Question

Match the authors with their works.

\[ \begin{array}{|c|l|c|l|} \hline \text{List-I} & & \text{List-II} & \\ \hline (a) & \text{David Szalay} & (i) & \text{The Wilderness} \\ \hline (b) & \text{Samantha Harvey} & (ii) & \text{The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida} \\ \hline (c) & \text{Paul Lynch} & (iii) & \text{Prophet Song} \\ \hline (d) & \text{Shehan Karunatilaka} & (iv) & \text{Flesh} \\ \hline \end{array} \]

• A. a – ii, b – i, c – iii, d – iv
• B. a – iv, b – i, c – iii, d – ii
• C. a – iv, b – iii, c – i, d – ii
• D. a – i, b – ii, c – iii, d – iv

Hint:

Flesh $\rightarrow$ David Szalay The Wilderness $\rightarrow$ Samantha Harvey Prophet Song $\rightarrow$ Paul Lynch The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida $\rightarrow$ Shehan Karunatilaka

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Match David Szalay.
\[ \text{David Szalay} \rightarrow \text{Flesh} \] \[ a \rightarrow iv \]

Step 2: Match Samantha Harvey.
\[ \text{Samantha Harvey} \rightarrow \text{The Wilderness} \] \[ b \rightarrow i \]

Step 3: Match Paul Lynch.
\[ \text{Paul Lynch} \rightarrow \text{Prophet Song} \] \[ c \rightarrow iii \]

Step 4: Match Shehan Karunatilaka.
\[ \text{Shehan Karunatilaka} \rightarrow \text{The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida} \] \[ d \rightarrow ii \]

Step 5: Write the final matching.
\[ a-iv,\quad b-i,\quad c-iii,\quad d-ii \] \[ {\text{Option (B)}} \]