Column A: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Correct Match: II. Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: This is a seminal economic critique written by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1901. He formulated the "Drain Theory", arguing that British colonialism impoverished India by draining its wealth to Britain.
Column B: The Slave Girl of Agra
Correct Match: I. Romesh Chander Dutt
Explanation: This historical novel was written by Romesh Chunder Dutt, a civil servant and nationalist historian who also translated Indian epics and wrote fiction that portrayed Indian life under British rule.
Column C: Love Songs and Elegies
Correct Match: IV. Manmohan Ghosh
Explanation: Manmohan Ghose (not Ghosh, minor spelling variant) was one of the earliest Indian poets writing in English. Love Songs and Elegies is a collection of lyrical poems in English reflecting romantic and melancholic themes.
Column D: Gora
Correct Match: III. Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate, wrote Gora in Bengali. It explores themes of identity, nationalism, and Hindu orthodoxy in colonial India.
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