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Sahitya Akademi and Bharatiya Jnanpith Awards for Literary Biography

Test your knowledge about the Sahitya Akademi and Bharatiya Jnanpith awards presented for outstanding literary biographies in Indian languages and English.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is presented annually by the Sahitya Akademi to recognize outstanding literary biographies in Indian languages?

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

In which year was the first Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography presented?

  1. 1955
  2. 1965
  3. 1975
  4. 1985
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language's literary biography won the first Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography?

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

Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
  2. Sumitranandan Pant
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary biographer has won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography the most number of times?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
  2. Sumitranandan Pant
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to recognize outstanding literary biographies in Indian languages?

  1. Jnanpith Award
  2. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Literary Biography
  3. Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography
  4. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Translation
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the first Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Literary Biography presented?

  1. 1965
  2. 1975
  3. 1985
  4. 1995
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language's literary biography won the first Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Literary Biography?

  1. Hindi
  2. Bengali
  3. Telugu
  4. Marathi
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Literary Biography?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
  2. Sumitranandan Pant
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary biographer has won the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Literary Biography the most number of times?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
  2. Sumitranandan Pant
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is presented annually by the Sahitya Akademi to recognize outstanding literary biographies in English?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography in English
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation
  4. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the first Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography in English presented?

  1. 1975
  2. 1985
  3. 1995
  4. 2005
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography in English?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
  2. Sumitranandan Pant
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary biographer has won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography in English the most number of times?

  1. Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
  2. Sumitranandan Pant
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to recognize outstanding literary biographies in English?

  1. Jnanpith Award
  2. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Literary Biography in English
  3. Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Biography
  4. Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Translation
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