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Awards for Indian Literature in Other Languages

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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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Sahitya Akademi Award is given to authors who write in languages other than Hindi, English, and Sanskrit.

Which language has won the most Sahitya Akademi Awards?

  1. Bengali

  2. Marathi

  3. Tamil

  4. Telugu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bengali has won the most Sahitya Akademi Awards, with over 100 awards.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese.

Which language has won the most Jnanpith Awards?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Marathi

  4. Gujarati


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindi has won the most Jnanpith Awards, with 11 awards.

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

  1. Kuvempu

  2. Masti Venkatesha Iyengar

  3. Shivaram Karanth

  4. U. R. Ananthamurthy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kuvempu was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in Kannada.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Kashmir Sahithya Akademi Award is given to authors who write in Kashmiri.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ghulam Nabi Khayal was the first recipient of the Kashmir Sahithya Akademi Award.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Konkani Sahitya Akademi Award is given to authors who write in Konkani.

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

  1. Ravindra Kelekar

  2. Laxmanrao Sardessai

  3. B. R. Bhagwat

  4. Damodar Mauzo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ravindra Kelekar was the first recipient of the Konkani Sahitya Akademi Award.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Maithili Sahitya Akademi Award is given to authors who write in Maithili.

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

  1. Harimohan Jha

  2. Janardan Mishra

  3. Upendra Nath Jha

  4. Vidyapati


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harimohan Jha was the first recipient of the Maithili Sahitya Akademi Award.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award is given to authors who write in Malayalam.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai was the first recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Manipur Sahitya Akademi Award is given to authors who write in Manipuri.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

L. M. Khuman was the first recipient of the Manipur Sahitya Akademi Award.

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