style and concerns, as detailed in the text.

Step 2: Detailed Solution:
By analyzing the passage, we identify the descriptions for each writer:
\[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{(A) Literary Writer: The text states they "try to convey the depth of his mind, or would use the nuances of the language..." Matching description (IV). } \\ \bullet & \text{(B) Critic: The text indicates they "set out constructing well-composed, economical sentences..." Matching description (III). } \\ \bullet & \text{(C) Journalist: The text explains their prose "would be guided by the requirements of the public... it would mostly be simple language..." Matching description (II). } \\ \bullet & \text{(D) Student of Literary Criticism: The text concludes their focus is on "...the nature of the thought-content of the passage... the thought-content of the writer." Matching description (I). } \\ \end{array}\]Therefore, the correct matching is (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I).

Step 3: Final Answer:
This matching corresponds to option (B).