The JCB Prize for Literature, instituted in 2018, is awarded for which category of writing?
- A.A distinguished work of Indian fiction, translations included
- B.Poetry in any Indian language
- C.Non-fiction on Indian history
- D.Writing for children
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, a distinguished work of Indian fiction, translations included. The JCB Prize for Literature was instituted in 2018 for a work of fiction by an Indian writer, and a novel translated into English from an Indian language is eligible, with a separate sum going to the translator when a translated book wins. It quickly became one of the richest literary prizes in the country.
Option B is wrong because the prize is for fiction and not for poetry; poetry is covered by the Kabir Samman of Madhya Pradesh and by the Sahitya Akademi awards. Option C is wrong because non-fiction is outside its scope, although several Indian prizes and the Sahitya Akademi awards do cover it. Option D, writing for children, is the field of the Sahitya Akademi's Bal Sahitya Puraskar, instituted in 2010. Group the newer English language prizes by year to keep them apart: the Crossword Book Award from 1998, the DSC Prize from 2010 and the JCB Prize from 2018.
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Practice Questions
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- B.Hindi
- C.Sanskrit
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