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Sahitya Akademi awards

Sahitya Akademi awards is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2014, 2017, 2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Awareness of major Marathi writers and poetsBasic awareness of national civilian and literary awards

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जोड्या लावा : लेखक/साहित्यकार ग्रंथसंपदा अ. मुनव्वर राणा I. सत्ता ग्रहण ब. जसविंदर II. उचाट क. आशा मिश्रा III. अगरबत्ती ड. नंदा हांगखिम IV. शाहदबा Match the pairs : Writer Books a. Munawwar Rana I. Satta Grahan b. Jaswinder II. Uchat c. Asha Mishra III. Agarbatti d. Nanda Hangkhim IV. Shahadaba

(a)मुनव्वर राणा / Munawwar Rana

(b)जसविंदर / Jaswinder

(c)आशा मिश्रा / Asha Mishra

(d)नंदा हांगखिम / Nanda Hangkhim

1)I, II, III, IV
2)I, III, II, IV
3)IV, III, II, I✓ Correct
4)IV, II, III, I

Matching the authors with their literary works: Munawwar Rana - Shahadaba (IV), Jaswinder - Uchat (II), Asha Mishra - Agarbatti (III), Nanda Hangkhim - Satta Grahan (I). Correct combination is IV, III, II, I.

साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कारासंदर्भात सूची “A” व सूची “B” मधील जोड्या जुळवा. सूची-A ( व्यक्ती ) (a) श्याम मनोहर (b) वसंत डहाके (c) अशोक केळकर (d) माणिक गोडघाटे (ग्रेस) सूची-B ( पुरस्कार वर्ष ) (i) 2011 (ii) 2009 (iii) 2010 (iv) 2008 Match the list “A” with list “B” with reference to Sahitya Academy Awards : List - A (Person) (a) Shyam Manohar (b) Vasant Dahake (c) Ashok Kelkar (d) Manik Godghate List - B (Award year) (i) 2011 (ii) 2009 (iii) 2010 (iv) 2008

(a)श्याम मनोहर - 2011

(b)वसंत डहाके - 2009

(c)अशोक केळकर - 2010

(d)माणिक गोडघाटे (ग्रेस) - 2008

1)(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
2)(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)✓ Correct
3)(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
4)(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

Matching Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Marathi literature: Shyam Manohar (2011), Vasant Dahake (2009), Ashok Kelkar (2010), Manik Godghate/Grace (2008).

पुढीलपैकी अयोग्य विधानें शोधा : / Find the incorrect statements from below :

(a)23 भाषांमध्ये साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार 2019 देण्यात आले.

(b)हे पुरस्कार चरित्र लेखनास दिले जातात पण आत्मचरित्रास दिले जात नाहीत.

(c)मराठी लेखिका अनुराधा पाटील यांना त्यांच्या लघुकथा लेखनासाठी 2019 मध्ये मिळाला.

(d)इंग्रजी मध्ये श्री. शशी थरूर यांच्या पुस्तकास 2019 मध्ये पुरस्कार मिळाला.

1)(a), (b), (c), (d)
2)(a), (b)
3)(b), (c)
4)(a), (b), (c)✓ Correct

Sahitya Akademi awards are given for autobiographies as well, and Anuradha Patil received it for poetry, not short stories. Thus statements (a), (b), and (c) contain factual inaccuracies.

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