Explanation:

- Option 1: The Village

- This novel by Mulk Raj Anand explores the rural life in Punjab.

- It focuses on the struggles of peasants but isn't centered on the caste system.

- Option 2: Untouchable

- This novel powerfully depicts the life of Bakha, a young sweeper, showing the dehumanizing effects of the caste system.

- Set in pre-independence India, it highlights social discrimination.

- Correct Answer

- Option 3: Across the Black Waters

- The focus here is on Indian soldiers in World War I.

- It doesn't primarily address caste issues.

- Option 4: Coolie

- This novel portrays the hardships of a poor boy, Munoo.

- It touches upon class struggles but not the caste system explicitly.

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