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The correct answer is Mirza Ghalib Award.

Key Points

• Mirza Ghalib Award, commonly known as Ghalib Award, is a literary award and an honour in India presented annually by Ghalib Academy.
• It was established and named after a great Indian poet Ghalib.
• The award seeks to recognize those writers and researchers who have made meritorious contributions to Urdu and Persian literature.
• It carries an amount of cash reward ₹25,000 to 50,000 and an insignia along with a citation and a certificate of commendation.
• It is recognized as one of the highest awards in an academic discipline, particularly in India.

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• Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy was established in January 1972 in the interest of developing the Urdu language and preserving the Urdu tradition and culture.
• It is under the control of the Ministry of Minorities affairs.
• The functions of UP Urdu Academy are specified in the memorandum of association of the constitution of Urdu Academy, registered under the Uttar Pradesh Public Societies Registration Act.
• The honours and awards by Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy are:
  • ​Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Award is an award for any Indian writer, poet of the Urdu language and carries the cash reward of Rs 5,00,000/-.
  • Premchand Award is awarded to fiction, drama, and novel writers and carries the cash reward of Rs 1,00,000/-.
  • Munshi Nawal Kishore Award is awarded to publishers for excellent publication and carries the cash reward of Rs 50,000/-.

The correct answer is Geetanjali Shree.

Key Points

•  The book has been originally written by Geetanjali Shree in Hindi and is titled 'Ret Samadhi'.
• It has been translated by American translator Daisy Rockwell.
• It is the very first book in any Indian language to win the award.
• The award carries a cash prize of 50,000-pound ($63,000).
• The prize money will be split equally between the author and translator.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

Jagadguru Rambhadracharya:

• Birth Name: Giridhar Mishra
• Date of Birth: January 14, 1950
• Origin: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Notable Roles:
  • Founder and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh
  • Holds the title of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya since 1982
• Literary Contributions:
  • Authored over 240 literary works, including four Sanskrit epics
  • Recognized for his profound knowledge of Sanskrit literature and philosophy
• Honors:
  • Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to literature and education

Additional InformationJnanpith Award:

• Established: 1961
• Presented By: Bharatiya Jnanpith
• Purpose: To honor authors for their "outstanding contribution towards literature" in Indian languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution and in English
• Significance: It is India's oldest and most prestigious literary award

The correct answer is Ezhuthachan Puraskaram.

Key Points

• The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary honour of the Kerela State Government and is given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
• The award is named after Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, the father of the Malayalam language and consists of a cash prize of ₹ 5,00,000 and a citation.
• The award was instituted in 1993 and Sooranad Kunjan Pillai was its first recipient.
• Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer A Sethumadhavan, popularly known as Sethu was awarded with this award in the year 2022 in recognition of his valuable contribution to Malayalam language and literature.

The correct answer is Papathara.

Key Points

• Sarah Joseph is a celebrated Indian author and activist from Kerala.
• Papathara is a collection of short stories written by Sarah Joseph, which showcases her literary prowess in depicting complex social realities.
• Her works often deal with feminist themes and explore human relationships, societal norms, and emotional conflicts.
• The Muttathu Varkey Award is a prestigious literary award presented annually to outstanding writers in Malayalam literature.

Important Points

• Sarah Joseph has received multiple accolades for her literary contributions, including the Sahitya Akademi Award.
• Her narratives often reflect themes of social justice, gender equality, and environmental activism.
• The Muttathu Varkey Award recognizes authors who have made significant contributions to Malayalam literature.

Additional Information

• Othappu: Othappu is a critically acclaimed novel by Sarah Joseph that addresses themes of spirituality, morality, and individual freedom.
• Aathi: Aathi is another novel by Sarah Joseph that delves into environmental concerns and the destruction of natural habitats.
• Mattathi: Mattathi is a notable work by Sarah Joseph, highlighting the struggles of women in patriarchal societies.
• Papathara: Papathara, the correct answer, is a collection of short stories by Sarah Joseph that earned her the Muttathu Varkey Award.

The correct answer is Sumitranandan Pant.

• Sumitranandan Pant was the first Hindi writer to receive Jnanpith Award.

Key Points

• Sumitranandan Pant was an Indian poet.
• He was one of the most celebrated 20th-century poets of the Hindi language.
• He was known for romanticism in his poems which were inspired by nature, people, and beauty within.
• Notable awards:
  • Padma Bhushan (1961)
  • Jnanpith Award (1968), for Chidambara​

Important Points

• Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature".
  • Established: 1961
  • First winner: G. Sankara Kurup
  • First awarded: 1965

Additional Information

• Most Recent Winners:
  • For 2021 (56th) –  Assamese poet “Nilmani Phookan”  
  • For 2022(57th) – Konkani Author “Damador Mauzo”

• Saraswati Samman award is given in the field of literature.
• The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 languages of India listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
• Leeladhar Jagudi is the Hindi writer who won 2018 Vyas Samman.

