Question Details

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

Correct Answer :

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

Solution :

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

Let us match the Indian English literary critics and scholars listed in List I with their respective landmark works listed in List II step-by-step:

1. A) M. K. Naik matched with II. A History of Indian English Literature:
Professor M. K. Naik is a renowned historian and critic of Indian English literature. His seminal work, A History of Indian English Literature (published by the Sahitya Akademi in 1982), is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive historical accounts tracing the development of Indian writing in English from its origins to the late 20th century. Therefore, A matches with II.

2. B) David McCutchion matched with IV. Indian Writing in English: Critical Essays:
David McCutchion was an expatriate academic and pioneering critic who taught at Jadavpur University. He wrote extensively on Indian English writing. His collection of essays, Indian Writing in English: Critical Essays (published in 1969), is an influential early critical evaluation of Indian writers writing in English. Therefore, B matches with IV.

3. C) A R Srinivasa Iyengar matched with I. The Indian Contribution to English Literature:
K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar (often referred to as K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar or A. R. Srinivasa Iyengar in some syllabus prints) is considered the father of the study of Indian Writing in English. One of his earliest foundational books on this subject is The Indian Contribution to English Literature (published in 1945), which paved the way for his later monumental work, Indian Writing in English. Therefore, C matches with I.

4. D) V. K. Gokak matched with III. English in India: Its Present and Future:
Vinayak Krishna Gokak (V. K. Gokak) was a distinguished scholar, writer, and educationist. His book English in India: Its Present and Future (published in 1964) examines the historical role, pedagogical challenges, and the future prospects of the English language within the Indian educational and socio-cultural landscape. Therefore, D matches with III.

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

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