Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Writer)	List-II (Book)
A. V.S. Naipaul	1. The Siege of Krishnapur
B. Salman Rushdie	2. In a Free State
C. Paul Scott	3. Midnight's Children
D. J.G Farrell	4. Staying On

Which of the above codes is correct? (UPSC Prelims 2009)
Answer: A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
Notes: V.S. Naipaul's "In a Free State" won the Booker Prize in 1971. Salman Rushdie is the author of "Midnight's Children," a critically acclaimed novel. Paul Scott wrote "Staying On," part of his Raj Quartet series. J.G. Farrell is known for "The Siege of Krishnapur," a historical fiction set during the Indian Rebellion. Thus, the correct matching is Naipaul with 2, Rushdie with 3, Scott with 4, and Farrell with 1, which corresponds to option 2.