Directions: Match the characters given under Column 'A' with the stories given under Column 'B' and select the correct option from those given below :

Column A Column B

A. Vera 1. Holiday

B. Johnsy 2. The Last Leaf

C. Phatik Chakrabarti 3. The Selfish Giant

D. The Cornish Ogre 4. Open Window

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

TNPSC Group 4 General English Official Paper 3 (Held On : 2016)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3.'

Key Points

Let's look at the characters in their respective stories:
- In H. H. Munro's ''The Open Window,'' Vera shows herself to be bright, imaginative, resourceful, poised, and a liar.
- Johnsy is one of the main characters in the short story ''The Last Leaf'' written by O. Henry.
- Phatik Chakrabarti is a character in the short story Holiday by Rabindranath Tagore.
- The Cornish Ogre is one of the main characters in the short story ''The Selfish Giant'' written by Oscar Wilde.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.