Question

Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in which of the following Indian languages?

• A. Bodo and Dogri
• B. Kashmiri and Hindi
• C. All the languages in the $VIII$th schedule of Constitution
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C All the languages in the $VIII$th schedule of Constitution

The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after an Indian goddess of learning and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India. The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It consists of Rs 15 lakh, a citation and a plaque. Candidates are selected from literary works published in the previous ten years by a panel that included scholars and former award winners.