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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 96

SSC CPO Tier I - 9th December 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q96

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'Jnanpith Award', one of India's highest literary award, was conceived in the year:

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 1961.

Jnanpith Award
  • The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honour conferred in the Republic of India.
  • It is presented by the Jnanpith Trust, which was founded by the Sahu Jain family, publishers of The Times of India.
  • The award was instituted in 1961.
  • its first recipient was Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup in 1965.
  • From 1982, the award has been given for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature.