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Prestigious Awards and Honors

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Q1. To which field is the Jnanpith Award given?

  1. ALiterature
  2. BHistory
  3. CDrama
  4. Ddance
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Answer: A) Literature

Q2. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is given to-

  1. AFor the promotion of Hindi language
  2. BTo provide financial assistance to Indian writers
  3. CTo encourage creative writing by writers of Indian languages
  4. DFor publication assistance to budding writers
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Answer: C) To encourage creative writing by writers of Indian languages

Q3. How much amount is given to the awardee under the 'Jnanpith Award'?

  1. A5 lakh
  2. B7 lakh
  3. C11 lakh
  4. D51 lakh
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Answer: C) 11 lakh

Q4. Since when is the 'Jnanpith Award' being given?

  1. ASince 1954
  2. BSince 1961
  3. CSince 1965
  4. DSince 1969
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Answer: C) Since 1965

Q5. Which of the following awards is related to literature only?

  1. APulitzer
  2. BMagsaysay
  3. CBharatral
  4. DJnanpith
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Answer: D) Jnanpith

Q6. The first winner of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award was the literary figure_

  1. Aof Hindi literature
  2. Bof Bengali literature
  3. Cof Kannada literature
  4. Dof Malayalam literature
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Answer: D) of Malayalam literature

Q7. The first litterateur to be awarded the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is

  1. AG. Shankar Kurup
  2. BTarashankar Bandopadhyay
  3. CK. V. Puttappa
  4. DUmashankar Joshi
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Answer: A) G. Shankar Kurup

Q8. Who was the first Hindi writer to receive the Jnanpith Award?

  1. AH. S. Vatsyayan
  2. BMahadevi Verma
  3. CSumitranandan Pant
  4. DRamdhari Singh Dinkar
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Answer: C) Sumitranandan Pant

Q9. The first woman Hindi litterateur to win the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award is_

  1. AMahadevi Verma
  2. BMahasweta Devi
  3. CAshapurna Devi
  4. DAmrita Pritam
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Answer: A) Mahadevi Verma

Q10. Which of the following awards is given for outstanding performance in the field of literature in India?

  1. AArjuna Award
  2. BBharatiya Jnanpith Award
  3. CShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
  4. DDronacharya Award
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Answer: B) Bharatiya Jnanpith Award

Q11. Which award is given for excellence in the field of literature?

  1. AKalidas Award
  2. BJnanpith Award
  3. CShantiswarup Bhatnagar Award
  4. DDadasaheb Phalke Award
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Answer: B) Jnanpith Award

Q12. Who was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award?

  1. AMahadevi Verma
  2. BAmrita Pritam
  3. CMahasweta Devi
  4. DAshapurna Devi
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Answer: D) Ashapurna Devi

Q13. For which of the following fields is the 'Moortidevi Award' given every year?

  1. ALiterature
  2. BMovie
  3. Cjournalism
  4. Dmusic
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Answer: A) Literature

Q14. Kalidas Samman was started

  1. Aby the Punjab Government
  2. Bby the Uttar Pradesh government
  3. Cby the Madhya Pradesh government
  4. Dby Chhattisgarh Government
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Answer: C) by the Madhya Pradesh government

Q15. 'Saraswati Samman' is given for outstanding work in which field?

  1. Adance
  2. BLiterature
  3. Ctheatrical performance
  4. Dfilm production
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Answer: B) Literature

Q16. The first recipient of Saraswati Samman is_

  1. ARamakant Rath
  2. BHarivanshrai Bachchan
  3. CHarbhajan Singh
  4. DVijay Tendulkar
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Answer: B) Harivanshrai Bachchan

Q17. Which award for outstanding contribution in the field of literature was instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1992?

  1. ASaraswati Samman
  2. BAcharya Tulsi Award
  3. CVyas Samman
  4. Dyeti yatanlal respect
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Answer: A) Saraswati Samman

Q18. Which state government has started 'Tansen Samman'?

  1. AUttar Pradesh
  2. BMadhya Pradesh
  3. CGujarat
  4. DMaharashtra
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Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh

Q19. Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for outstanding works published in the last five years in how many Indian languages including English?

  1. A14
  2. B18
  3. C20
  4. D22
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Answer: D) 22

Q20. In which field is the Pulitzer Prize awarded?

  1. Ajournalism
  2. BScience
  3. Cgame
  4. DIndustry
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Answer: A) journalism

Q21. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. AKalinga Prize – Popularization of Science
  2. BDavid Cohen Prize – Literature
  3. CBorlaug Award - Agriculture
  4. DPulitzer Prize - Progress in Religion
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Answer: D) Pulitzer Prize - Progress in Religion

Q22. In which field is outstanding work recognized with the Pulitzer Prize?

  1. AScience and Technology
  2. BLiterature and journalism
  3. Cinternational understanding
  4. Denvironmental Studies
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Answer: B) Literature and journalism

Q23. 'Vyas Samman' is given for excellence in which field?

  1. AMovie
  2. BLiterature
  3. Cdance
  4. Dmusic
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Answer: B) Literature

Q24. Which of the following awards is given for novels?

  1. ABharat Ratna
  2. BBooker Prize
  3. CPulitzer Prize
  4. Dnot among these
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Answer: B) Booker Prize

Q25. Who among the following has not received the 'Booker Prize'?

  1. AVikram Seth
  2. BSalman Rushdie
  3. CV.S. Naipaul
  4. DArundhati Roy
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Answer: A) Vikram Seth

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