Question

Choose the correct pairs of books-authors from below:
A. Modern Constitutions: K.C. Wheare
B. Federation versus Freedom: BR Ambedkar
C. The American Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation - Granville Austin
D. The Indian War of Independence 1857: V.D. Savarkar
E. The Epic Fast: Pyarelal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A, B, D, E only
• B. A, B, C, D only
• C. A, B only
• D. B, C, E only

Hint:

Granville Austin is the most important "Foreign" scholar of the Indian Constitution. Always associate "Cornerstone of a Nation" with the Indian context.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: This question tests the identification of seminal political and historical texts related to constitutionalism and the Indian independence movement.

Step 1: Verifying Constitutional and Political Texts.

• A. Modern Constitutions: Correctly matched with K.C. Wheare, a famous constitutional expert who also famously described India as "quasi-federal."
• B. Federation versus Freedom: Correctly matched with B.R. Ambedkar. This 1939 text was his critique of the federal scheme proposed in the Government of India Act, 1935.
• D. The Indian War of Independence 1857: Correctly matched with V.D. Savarkar. This book was influential in portraying the 1857 revolt as a planned war for national independence.
• E. The Epic Fast: Correctly matched with Pyarelal (Nayar), Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary. The book chronicles Gandhi's 1932 fast against the Communal Award.

Step 2: Correcting the Misattributed Pair.

• C. The American Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation: This is incorrect. Granville Austin wrote the definitive work on the Indian Constitution titled *The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation*. He did not write a book with this title about the American Constitution.

Step 3: Final Mapping.
Pairs A, B, D, and E are correct, while C contains a factual error regarding the subject of the book.