GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Question
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Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?
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Ashaparna Devi
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M. F. Hussain
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Raghupathi Sahai
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V. K. Gokak
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hussain is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award.
Detailed explanation-2: -G. Sankara Kurup was the first recipient of the award.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first English writer who won the Jnanpith award is Amitav Ghosh in 2018. The first woman to win the Jnanpith award is Ashapurna Devi 1976, who was a Bengali writer. The most recent Jnanpith award winners in 2021 and 2020 were Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Damodar Mauzo who is a Konkani novelist.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Vallathol Narayana Menon.
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