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Matching the Novels with their Writers:-

(A) Waiting for the Mahatma → (II) R.K. Narayan
This novel, written by R.K. Narayan, explores the impact of Mahatma Gandhi on a young protagonist named Sriram.

(B) So Many Hungers → (I) Bhabani Bhattacharya
Written by Bhabani Bhattacharya, this novel is about the Bengal famine of 1943 and the struggles of common people.

(C) The Sword and the Sickle → (IV) Mulk Raj Anand
This novel, by Mulk Raj Anand, focuses on India's independence struggle and its impact on peasants and workers.

(D) Distant Drum → (III) Manohar Malgonkar
Manohar Malgonkar wrote this novel about the Indian Army and its operations.

Option (1) matches this sequence exactly.
(A)- (II), (B)- (I), (C)- (IV), (D)- (III)