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Indian Literature Awards: Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith

Test your knowledge of prestigious Indian literary awards including Sahitya Akademi Awards, Jnanpith Awards, and regional Sahitya Akademi Awards across various Indian languages.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to authors who write in languages other than Hindi, English, and Sanskrit?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
  4. Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language has won the most Sahitya Akademi Awards?

  1. Bengali
  2. Marathi
  3. Tamil
  4. Telugu
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese?

  1. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
  2. Lakshminath Bezbaroa
  3. Jyotiprasad Agarwala
  4. Hemchandra Goswami
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language has won the most Jnanpith Awards?

  1. Hindi
  2. Bengali
  3. Marathi
  4. Gujarati
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in Kannada?

  1. Kuvempu
  2. Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
  3. Shivaram Karanth
  4. U. R. Ananthamurthy
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to authors who write in Kashmiri?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
  4. Kashmir Sahithya Akademi Award
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Kashmir Sahithya Akademi Award?

  1. Ghulam Nabi Khayal
  2. Abdul Ahad Azad
  3. Dina Nath Nadim
  4. Zinda Kaul
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to authors who write in Konkani?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
  4. Konkani Sahitya Akademi Award
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Konkani Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Ravindra Kelekar
  2. Laxmanrao Sardessai
  3. B. R. Bhagwat
  4. Damodar Mauzo
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to authors who write in Maithili?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
  4. Maithili Sahitya Akademi Award
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Maithili Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Harimohan Jha
  2. Janardan Mishra
  3. Upendra Nath Jha
  4. Vidyapati
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to authors who write in Malayalam?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
  4. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
  2. P. K. Balakrishnan
  3. M. T. Vasudevan Nair
  4. O. N. V. Kurup
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to authors who write in Manipuri?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
  4. Manipur Sahitya Akademi Award
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Manipur Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. L. M. Khuman
  2. R. K. Birendra Singh
  3. N. Tombi Singh
  4. K. Ibohal Singh
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