alleryThe Sahitya Akademi is described as India's National Academy of what?
- Arts
- Sciences
- Letters
- Music
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Correct answer: C. Letters
Sahitya Akademi is India's National Academy of Letters.
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The Sahitya Akademi is described as India's National Academy of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the highest honour the Sahitya Akademi confers?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did the Sahitya Akademi institute the Bhasha Samman?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 450 CE inscription represents the oldest known record of Kannada prose?Read the answer and worked solution →Which classical Kannada poet composed the epic Vikramarjuna Vijaya in Champu style?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ninth-century ruler is credited with authoring Kavirajamarga in Kannada?Read the answer and worked solution →What collection of mystical Buddhist verses constitutes earliest Bengali literature?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Buddhist verses are cited as the earliest surviving specimen of Assamese literature?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 16th-century biographical accounts of Guru Nanak form the earliest Punjabi prose?Read the answer and worked solution →By what traditional name is the ancient indigenous script of Maithili known?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ancient lyric composition represents early classical literature of Meitei?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Prakrit dialect was used by dramatist Ashvaghosha and in Rajasekhara play?Read the answer and worked solution →In ancient Indian letters, canonical Pali literature predominantly preserves discourses of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which great Sanskrit epic narration of Raghu dynasty was composed by poet Kalidasa?Read the answer and worked solution →Marathi literature commenced during the medieval era with saint-poets such as:Read the answer and worked solution →Which two iconic saint-poets produced seminal Hindi devotional verse in medieval times?Read the answer and worked solution →What genre of modern Indian writing articulates caste oppression and advocates justice?Read the answer and worked solution →Most surviving ancient Tamil classical poetry belongs to which historical Sangam assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →Under official rules, how many members serve on the Jnanpith Award Selection Board?Read the answer and worked solution →For which acclaimed novel was Ashapoorna Devi awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1976?Read the answer and worked solution →As of 2015, what is the cash prize awarded to a Jnanpith Award recipient?Read the answer and worked solution →Who served as the founder president of Bharatiya Jnanpith when the scheme began in 1961?Read the answer and worked solution →Who headed the first Jnanpith Selection Board following the demise of Rajendra Prasad?Read the answer and worked solution →Which annual literary honour is also conferred by Bharatiya Jnanpith as its second highest?Read the answer and worked solution →In which venue in Delhi was the first Jnanpith Award presented to G. Sankara Kurup?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Sahitya Akademi Award established in India?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation instituted by the government?Read the answer and worked solution →Which prestigious recognition did Sahitya Akademi institute in 1996 for unscheduled tongues?Read the answer and worked solution →During the 1965 war, what replaced the traditional Sahitya Akademi plaque for winners?Read the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
Which is the highest honour the Sahitya Akademi confers?
- Bhasha Samman
- Yuva Puraskar
- Translation Prize
- Akademi Fellowship
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Correct answer: D. Akademi Fellowship
Fellowships are the highest honour, with the Sahitya Akademi Award second.
In which year did the Sahitya Akademi institute the Bhasha Samman?
- 1996
- 1954
- 1989
- 2009
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Correct answer: A. 1996
The Bhasha Samman, for languages outside the main 24, was instituted in 1996.
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