Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about the Jnanpith Award is incorrect?

  1. The 2006 Jnanpith Award was awarded to Sanskrit scholar Satya Vrat Shastri recently

  2. The 2006 Jnanpith Award carried a cash prize of Rs 7 lakh while the 2005 Award carried a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh

  3. Indu Jain of the Times of India Group is the Chairperson of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust that gives the Award

  4. The 2005 Jnanpith Award was awarded to Hindi poet Kunwar Narain recently

  5. Both (a) and (c)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Both year awards (2006 & 2005) carried a cash prize of Rs. 7 lakh, a citation, a shawl and a bronze statue of Vagdevi Saraswati. Previous recipients for writing in Hindi have included Sumitranandan Pant (1968), Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1972) and S.H.V. Ajneya (1978) 31.Deepak Kapoor was commissioned in the Indian Army in June 1967 and has taken active part in 1971 Bangladesh operations.

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