Find the chronological order of publication of the given works:
A) Rajmohan’s Wife
B) A Bend in the Ganges
C) Kanthapura
D) Untouchable
E) Distant Drum
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is A, D, C, B, E.

To determine the correct chronological order of the publication of these literary works, let us look at their respective publication years:
• A) Rajmohan’s Wife: Written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, this is widely considered the first Indian novel in English and was published in 1864.
• D) Untouchable: Written by Mulk Raj Anand, this ground-breaking novel depicting the life of a sweeper was published in 1935.
• C) Kanthapura: Written by Raja Rao, this prominent novel about the Gandhian struggle for independence in a South Indian village was published in 1938.
• B) A Bend in the Ganges: Written by Manohar Malgonkar, this novel exploring the violence of the Partition was published in 1964.
• E) Distant Drum: Also written by Manohar Malgonkar, this novel centered around the life of an army officer was published in 1960.

Arranging these works chronologically based on their publication timeline gives us the order: Rajmohan’s Wife (1864) → Untouchable (1935) → Kanthapura (1938) → A Bend in the Ganges (1964) / Distant Drum (1960), which corresponds to the sequence A, D, C, B, E.