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Awards for Indian Literary Translation

Test your knowledge on the awards given for Indian literary translation.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to the best translation of a literary work from any Indian language into English?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Padma Shri
  4. Bharat Ratna
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation given?

  1. 1955
  2. 1960
  3. 1965
  4. 1970
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many Sahitya Akademi Awards for Translation are given each year?

  1. 10
  2. 15
  3. 20
  4. 25
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award for Translation?

  1. P. Lal
  2. A.K. Ramanujan
  3. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar
  4. Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to the best translation of a literary work from an Indian language into any other Indian language?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Padma Shri
  4. Bharat Ratna
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first Jnanpith Award for Translation given?

  1. 1965
  2. 1970
  3. 1975
  4. 1980
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many Jnanpith Awards for Translation are given each year?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Padma Shri for Translation?

  1. P. Lal
  2. A.K. Ramanujan
  3. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar
  4. Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is given to the best translation of a literary work from any language into an Indian language?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Padma Shri
  4. Bharat Ratna
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was the first Padma Shri for Translation given?

  1. 1954
  2. 1964
  3. 1970
  4. 1974
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many Padma Shri Awards for Translation are given each year?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna for Translation?

  1. P. Lal
  2. A.K. Ramanujan
  3. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar
  4. Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which award is considered to be the highest literary honor in India?

  1. Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation
  2. Jnanpith Award
  3. Padma Shri
  4. Bharat Ratna
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many Bharat Ratna Awards are given each year?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari
  2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Lal Bahadur Shastri
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