Question

Match List I with List - II.
List - I (Author):
A. P. Sainath
B. Amartya Sen
C. J. Bhagwati
D. Vijay Joshi & I.M.D Little List - II (Book):
I. Everybody Loves a Good Drought
II. Poverty & Famines:
An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation
III. India in Transition:
Freeing the Economy
IV. India's Economic Reforms 1991--2001 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Hint:

Important Authors:
• Amartya Sen $\rightarrow$ Poverty and Famines
• P. Sainath $\rightarrow$ Rural poverty issues
• Bhagwati $\rightarrow$ Economic liberalization

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept:
Many economists, journalists, and scholars have written influential books on poverty, economic reforms, and development in India.

Step 1:
P. Sainath is the author of the famous book: \[ \textit{Everybody Loves a Good Drought} \] Thus: \[ A \rightarrow I \]

Step 2:
Amartya Sen wrote: \[ \textit{Poverty \& Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation} \] Thus: \[ B \rightarrow II \]

Step 3:
Jagdish Bhagwati wrote: \[ \textit{India in Transition: Freeing the Economy} \] Thus: \[ C \rightarrow III \]

Step 4:
Vijay Joshi and I.M.D Little authored: \[ \textit{India's Economic Reforms 1991--2001} \] Thus: \[ D \rightarrow IV \]

Step 5:
The correct arrangement is: \[ A-I,\ B-II,\ C-III,\ D-IV \] \[ \boxed{\text{(1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV}} \]