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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This state government will provide Rs 10, 000 per month to Padma award winners of the state.
A
Odisha
B
Maharashtra
C
Rajasthan
D
Andra Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Initially, the prize money of cash 50,000 which has been increased to Rs 1Lakh, citation, Coconut, and Shawl. The last recipient of this award was Ravish Kumar (Journalist) in the year 2018.

Detailed explanation-2: -The awards are presented by the President of India usually in the month of March/April every year where the awardees are presented a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a medallion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anyone who is interested in nominating someone or themselves for the Padma awards can file for it online on the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal at https://awards.gov.in.

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