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Question : 39
Total: 100
The Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in which of the following fields?
Medicine
Social work
Literature
Cinema
Validate
Solution:
The correct answer is option3,i.e.
Literature
.
Jnanpith Award is a literary award presented by the
Bhartiya Jnanpith organization
to Indian writers every year.
The
first Jnanpith award was given to G.Sankara Kurup (Malayalam) in 1965 for his novel "Odakkuzhal" (The Bamboo Flute).
The winner is given a
cash prize of Rs.11 lakh
and
a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati,
the Hindu goddess of learning.
The
first woman writer
to be awarded this award was
Ashapoorna Devi,
a Bengali writer in
1976.
Bhartiya Jnanpith organization was founded in
1944
by industrialist and philanthropist
Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain.
Award
Award Name
Founded In
First recipient
The Highest Literary Award In India
Jnanpith Award
1961
G.Sankara Kurup
The highest Indian award in Medial category
B.C. Roy Award
1962
Sri Sandip Mukerjee
The highest Indian awardin Cinema
DadaSaheb Phalke Award
1969
Devika Rani
The highest civilian award in India
Bharat Ratna
2January 195
1.Dr.SarvapalliRadha Krishnan.
2.C.Rajagopalachari
3.C.V.Raman
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