UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies
Question 73: History and Culture
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Author) A. Bankimchandra B. Dinabandhu Mitra C. Premchand List-II (Work) 1. Shatranj Ke Khilari 2. Debi Chaudhurani 3. Nil-Darpan 4. Chandrakanta
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Bankimchandra Chatterjee wrote Debi Chaudhurani, a novel set in late 18th-century Bengal. Dinabandhu Mitra wrote the play Nil Darpan (1860), which exposed the oppression of indigo cultivators by planters. Premchand's story Shatranj Ke Khilari tells of two nobles of Lucknow absorbed in chess. Chandrakanta, by Devaki Nandan Khatri, is the odd one out.
- A. Bankimchandra wrote Debi Chaudhurani (2).
- B. Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Nil Darpan (3).
- C. Premchand wrote Shatranj Ke Khilari (1).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Pairs Mitra with Chandrakanta, which is Devaki Nandan Khatri's novel.
- (b) Pairs Bankim with Nil Darpan and Premchand with Debi Chaudhurani; both are swapped.
- (c) A-2, B-3, C-1 matches all three authors.
- (d) Gives Nil Darpan to Bankim and Chandrakanta to Premchand; all three are wrong.
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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2008, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.