The Sahitya Akademi Award Winners

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Which language received the first Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Tamil

  4. Telugu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first Sahitya Akademi Award was given to Sumitranandan Pant for his Hindi poetry collection, "Chidambara".

Who is the only person to have won the Sahitya Akademi Award in three different languages?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. K. Satchidanandan

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. U. R. Ananthamurthy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

K. Satchidanandan has won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam, English, and Hindi.

Which author has won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the most number of times?

  1. Amrita Pritam

  2. Bhisham Sahni

  3. Nirmal Verma

  4. Qurratulain Hyder


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amrita Pritam has won the Sahitya Akademi Award five times, for her works in Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.

Which language has won the most number of Sahitya Akademi Awards?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Tamil

  4. Telugu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindi has won the most number of Sahitya Akademi Awards, with over 100 awards.

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "Midnight's Children"?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Amitav Ghosh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 for his novel "Midnight's Children".

Who is the youngest author to have won the Sahitya Akademi Award?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Chetan Bhagat

  3. Durjoy Datta

  4. Ravinder Singh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy was 35 years old when she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997 for her novel "The God of Small Things".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The White Tiger"?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Vikas Swarup

  3. Chetan Bhagat

  4. Durjoy Datta


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aravind Adiga won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2008 for his novel "The White Tiger".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Inheritance of Loss"?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kiran Desai won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Great Indian Novel"?

  1. Shashi Tharoor

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Arundhati Roy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Shashi Tharoor won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 for his novel "The Great Indian Novel".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Shadow Lines"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Kiran Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for his novel "The Shadow Lines".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Hungry Tide"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Kiran Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005 for his novel "The Hungry Tide".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Glass Palace"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Kiran Desai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2001 for his novel "The Glass Palace".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Namesake"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Kiran Desai


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2003 for her novel "The Namesake".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "The Lowland"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Kiran Desai


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2013 for her novel "The Lowland".

Which author won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "A Suitable Boy"?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Jhumpa Lahiri

  4. Kiran Desai


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vikram Seth won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 for his novel "A Suitable Boy".

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