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Q1. The Saraswati Samman award is given for literary works in how many languages?
A.
17
B.
18
C.
20
D.
22
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Correct Answer:
D
It recognizes literary works in the 22 languages listed in Schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution.
Q2. In which Indian city is the ‘Sahitya Akademi’ head quarters located?
A.
Nagpur
B.
Bengaluru
C.
Lucknow
D.
New Delhi
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Correct Answer:
D
The headquarters of Sahitya Akademi is located in Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
Q3. Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi literature in 1955?
A.
Makhanlal Chaturvedi
B.
R.K. Narayan
C.
Acharya Narendra Dev
D.
Amrit Rai
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Correct Answer:
A
Makhanlal Chaturvedi was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for 'Him Tarangini'.
Q4. The Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for the literature in how many languages?
A.
17
B.
20
C.
22
D.
24
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Correct Answer:
D
The award is given for work in 24 languages (22 scheduled languages of the Constitution plus English and Rajasthani).
Q5. ‘Jnanpith Award’, one of India’s highest literary award, was started in the year:
A.
1969
B.
1972
C.
1957
D.
1961
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Correct Answer:
D
The Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961, with the first award given in 1965.
Q6. Jnanpith Award is given by which of the following?
A.
President of India
B.
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
C.
Sahitya Academy
D.
None
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Correct Answer:
D
The Jnanpith Award is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a research and cultural institute.
Q7. In India, Jnanpith Award is associated with:
A.
Classical Singing
B.
Literature
C.
Classical Dance
D.
Cinema
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Correct Answer:
B
The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award.
Q8. The first author to receive the • Bhartiya Jnanpith Award • was
A.
of Hindi literature
B.
of Bengali literature
C.
of Kannada literature
D.
of Malayalam literature
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Correct Answer:
D
The first recipient was G. Sankara Kurup, a Malayalam writer.
Q9. Who was the first winner of the Jnanpith award?
A.
Umashankar Joshi (Gujarati)
B.
Firaq Gorakhpuri (Urdu)
C.
G.Sankara Kurup (Malayalam)
D.
D.R. Bendre (Kannada)
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Correct Answer:
C
G. Sankara Kurup won the first Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his collection of poems 'Odakkuzhal'.
Q10. In which field ‘Saraswati Samman’ award is given?
A.
Music
B.
Literature
C.
Journalism
D.
Dance
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry in any of the 22 languages of India.
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