JNANPITH AWARD💫 Flashcards
1
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56TH JNANPITH AWARD ________ WAS WON BY?
A
NILMANI PHOOKAN JR
2
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_________ WON THE 57TH JNANPITH AWARD?
A
DAMODAR MAUZO
3
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JNANPITH AWARD IS THE OLDEST AND HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD PRESENTED ANNUALLY BY?
WHO founded the bharatiya Jnanpith?
A
BHARATIYA JNANPITH( FOUND-1944). SAHU SHANTI PRASAD JAIN
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WHAT DOES THE PRIZE INCLUDE?
A
11 LAKHS ; BRONZE REPLICA OF VAGDEVI ( SARASWATI)
5
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WHEN WAS THE JNANPITH AWARD INSTITUTED?
A
1961
6
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WHO WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF JNANPITH AWARD?
A
MALAYALAM WRITER SANKARA KURUP (1965)
7
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WHO WAS THE FIRST ENGLISH WRITER TO BE FELICITATED WITH JNANPITH AWARD?
A
AMITAV GOSH 54TH 2019
8
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WHERE IS NILMANI PHOOOKAN JR FROM?
A
GUWAHTI ( 3RD ASSAME WRITER TO WIN)
