Question

Match the following books with their authors.

Books		Authors
P	The Fractured Himalaya: India Tibet I. Dinayar Patel China 1949-1962	I	Dinayar Patel
Q	False Allies: India's Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma	II	Tamal Bandyopadhyay
R	VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India	III	Manu S Pillai
S	Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy	IV	Nirupama Menon Rao
T	Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism	V	Narayani Basu

• A. P-II, Q-V, R- I, S-IV, T-III
• B. P-V, Q-IV, R-I, S-III, T-II
• C. P-III, Q-V, R-I, S-II, T-IV
• D. P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-V, T-III
• E. P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

To solve the problem of matching the books with their respective authors, we will evaluate each given pairing and justify why a specific book is attributed to a particular author. We need to find a match for each book with the correct author based on our given information:

1. The Fractured Himalaya: India Tibet China 1949-1962 - This book is authored by Nirupama Menon Rao. Therefore, the pair P-IV is correct.
2. False Allies: India's Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma - This book is authored by Manu S Pillai. Thus, Q-III is the correct pairing.
3. VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India - Authored by Narayani Basu. Hence, R-V is the correct match.
4. Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy - This book is written by Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Therefore, S-II is the correct match.
5. Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism - Authored by Dinayar Patel. So, T-I is the correct pairing.

Based on the above information, the correct option is: P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I.

Answer 2

To match the books with their respective authors, we will systematically review each book title and identify the correct author from the given options:

• P: "The Fractured Himalaya: India Tibet China 1949-1962" - This book is authored by Nirupama Menon Rao (IV).
• Q: "False Allies: India's Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma" - This book is authored by Manu S Pillai (III).
• R: "VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India" - This book is authored by Narayani Basu (V).
• S: "Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy" - This book is authored by Tamal Bandyopadhyay (II).
• T: "Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism" - This book is authored by Dinayar Patel (I).

Therefore, the correct matches are:

P-IV, Q-III, R-V, S-II, T-I