SamudraManthanOn which date did the Sahitya Akademi announce its 2025 awards?
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Answer: (D) 16 March 2026
Core Trigger: On 16 March 2026 the Sahitya Akademi announced its 2025 awards for 24 writers in 24 languages.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 1
Topic 337 · Awards, Honours, Persons & Appointments
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025; Vinod Kumar Shukla
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- Core Trigger: On 16 March 2026 the Sahitya Akademi announced its 2025 awards for 24 writers in 24 languages.
- Winners: Navtej Sarna won for the English novel Crimson Spring; Mamta Kalia won for the Hindi memoir Jeete Jee Allahabad.
- Laureate: Vinod Kumar Shukla, the 59th Jnanpith laureate and first from Chhattisgarh, died in Raipur on 23 December 2025, aged 88.
- Symbol: The Jnanpith Award takes the form of a bronze statue of Vagdevi, goddess of learning.
- Data: The first Jnanpith Award, in 1965, went to G. Sankara Kurup for Malayalam writing.
- Stakeholders: The Sahitya Akademi is India's national academy of letters; the Bharatiya Jnanpith confers the Jnanpith Award.
- India Link: The Akademi recognises 24 languages, including English, beyond the 22 in the Constitution's Eighth Schedule.
- Headquarters: The Sahitya Akademi is headquartered at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
- Founded: The Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954.
- Landmark: The 92nd Amendment (2003) added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali, raising the Eighth Schedule to 22 languages.
- Articles: Article 343 makes Hindi in Devanagari the official language; Article 351 directs its development.
- Doctrine: Article 29(1) protects any section of citizens having a distinct language, script or culture right to conserve it.
Navtej Sarna won the Sahitya Akademi Award for which English novel?
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Answer: (B) Crimson Spring
Winners: Navtej Sarna won for the English novel Crimson Spring; Mamta Kalia won for the Hindi memoir Jeete Jee Allahabad.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 2
Vinod Kumar Shukla, the 59th Jnanpith laureate, was the first from which State?
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Answer: (B) Chhattisgarh
Laureate: Vinod Kumar Shukla, the 59th Jnanpith laureate and first from Chhattisgarh, died in Raipur on 23 December 2025, aged 88.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 3
The Jnanpith Award takes the form of a bronze statue of whom?
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Answer: (D) Vagdevi
Symbol: The Jnanpith Award takes the form of a bronze statue of Vagdevi, goddess of learning.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 4
Who won the first Jnanpith Award in 1965?
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Answer: (C) G. Sankara Kurup
Data: The first Jnanpith Award, in 1965, went to G. Sankara Kurup for Malayalam writing.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 5
Statements: 1. The Bharatiya Jnanpith confers the Jnanpith Award. 2. The Sahitya Akademi is India's national academy of letters. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Stakeholders: The Sahitya Akademi is India's national academy of letters; the Bharatiya Jnanpith confers the Jnanpith Award.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 6
The Sahitya Akademi is headquartered at which building in New Delhi?
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Answer: (A) Rabindra Bhavan
Headquarters: The Sahitya Akademi is headquartered at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 8
In which year was the Sahitya Akademi established?
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Answer: (B) 1954
Founded: The Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 9
The 92nd Amendment (2003) added which languages to the Eighth Schedule?
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Answer: (A) Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali
Landmark: The 92nd Amendment (2003) added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali, raising the Eighth Schedule to 22 languages.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 10
Statements: 1. Article 351 directs the development of the English language. 2. Article 343 makes Hindi in Devanagari the official language. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (B) Only 2
Articles: Article 343 makes Hindi in Devanagari the official language; Article 351 directs its development.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 337, point 11
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