Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer accordingly Of the six men of literature A, B, C, D, E and F being considered here, two belonged to the 17th century, three to the 19th and one to…

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer accordingly
Of the six men of literature A, B, C, D, E and F being considered here, two belonged to the 17th century, three to the 19th and one to the 20th century. Four were recognised as great poets, three as great novelists and three as great dramatists. One contributed to Bengali literature, two to Hindi, two to Marathi and one to Tamil. The 20th century writer wrote poetry only and contributed to Marathi literature and the other Marathi writer contributed to poetry, novel and drama. One Hindi writer and the only Tamil writer belonged to the 19th century. That Hindi writer contributed to poetry and novel, while the Tamil writer contributed to novel and drama. The Bengali writer belonged to the 17th century and contributed to poetry only. A belonged to the 20th century, B wrote drama only, C contributed to Marathi literature, D was a Hindi poet and novelist and belonged to the 19th century, E also belonged to the 19th century, and F contributed to poetry only.

To which branch of literature did A contribute?