Question

Match the following books (List-I) with their authors (List-II):

List-I (Book)	List-II (Author)
(A) Suicide	(I) Bishop Joseph Butler
(B) Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage	(II) Thomas Robert Malthus
(C) An Essay on the Principle of Population	(III) Emile Durkheim
(D) Analogy of Religion	(IV) M.G. Ranade

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Suicide is authored by Emile Durkheim.
Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage is by Bishop Joseph Butler.
An Essay on the Principle of Population is authored by Thomas Robert Malthus.
Analogy of Religion is written by M.G. Ranade.

Answer 2

(A) Suicide: The book "Suicide" was written by Emile Durkheim, who is considered the father of sociology. He studied suicide as a social phenomenon.

(B) Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage: The book "Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage" was written by M.G. Ranade. He was a social reformer and worked towards the promotion of widow remarriage in India.

(C) An Essay on the Principle of Population: The book "An Essay on the Principle of Population" was written by Thomas Robert Malthus. It deals with the effects of population growth on resources.

(D) Analogy of Religion: The book "Analogy of Religion" was written by Bishop Joseph Butler, who argued for the reasonableness of religious faith through analogy.

Thus, the correct matching is:

• (A) Suicide - (III) Emile Durkheim
• (B) Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage - (IV) M.G. Ranade
• (C) An Essay on the Principle of Population - (II) Thomas Robert Malthus
• (D) Analogy of Religion - (I) Bishop Joseph Butler