With reference to the Jnanpith Award, consider the following statements: 1. The award is given annually to living Indian authors for outstanding literary contributions in any language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution and English. 2. The first recipient of the award was the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. 3. A language that receives the award in a particular year is ineligible for consideration for the next two years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 1 and 3 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Jnanpith Award is given to living Indian authors for excellence in any language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution and English.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The first recipient of the award was Malayalam poet G. Sankara Kurup in 1965, not Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
Statement 3 is correct: To promote linguistic diversity, a language that wins the award becomes ineligible for the next two years.

Source– PIB