Jnanpith & Akademi — Set 4

Correct Answer: A. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

• **Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya** = the first Assamese writer to win the Jnanpith Award for his novel 'Mrityunjay'. • **1979** — the year he won the Jnanpith Award for his novel 'Mrityunjay'. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Mamoni Raisom Goswami]: another Assamese Jnanpith laureate, but not the first and not for 'Mrityunjay'; [Nilmani Phookan]: another Assamese Jnanpith laureate, known for his poetry; [Bhabendra Nath Saikia]: a renowned Assamese writer and filmmaker.

Correct Answer: D. None of these

• **Mm. P.V. Kane** = received the first Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 1956. • **'History of Dharmasastra'** — the monumental work for which Mm. P.V. Kane received the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [P.V. Kane]: incorrect because the question specifically mentions 'Parijataharanam', which was not his work; [Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi]: a Sanskrit scholar and Indologist, but not the recipient for this specific award and work; [M.M. Kalburgi]: a renowned Kannada scholar and academic, not associated with the 1956 Sanskrit award.

Correct Answer: A. P.V. Akilan

• **P.V. Akilan** = the first Tamil writer to receive the Jnanpith Award for his novel 'Chittirappavai'. • **1975** — the year P.V. Akilan won the Jnanpith Award for his novel 'Chittirappavai'. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Jayakanthan]: a prominent Tamil writer and filmmaker, also a Jnanpith Award recipient but not for 'Chittirappavai' or in 1975; [D. Jayakanthan]: same as Jayakanthan, incorrect for this specific award and year; [R. Krishnamurthy]: famously known as Kalki, a renowned Tamil writer, but not a Jnanpith recipient.

Correct Answer: C. New Delhi

• **New Delhi** = the city where the 54th Jnanpith Award ceremony for Amitav Ghosh took place. • **54th Jnanpith Award** — this specific ceremony honored Amitav Ghosh, the first English author to receive the award. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Mumbai]: a major metropolitan city in India, but not the location for this particular ceremony; [Kolkata]: a cultural hub, but not the venue for Amitav Ghosh's Jnanpith ceremony; [Guwahati]: a major city in Assam, but not where this Jnanpith Award ceremony was held.

Correct Answer: A. Kunwar Narayan

• **Kunwar Narayan** = won the Jnanpith Award in 1993 and is a major figure in modern Hindi poetry. • **1993** — the year Kunwar Narayan received the Jnanpith Award for his significant contribution to Hindi literature. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Nirmal Verma]: a prominent Hindi writer, awarded the Jnanpith in 1999, not 1993; [Kedarnath Singh]: a renowned Hindi poet, awarded the Jnanpith in 2013, not 1993; [Krishna Sobti]: a celebrated Hindi novelist, awarded the Jnanpith in 2017, not 1993.

Correct Answer: B. Makhanlal Chaturvedi

• **Makhanlal Chaturvedi** = received the first Sahitya Akademi Award in the Hindi language in 1955. • **1955** — the year Makhanlal Chaturvedi was awarded the inaugural Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi for 'Him Taringini'. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Rahul Sankrityayan]: a renowned Indian polymath and Hindi writer, but not the first recipient of the Hindi Sahitya Akademi Award; [Hazari Prasad Dwivedi]: a distinguished Hindi literary historian, essayist, and critic, but not the first recipient; [Sumitranandan Pant]: a celebrated Hindi poet, awarded the Jnanpith, but not the first for Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi.

Correct Answer: B. O.N.V. Kurup

• **O.N.V. Kurup** = an eminent Malayalam poet who won the Jnanpith Award in 2007. • **2007** — the year O.N.V. Kurup, a prominent Malayalam poet, was honored with the Jnanpith Award. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Akkitham]: another Malayalam poet who won the Jnanpith Award in 2019, not 2007; [M.T. Vasudevan Nair]: a renowned Malayalam writer, won the Jnanpith Award in 1995, not 2007; [G. Sankara Kurup]: the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965, not 2007.

Correct Answer: B. 35

• **35** = the maximum age for authors to be eligible for the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar. • **2011** — the year the Yuva Puraskar was introduced by Sahitya Akademi to encourage young Indian writers. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [30]: the age limit is higher than 30 for the Yuva Puraskar; [40]: the age limit is lower than 40 for the Yuva Puraskar; [45]: the age limit is significantly lower than 45 for the Yuva Puraskar.

Correct Answer: A. Krishna Sobti

• **Krishna Sobti** = won the Jnanpith Award in 2017 and is the author of 'Zindaginama'. • **'Zindaginama'** — Krishna Sobti's most famous novel, depicting pre-partition Punjab, for which she is widely recognized. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Mahasweta Devi]: a renowned Bengali writer, won the Jnanpith Award in 1996, not 2017, and not the author of 'Zindaginama'; [Amrita Pritam]: a celebrated Punjabi writer, won the Jnanpith Award in 1981, not 2017, and not the author of 'Zindaginama'; [Indira Goswami]: a prominent Assamese writer, won the Jnanpith Award in 2000, not 2017, and not the author of 'Zindaginama'.

Correct Answer: A. Bishnu Dey

• **Bishnu Dey** = a Bengali poet who won the Jnanpith Award in 1971 for his contribution to modern poetry. • **1971** — the year Bishnu Dey received the Jnanpith Award, recognizing his significant contribution to Bengali modern poetry. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: [Subhash Mukhopadhyay]: a Bengali poet, awarded the Jnanpith in 1991, not 1971; [Shakti Chattopadhyay]: a prominent Bengali poet, but not a Jnanpith Award recipient; [Sunil Gangopadhyay]: a renowned Bengali writer and poet, but not a Jnanpith Award recipient for poetry in 1971.