Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Writer) List-II (Book) A. V.S. Naipaul 1. The Siege of Krishnapur B. Salman Rushdie 2. In a Free State C. Paul Scott 3. Midnight's Children D. J.G Farrell 4. Staying On
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- A2 3 4 1Correct
- B4 1 2 3
- C2 1 4 3
- D4 3 2 1
Explanation
The correct answer is A because each author is matched with their Booker Prize winning novel as follows:
A. V.S. Naipaul wrote In a Free State, which won the Booker Prize in 1971.
B. Salman Rushdie wrote Midnights Children, which won the Booker Prize in 1981 and later the Booker of Bookers.
C. Paul Scott wrote Staying On, which won the Booker Prize in 1977.
D. J.G. Farrell wrote The Siege of Krishnapur, which won the Booker Prize in 1973.
Matching these pairs leads to the sequence 2, 3, 4, 1.

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