Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges of nation Building

Question:

Amrita Pritam, a prominent Punjabi poet, and fiction writer was the recipient of which of the following award?
1- Sahitya Akademi Award
2- Padma Shree
3- Jnanapeeth Award
4- Booker Prize

Options:

Only 1

1 and 2

1, 2 and 3

All four

Correct Answer:

1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Amrita Pritam was a prominent Punjabi poet and fiction writer.
She was the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (for Kagaz Te Canvas), Padma Shree, & Jnanapeeth Award (for her outstanding contributions to literature).
After Partition she made Delhi her second home.
She actively wrote & edited ‘Nagmani’ a Punjabi monthly magazine.