Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Author) List-II (Book) A. John M. Keynes B. Paul Samuelson C. Amartya Sen D. Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo 1. Poor Economics 2. The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money 3. Collective Choice and Social Welfare 4. Foundations of Economic Analysis Code :

The correct matching of authors and their seminal works is as follows: John Maynard Keynes authored 'The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money' (1936), which established macroeconomics as a distinct discipline [3]. Paul Samuelson wrote 'Foundations of Economic Analysis' (1947), a work that formalized mathematical structures in economic theory [4]. Amartya Sen is the author of 'Collective Choice and Social Welfare' (1970), a foundational text in social choice theory and welfare economics. Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo co-authored 'Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty' (2011), which emphasizes empirical analysis and randomized controlled trials in development economics [5]. Therefore, the correct sequence is A-2, B-4, C-3, and D-1, corresponding to Option 2.

Sources

1. [2] Macroeconomics (NCERT class XII 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Government Budget and the Economy > Box 5.1: Fiscal Policy > p. 72
2. [3] https://pure-oai.bham.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/20456636/Backhouse_Foundations_version_3_.pdf
3. [1] Macroeconomics (NCERT class XII 2025 ed.) > Chapter 1: Introduction > 1.1 EMERGENCE OF MACROECONOMICS > p. 5
4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Economic_Analysis
5. [5] https://repec.cal.bham.ac.uk/pdf/20-26.pdf