honours & awards section 9 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

G. Sankara Kurup better known as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award. He won the prize in 1965 for his collection of poems in Malayalam Odakkuzhal (The bamboo flute, 1950).

With part of the prize money, he established the literary award Odakkuzhal in 1968. He was also the recipient of the Soviet Land Nehru Award, in 1967, and the Padma Bhushan in 1968.

Note: The first recipient of the award was the Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup who received the award in 1965 for his collection of poems, Odakkuzhal (The Bamboo Flute), published in 1950.

In 1976, Bengali novelist Ashapoorna Devi became the first woman to win the award for the novel Pratham Pratisruti (The First Promise).

The most recent 52nd Jnanpith Award recipient of the award is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.

Answer: (d)

Richard Attenborough was a legendary actor and director, he dedicated six decades of his life to the Film Industry

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

Bidhan Chandra Roy Award was instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. The Award is given annually in the categories of Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India, Medical man-cum-Statesman, Eminent Medical Person, Eminent person in Philosophy and Eminent person in Arts. It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, the National Doctors’ Day.

Answer: (b)

Gopalakrishnan is regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of India. As a director, producer and script writer he had played a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema.