CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The prizes, originally endowed with a gift of $500, 000 from the newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, are highly esteemed and have been awarded each May since 1917. The awards are made by Columbia University on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pulitzer Prize is regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievement, and musical composition. Established in 1917 from funds endowed by journalist and newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.

Detailed explanation-4: -The History Prize was awarded to Jean Jules Jusserand, the celebrated French ambassador to the United States who had lobbied the Wilson administration to enter the war for several years.