Question

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Book/Work)	List-II (Author(s))
(A) India's Economic Crisis: The Way Ahead	(III) Jagdish Bhagwati
(B) India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity	(II) Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen
(C) India Divided	(IV) Rajendra Prasad
(D) India in Transition: Freeing the Economy	(I) Bimal Jalan

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

Hint:

For "Books and Authors" questions, especially on economics and Indian history, it's helpful to associate authors with their primary field. For instance, Bimal Jalan (RBI, monetary policy), Amartya Sen (welfare economics), and Jagdish Bhagwati (trade, liberalization) are key figures.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Book Analysis and Matching:


(A) India's Economic Crisis: The Way Ahead: Authored by Bimal Jalan, former Reserve Bank of India Governor, this book analyzes the 1991 economic crisis and matches with (I).
(B) India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity: Co-authored by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze, this work focuses on development economics and matches with (II).
(C) India Divided: Written by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, this book examines the partition of India and matches with (IV).
(D) India in Transition: Freeing the Economy: This book, advocating for economic liberalization in India, was written by Jagdish Bhagwati and matches with (III).

Step 2: Correct Pairings:
The correct pairings are:

A $\rightarrow$ I
B $\rightarrow$ II
C $\rightarrow$ IV
D $\rightarrow$ III
This results in the sequence (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III).

Step 3: Final Answer:
Considering the options, option (B) represents the correct sequence.