• Nasira Sharma's name was selected for 2019 Vyas Samman.

The correct answer is Journalism.

Key Points

• It is an award for achievements in newspapers, magazine and online journalism, literature and musical composition in the United States.
• It was established by Joseph Pulitzer who was an influential newspaper publisher and now it is administered by Columbia University in New York City.
• Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.

Important Points

• Gobind Behari Lal was the first Indian to receive the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.
• He was a journalist and an activist in the independence struggle.
• He was awarded in the year 1937 for the coverage of science at the tercentenary of Harvard University.
• He shared the award with four other reporters.
• Recently, in 2020 Pulitzer award was won by Indian Journalist Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand.

The correct answer is V.S. Naipaul.

Key Points

• V.S. Naipaul
  • He is the first person of Indian origin to win the ‘Booker Prize. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • He was awarded the Booker prize in 1971 for In a Free State.
  • V.S. Naipaul, in full Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, (born August 17, 1932, Trinidad—died August 11, 2018, London, England), Trinidadian writer of Indian descent known for his pessimistic novels set in developing countries. For these revelations of what the Swedish Academy called “suppressed histories,” Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

Confusion Points

• V.S. Naipaul was the first person of Indian origin to win the Man Booker Prize while Arundhati Roy was the first Indian to win the Man Booker Prize.

Important Points

• David Diop has become the first French novelist to win the International Booker prize for translated fiction with At Night All Blood Is Black, his first novel translated into English. Diop, the author of two novels, and his translator Anna Moschovakis split the £50,000 annual prize, which goes to the best author and translator of a work translated into English.
• The International Booker Prize, formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize, has been awarded since 2005 when it was won by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. It is a sister prize to the Booker Prize, awarded to a novel written in English.
• Salman Rushdie is the first India Born British Indian to win the Booker Prize.
• Arundhati Roy is the first Indian Citizen to win the Booker Prize. 

Additional Information

• Salman Rushdie, in full Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, (born June 19, 1947, Bombay, India), an Indian-born British writer whose allegorical novels examine historical and philosophical issues through surreal characters, brooding humour, and an effusive and melodramatic prose style. His treatment of sensitive religious and political subjects made him a controversial figure.
• Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes.
• Nilanjana Sudeshna Jhumpa Lahiri is an American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English, and, more recently, in Italian.

The Correct Answer is Literature.
Key Points

• Man Booker prize is a 'Man Group' sponsored prize given in the field of literature from 1969.
• It is the highest literary award given to the authors of British, Irish, and Commonwealth countries.
• P.H. Newby was the first awardee of the Booker Prize in the year 1969 for his novel 'Something to answer for'.
• In 1970, Bernice Rubens became the first woman to win the Booker Prize for his novel 'The Elected Member'.
• The latest and the present winner of Man Booker prize is - Margaret Atwood (The Testament) and Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other).

Additional Information

The correct answer is Gobind Behari Lal.

Key Points

• The first Indian to win a Pulitzer Prize was Gobind Behari Lal, a journalist in the year 1937.
• Jhumpa Lahiri, Geeta Anand, Siddhartha Mukherjee have also won Pulitzer awards for a novel, journalism, Biography in medicine.

Additional Information

• Pulitzer Prize 
  • It is one of the prestigious awards in the United States given for its achievements in the field of Online Journalism and newspaper, literature, and musical composition.
  • The Pulitzer Prize was established in the year 1917 and named after the American publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
  • Presented by: Columbia University​

• Vyas Samman is a prestigious award in the field of Literature.
• It was first awarded in 1991.
• Mamta Kalia won Vyas Samman 2017 for her book “Dukham Sukham”

Additional Information:

• It is an award for achievements in newspapers, magazine and online journalism, literature and musical composition in the United States.
• It was established by Joseph Pulitzer who was an influential newspaper publisher and is administered by the Columbia University in New York City.
• Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.
• Pulitzer prize for the year 2019 won by Richard Powers for The Overstory(Fiction category).

• The Moortidevi Award is an Indian literary award annually presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research organisation, to an author.
• The award is given only to Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, and in English.

The correct answer is Journalism.

Key Points

• The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States.
• It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia University.
• Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories,14 prizes in the field of journalism, 6 prizes in letters, and 1 prize in music.
• In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017).
• The winner in the public service category is awarded a gold medal.

Additional Information

• In 2020, the Pulitzer Prize for Biography Or Autobiography was won by Benjamin Moser for Sontag: Her Life and Work.
• In 2020, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama was won by Michael R. Jackson for A Strange Loop.
• In 2020, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was won by Colson Whitehead for The Nickel Boys.