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Jnanpith Award
Consider the following statements with reference to the Jnanpith Award:
- The award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and English with no posthumous conferral.
- Until 1982 it was presented for a specific work; thereafter, it was given for a writer’s overall contribution to literature.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A |
Only 1
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B |
Both 1 and 2
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C |
Only 2
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D |
Neither 1 nor 2
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
On 24th September, 2020, renowned Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred the 55th edition of the Jnanpith Award.
About Award
- Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature".
- Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and English, with no posthumous conferral.
- Until 1982 it was presented for a specific work; thereafter, it was given for a writer’s overall contribution to literature. Since then, the award has typically been given every year to one author, although in some years it has been jointly offered to two.
- The first recipient of the award was the Malayalam writer G. SankaraKurup who received the award in 1965 for his collection of poems, Odakkuzhal (The Bamboo Flute), published in 1950.
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