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MPSC Rajyaseva 2018 GS Paper 1 — Question 74

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'ज्ञानपीठ' पुरस्काराबाबत खालील विधने विचारात घ्या : वरीलपैकी कोणती विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements about 'Jnanpith (Gyanpith) Awards : Which of the above statements are correct?

(a)हा पुरस्कार भारत सरकार द्वारा 1952 पासून प्रायोजित आहे. / Sponsored by the Government of India since 1952.

(b)1982 च्या अगोदर लेखकाच्या एका कृतीबद्दल दिला जात होता. / Prior to 1982 it was given for single work of a writer.

(c)आता लेखकाच्या जीवनातील योगदानाबद्दल दिला जातो. / Now it is given for lifetime contribution of the writer.

(d)2017 चा पुरस्कार कृष्णा सोबती यांना घोषित झाला आहे. / Award for the year 2017 has been declared to Krishna Sobti.

1)अ, ब आणि क / a, b and c
2)ब, क आणि ड / b, c and d✓ Correct
3)अ आणि ड / a and d
4)अ, ब, क आणि ड / a, b, c and d

Statement a is false because the Jnanpith Award is sponsored by the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust, not the Government of India. Statements b and c are correct (earlier given for a single work, now for lifetime contribution). Statement d is correct (Krishna Sobti received the 53rd Jnanpith Award for 2017).

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Marathi authors like V. S. Khandekar, Kusumagraj, Vinda Karandikar, and Bhalchandra Nemade have won the Jnanpith Award.

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