Awards (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

21. Which of the following award was received by noted author Arundhati Roy in 2004 ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003, 2004]

(a) Booker Prize
(b) Pulitzer Prize
(c) Sydney Peace Prize
(d) Lotus Literary Award

Correct Answer: (c) Sydney Peace Prize

Solution:Sydney Peace Prize was received by noted author Arundhati Roy in 2004. Hence, option (c) is correct.

22. Who has been given the Jnanpith Award for the year 2015? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Pannalal Patel
(b) Umashankar Joshi
(c) Raghuveer Chaudhari
(d) Rama Jain
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Raghuveer Chaudhari

Solution:The Jnanpith Award (51st) of the year 2015 was presented to the renowned writer of Gujarati language, Raghuveer Chaudhari. Sanskrit Scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Urdu poet and lyricist Gulzar have been chosen for the 58th Jnanpith Award.

23. Who has been awarded the Jnanpith Award for the year 2016? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Shankha Ghosh
(b) Mridula Garg
(c) Namvar Singh
(d) Sankara Kurup
(e) None of these

Correct Answer: (a) Shankha Ghosh

Solution:The 52nd Jnanpith Award, 2016, and it was was conferred by the Indian Jnanpith on 23rd December 2016, conferred on the famous Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh. The 56th and 57th Jnanpith Awards were announced for the year 2021 and 2022 to Assames Poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Kankani Novelist Damodar Mauzo respectively.

24. Who among the following was awarded the 49th Jnanpith Award by the President in November 2014? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Dudhanath Singh
(b) Rameshchand Shah
(c) Mamta Kalia
(d) Kedarnath Singh

Correct Answer: (d) Kedarnath Singh

Solution:On November 10, 2014, President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 49th Jnanpith Award on the famous Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh at a function held in New Delhi. On February 6th, 2015, in the Golden Jubilee Year of Jnanpith Awards, 50th Jnanpith Award was conferred to Bhalchandra Nemade, a renowned Marathi language seeker.

25. Who among the following has been selected for Jnanpith Award, 2013 in June 2014? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Dr. Kedarnath Singh
(b) Dr. Vishwanath Tiwari
(c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Amit Tripathi

Correct Answer: (a) Dr. Kedarnath Singh

Solution:In June 2014, Dr. Kedarnath Singh was selected for Jnanpith Award (49th) for 2013. The Jnanpith Award (51st) of the year 2015 was voted to the famous writer of Gujarati literature, Raghuvir Chaudhary. This award (52nd) of the year 2016 was presented to the famous poet Shankha Ghosh in Bangla literature. 2017 Award (53rd) was awarded to the renowned Hindi writer & essayist Krishna Sobti. 2018 (54th) Award was given to Amitav Ghosh, English writer and 2019 (55th) to Malayalam writer Akkitham Achuthan Nanboothiri.

26. Raghuveer Chaudhary, who has recently been given the Sahitya Akademi Award. The literature that has been completed is in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Marathi
(b) Gujarati
(c) Kanada
(d) Hindi

Correct Answer: (b) Gujarati

Solution:On December 29th, 2015, the Gujarati language proclaimed litterateur, Raghuveer Chaudhary was announced to be awarded with the 51st Jnanpith Award for the year 2015. The question mentions him being given the Sahitya Akademi Award recently, while he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977 for the novel trilogy "Uparvas". Sanjeev won the 2023 Sahitya Akadami Award in Hindi.

27. Jnanpith Award - 2008 was given to : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) Ali Sardar Jafri
(b) Akhlaq Kha Shaharyar
(c) Qurratul Haider
(d) Raghupati Sahay Firaq

Correct Answer: (b) Akhlaq Kha Shaharyar

Solution:Jnanpith Award - 2008 was given to Akhlaq Kha Shaharyar. Hence, option (b) is correct.

28. The winner of Jnanpith Award for the year 2008 is : [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar
(b) Kuwar Narayan
(c) O.N.V. Kurup
(d) Rahman Rahi

Correct Answer: (a) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar

Solution:The winner of Jnanpith Award for the year 2008 is Akhlaq Khan Shahryar. Hence, option (a) is correct.

29. Who has received the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award of 2008? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Akhlaq Mohammad Khan
(b) Ali Sardar Jafari
(c) Rahman Ali
(d) O.N.V. Kurup

Correct Answer: (a) Akhlaq Mohammad Khan

Solution:Akhlaq Mohammad Khan received the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award of 2008. Hence, option (a) is correct.

30. Who among the following person(s) was/were awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1990? Choose the correct one from the given codes. [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

1. Nirmal Verma

2. Arundhati Roy

3. Guradyal Singh

4. Sardar Jafari

Code:

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 3

Solution:Nirmal Verma and Guradyal Singh were awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1990. Hence, option (c) is correct.

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