Statement I: Indian English novelists were warmly received in Europe and flourished in India in the 1930s and 1940s. Statement II: The two world wars created a mood of gloom and civilisational crisis, especially in Europe.

1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
3. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
4. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Anand (Untouchable, 1935, with Forster's preface), Narayan (with Greene's help) and Raja Rao emerged then. The wars produced Europe's modernist mood of crisis.