ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. Prizes are awarded annually in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15, 000 cash award (raised from $10, 000 in 2017).

Detailed explanation-2: -Herbert Bayard Swope, New York World, for articles which appeared October 10, October 15 and from November 4 daily to November 22, 1916, inclusive, entitled, “Inside the German Empire."

Detailed explanation-3: -Following secondary approval from the University’s Trustees (which maintained final oversight of the awards until 1975), the Prizes were announced on June 4, 1917, and awarded at the University’s commencement on June 6 of that year.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pulitzer Prize is an annual award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American-Hungarian newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1937, Gobind Behari Lal had won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, along with four others, for his coverage in the field of science. Gobind Behari Lal was an Indian-American journalist and independence activist.