SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 38

SSC CGL - 12 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q38

 Who among the following was selected for Saraswati Samman 2020?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Sharankumar Limbale.

Other Information-

  • Sharankumar Limbale was selected for Saraswati Samman 2020.
  • Saraswati Samman of Literature is the award given by K.K. Birla Foundation.
  • This award is given annually to an outstanding literary work published in one of the languages ​​listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
  • The award carries a shawl, citation, insignia and an honorarium of Rs 15 lakh.
  • Saraswati Samman was started in 1991.
  • The first Saraswati Samman was given to Hindi litterateur Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan for his four-volume autobiography.
  • Famous Marathi writer 'Dr. Sharankumar Limbale' (Dr. Sharankumar Limbale) has been selected for the '30th Saraswati Samman' (30th Saraswati Samman) for the year 2020.
  • Sharankumar Limbale was given this honor for his Marathi novel 'Sanatan'.