Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award?

  1. G. Sankara Kurup.

  2. Ravindranath Tagore.

  3. Shivaram Karanth.

  4. None of the above.
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Explanation

G. Sankara Kurup, the renowned Malayalam poet, was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his work 'Odakkuzhal' (The Bamboo Flute). Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in 1913 but predated the Jnanpith Award's establishment. Shivaram Karanth was a later recipient.

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