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SSC CHSL 2021 PYQ — Question 49

SSC CHSL - 13 April 2021 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q49

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Who among the following was awarded the 55th Jnanpith Award?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri.

  • Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri is a Malayalam poet.
  • Jnanpith Award is the oldest and highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bhartiya Jananpith to an author for their outstanding contribution in towards literature.
  • Jnanpith Award was instituted in 1961.