Which of the following statements about The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian are true?

1. A. It is Nirad C. Chaudhuri's autobiography.
2. B. It is a work of Partition literature.
3. C. The author's unabashed Anglophilia made it controversial.
4. D. It was published in 1951.
5. E. It is chiefly about communal conflict.

1. AA, C, D only
2. BB, D, E only
3. CC, B, A only
4. DA, B, E only

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Correct answer: A. A, C, D only

Explanation

Published 1951 and dedicated 'to the memory of the British Empire in India'. It covers his early life in East Bengal and Calcutta up to 1921.