Jnanpith Award — Set 4

Correct Answer: A. M.T. Vasudevan Nair

• **M.T. Vasudevan Nair** = He is a famous Malayalam writer known for his novel 'Randamoozham'. • **1995** — He received the Jnanpith Award in this year for his immense contribution to literature. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [G. Sankara Kurup]: He was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award, but not for 'Randamoozham'; [S.K. Pottekkatt]: Another prominent Malayalam writer, but not associated with this novel or winning for it; [Thakazhi]: A celebrated Malayalam author, but not the recipient for 'Randamoozham'.

Correct Answer: B. Nirmal Verma

• **Nirmal Verma** = He was the first recipient from Rajasthan to win the Jnanpith Award for Hindi literature. • **1999** — He received the Jnanpith Award in this year, sharing it with Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Kunwar Narayan]: A respected Hindi poet, also a Jnanpith laureate, but not the first from Rajasthan; [Amar Kant]: A noted Hindi writer, also a Jnanpith laureate, but awarded later; [Srilal Shukla]: A famous Hindi satirist and Jnanpith laureate, but not the first from Rajasthan.

Correct Answer: A. Satyavrat Shastri

• **Satyavrat Shastri** = He was the first Sanskrit scholar to win the Jnanpith Award. • **2006** — He was awarded the Jnanpith Award in this year for his lifetime contribution to Sanskrit literature. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Jagadguru Rambhadracharya]: A prominent Sanskrit scholar, but not the first Jnanpith recipient for Sanskrit; [Balkrishna Sharma]: Not primarily known as a Sanskrit Jnanpith winner; [Ram Karan Sharma]: A distinguished Sanskrit scholar, but Satyavrat Shastri was the first Jnanpith laureate.

Correct Answer: A. Qurratulain Hyder

• **Qurratulain Hyder** = She is a famous Urdu writer who received the Jnanpith Award for her novel 'Aag Ka Darya'. • **1989** — She was honored with the Jnanpith Award in this year for her monumental work. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Ali Sardar Jafri]: A notable Urdu poet and Jnanpith laureate, but not for 'Aag Ka Darya'; [Shahryar]: An Urdu poet and Jnanpith recipient, but his work 'Aag Ka Darya' is not associated with him; [Gulzar]: A celebrated lyricist and poet, also a Jnanpith awardee, but not the author of 'Aag Ka Darya'.

Correct Answer: A. Shivarama Karanth

• **Shivarama Karanth** = He is a Kannada author who received the Jnanpith Award for his novel 'Mookajjiya Kanasugalu'. • **1977** — He won the Jnanpith Award in this year for his path-breaking novel. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [U.R. Ananthamurthy]: A distinguished Kannada author and Jnanpith laureate, but not for 'Mookajjiya Kanasugalu'; [Girish Karnad]: A renowned Kannada playwright, actor, and director, also a Jnanpith awardee, but for his plays, not this novel; [Chandrashekhara Kambara]: A prominent Kannada poet and playwright, also a Jnanpith laureate, but not for 'Mookajjiya Kanasugalu'.

Correct Answer: B. Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay

• **Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay** = He was the first Bengali writer to win the Jnanpith Award. • **1966** — He received the Jnanpith Award in this year for his novel 'Ganadevtat'. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Bishnu Dey]: A renowned Bengali poet and later Jnanpith awardee; [Ashapoorna Devi]: The first female Jnanpith recipient, but not the first Bengali overall; [Subhash Mukhopadhyay]: A celebrated Bengali poet, but not the first Bengali Jnanpith laureate.

Correct Answer: B. Assamese

• **Assamese** = Nilmani Phookan received the Jnanpith Award for his work in this language. • **2022** — The Jnanpith Award for this year was given to Nilmani Phookan, a legendary Assamese poet. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Bengali]: A language with multiple Jnanpith winners, but not for Nilmani Phookan; [Odia]: A language that has seen Jnanpith laureates, but not Nilmani Phookan; [Manipuri]: While recognized, this language has not yet had a Jnanpith laureate, and Nilmani Phookan wrote in Assamese.

Correct Answer: B. Shahryar

• **Shahryar** = He is the only Urdu poet besides Gulzar to win the Jnanpith Award in the 21st century. • **2008** — He received the Jnanpith Award in this year for his contributions to Urdu poetry. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Ali Sardar Jafri]: Won the Jnanpith Award in the 20th century (1997), not the 21st; [Qurratulain Hyder]: A celebrated Urdu novelist and Jnanpith laureate, but also in the 20th century (1989); [Firaq Gorakhpuri]: A renowned Urdu poet and Jnanpith laureate from the 20th century (1969).

Correct Answer: A. Pratibha Ray

• **Pratibha Ray** = She is an Odia writer who won the Jnanpith Award for her novel 'Yajnaseni'. • **2011** — She was honored with the Jnanpith Award in this year, becoming the first woman from Odisha to receive it. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Sitakant Mahapatra]: A notable Odia poet and Jnanpith laureate, but not for 'Yajnaseni'; [Gopinath Mohanty]: A distinguished Odia novelist and earlier Jnanpith awardee, but not for this novel; [Sachidananda Routray]: A prominent Odia poet and Jnanpith laureate, but not the author of 'Yajnaseni'.

Correct Answer: A. Viswanatha Satyanarayana

• **Viswanatha Satyanarayana** = He was the first Jnanpith winner for the Telugu language. • **1970** — He won the Jnanpith Award in this year for his work 'Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu'. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [C. Narayana Reddy]: A renowned Telugu poet and later Jnanpith awardee (1988); [Ravuri Bharadhwaja]: A distinguished Telugu writer and later Jnanpith awardee (2012); [Vishwa Nath]: This name is not primarily associated with the first Telugu Jnanpith award.