Monday, May 11, 2020

INDIAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS - 4



Q1. The life and fight of which Indian tribal freedom fighter is narrated in "Aranyer Adhikar", a Bengali novel written by Mahasweta Devi for which she received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979?


A. Alluri Sitarama Raju

B. Birsa Munda

C. Tirot Singh




Q2. Who is the first recipient of Jnanpith Award for writing in English?



A. R.K. Narayan

B. Khushwant Singh

C. Amitav Ghosh







Q3. Which among the following Kannada novelists wrote the popular Novels "Marali Mannige", " Mookajjiya Kanasugalu" and " Chomana Dudi"?


A. Devudu Narasimha Sastri

B. S. L. Bhyrappa

C. K. Shivaram Karanth




Q4. For outstanding works in which Indian language, the "Subramanyam Bharti Award" is conferred annually?



A. Tamil

B. Hindi

C. Kannada




Q5. Name this poet who won the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award for his Odia poetry collection " Sabdara Akasha" (The Sky of Words).


A. Sitakant Mahapatra

B. Sachidananda Routray

C. Ramakanta Rath






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