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Which of the following works of R. K. Narayan were published after independence?

A. The Dark Room
B. The English Teacher
C. The Financial Expert
D. Swami and Friends
E. The Guide

1. AB
2. BD
3. CE
4. AD

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To determine which of R.K. Narayan's works were published after India's independence (1947), let's analyze the publication years of each book:

The Dark Room (1938) – Published before independence

The English Teacher (1945) – Published before independence

The Financial Expert (1952) – Published after independence

Swami and Friends (1935) – Published before independence

The Guide (1958) – Published after independence

From the options:
Option C (The Financial Expert) and Option E (The Guide) were published after independence.

Thus, the correct answer is (3) CE.
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