Books And Authors

Step 1: Analyzing and Matching Each Book:


(A) India's Economic Crisis: The Way Ahead: This book, analyzing the 1991 economic crisis, was authored by Bimal Jalan, the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. This matches with (I).
(B) India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity: This influential work on development economics was co-authored by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and development economist Jean Dreze. This matches with (II).
(C) India Divided: This book, which examines the partition of India, was written by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. This matches with (IV).
(D) India in Transition: Freeing the Economy: This book advocating for economic liberalization in India was written by the renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati. This matches with (III).

Step 2: Forming the Correct Combination:
The correct pairings are:

A I
B II
C IV
D III
This corresponds to the sequence (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III).

Step 3: Final Answer:
Looking at the options, option (B) matches our derived sequence.

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
The question asks to identify the author of the book "Everybody Loves a Good Drought".

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:


P. Sainath: Palagummi Sainath is a renowned Indian journalist and author who focuses on social issues, rural affairs, and poverty. His book, "Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India's Poorest Districts," published in 1996, is a classic work of reportage on rural India and is based on his travels and research in the country's poorest districts. The book won him the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

V.M. Dandekar: V. M. Dandekar was a prominent Indian economist known for his work on poverty and agricultural economics in India. He is not the author of this book.

Dadabhai Naoroji: A key figure in the Indian independence movement, Dadabhai Naoroji was a scholar and politician who authored "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India," where he formulated the "drain of wealth" theory. He did not write "Everybody Loves a Good Drought."

Amartya Sen: A Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences, Amartya Sen is a celebrated economist and philosopher. While he has written extensively on poverty, famine, and human development, and has praised P. Sainath's work, he is not the author of this specific book.


Step 3: Final Answer:
The author of "Everybody Loves a Good Drought" is P. Sainath.