Match List I with List II:
| List I: Writer | List II: Concept |
|---|---|
| A. Hugo Gernsback | I. Biopolitics |
| B. Edmund Husserl | II. Phenomenology |
| C. John Crowe Ransom | III. Science fiction |
| D. Michel Foucault | IV. New Criticism |
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Correct answer: B. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
Explanation
Gernsback founded Amazing Stories (1926); Husserl founded phenomenology; Ransom named New Criticism (1941); Foucault theorised biopower and biopolitics (History of Sexuality I, 1976).
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