CURRENT EVENTS MCQs

1. Recently a person who had accompanied Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara on a 1952 journey of discovery across Latin America that was immortalised in Guevara’s memoir and onscreen in The Motorcycle Diaries, died in Cuba. Identify the person?
(a) Alberto Granado 

(b) Gabriallo Sinato 

(c) Peter domniq 

(d) Herbert recardo


2. According to latest industry ministry’s data during April- December 2010-11, which state attracted maximum foreign inflows?
(a) Maharashtra 

(b) Tamil Nadu 

(c) Karnataka 

(d) Andhra Pradesh


3. Who has been appointed as Chairman of JPC to probe the alleged scam in the grant of 2G spectrum and telecom licences from 1998 to 2009?
(a) Jayanti Natrajan 

(b) Sharad Pawar 

(c) P.C.Chako

(d) Mahavir Tyagi


4. Which country recently has appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as its next Army chief?
(a) Cambodia 

(b) Thailand 

(c) Singapore 

(d) Laos


5. Which Indian recently has been awarded the prestigious “UNESCO - L’Oreal For Women in Science Fellowship” programme, which recognises the achievements of exceptional females across the globe?
(a) Sweta Tripathi 

(b) Archana Bajpai 

(c) Shristi Goswami 

(d) Jyoti Jiban Panda


6. Name the Director of the London School of Economics, who was forced to resign amid an escalating row over the university’s financial links with the Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi’s regime?
(a) Sir Howard Davies 

(b) Sir Christopher Gotto 

(c) Sir Andrew Finch 

(d) Sir Fredrick Taylor


7. What is the name of the recently failed rocket of NASA, which was carrying an Earthobservation satellite, Glory satellite ?
(a) Taurus XL 

(b) Cyrus ZX 

(c) Apple DK 

(d) Dentor FG


8. The Supreme Court recently has quashed the appointment of who among the following as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)?
(a) J.P.Sharma 

(b) P.J. Thomas

(c) U.K.Sinha 

(d) B.N.Srikrishna


9. Which of the following country has recently joined BRICs?
(a) South Africa 

(b) Singapore 

(c) France 

(d) China


10. Which eminent Indian astrophysicist known for his work on pulsars, passed away recently?
(a) P.C.Reddy 

(b) Srimali Hegde 

(c) Venkatraman Radhakrishnan 

(d) S.Chandrashekhar


11. A bill seeking to prevent sexual abuse of children with provisions for stringent punishment for such offences was approved by the Union Cabinet. Which of the section of the bill provides for “no punishment” if the consent for sexual act has been obtained with a person aged between 16 to 18 years?
(a) Section 7 

(b) Section 12 

(c) Section 15 

(d) Section 21


12. An expert group, to develop a comprehensive job plan for Jammu and Kashmir youths, was constituted by the Prime Minister in August last year at the peak of the summer unrest in the state. Who headed the expert group?
(a) Manmohan Singh 

(b) Ashutosh mukherji 

(c) Purshottam Sinha 

(d) C Rangarajan


13. The Order of St. Andrew, Russia’s top medal was conferred on which of the following given personality recently?
(a) Vladimir Putin 

(b) Dmitry Medvedev 

(c) Mikhail Gorbachev 

(d) Boris Yeltsin


14. To prevent foreign journalists from covering potential protests inspired by Tunisia’s ‘Jasmine Revolution’, the Chinese government has recently established ‘no reporting zones’ in which of the following province(s)?
(a) Shanghai 

(b) Beijing 

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None


15. Which U.S. soldier has been in detention for nine months on charges of supplying whistleblower website Wikileaks, with sensitive government data?
(a) Private Bradley Manning 

(b) Andrew Solace 

(c) Sanders Jicabo 

(d) Diago Stume


ANSWERS

1 a. 2 a .3 c. 4 c. 5 d. 6 a. 7 a. 8 b. 9 a. 10 c. 11 a. 12 d. 13 c. 14 c. 15 a.

Bobby Jindal Re-elected as the Governor of Louisiana

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, won re-election on 22 October 2011.  He is a member of the Republican Party. Jindal won 66% of the vote with his nearest challenger, Tara Hollis of the Democratic party, got 18%. On 20 October, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana for the first time.

Bobby Jindal is the first Indian-American to occupy the post of a governor.  His real name was Piyush Jindal. He started calling himself Bobby from an early age and converted from Hinduism to Catholicism as a teenager. He was born in Baton Rouge, the capital of the southern state of Louisiana, to Indian parents who had immigrated from the Punjab.  He is 37 years old.
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge.

Earthquake Measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey

An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale killed many people in eastern Turkey on 23 October 2011. Approximately, 93 people died in Van province alone and 45 in the Ercis district.  The death toll is likely to increase. Serious damage and casualties were also reported in the district of Celebibag, near Ercis. The US Geological Survey initially measured the quake at 7.3 magnitude but later downgraded it to 7.2.

The earthquake struck at at a depth of 20 kilometres with its epicentre 16 kilometres north-east of Van in eastern Turkey. It was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, also centred north of Van, including two of magnitude 5.6 soon after the quake and one of 6.0. Turkey is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it sits on major geological fault lines.

CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

1. Which among the following has been named the most valuable sports team in the world?
a. The Red Devils
b. Dallas Cowboys
c. New York Yankees
d. Manchester United


2. Patrick Vieira is related with which of the following sports?
a. Cricket
b. Football
c. Hockey
d. Swimming


3. What was the name of NASA’s spacecraft which entered an asteroid’s orbit recently?
a. Dawn
b. Lycosta
c. Vesta
d. Horbid


4. Rowghat, an area of Iron ore minning recently in news is situated in which of the following
state?
a. Jharkhand
b. Orissa
c. Chhatisgarh
d. Karnataka


5. Who among the following was unanimously chosen the next Central Vigilance Commissioner?
a. Yogesh Wadhwa
b. Atul Pratap Singh
c. Nirbhay Sachan
d. Pradeep Kumar


6. Recently which country’s airways have planned to operate aircraft powered by cooking oil?
a. Britain
b. United States
c. Australia
d. Germany


7. Which state recently has launched 24x7 web cast of Chief Minister's offi ce?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Bihar


8. GSAT-12 communication satellite placed in geosynchronous orbit, was injected by -
a. PSLV-C15
b. PSLV-C16
c. PSLV-C17
d. PSLV-C18


9. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully fl ighttested its latest surface-to-surface missile, named-
a. Prahaar
b. Pradyumna
c. Arjuna
d. Bheem


10. U.S. National Hurricane Center is located at
a. Miami
b. New York
c. Washington
d. Chicago


11. Hurricane Dora has recently affected –
a. Indonesia
b. Philippines
c. Japan
d. Mexico


12. China has opened the world’s longest sea bridge. It stretches across –
a. Jiaozhou Bay
b. Shanjhou Bay
c. Yangtze Bay
d. Hangjhou Bay


13. Which country recently has enforced new immigration rules that focus on higher qualifi cation and advance English language skills as requirements for those wanting to migrate to this country?
a. United States
b. Australia
c. Germany
d. Canada


14. Which country’s parliament looked set to approve an exit from nuclear energy by 2022?
a. Germany
b. United States
c. India
d. France


15. Who among the following has taken over as the new Railway Board Chairman?
a. Prakash Sharma
b. Pradeep Roy
c. Vinay Mittal
d. Vijay Narain


16. Petra Kvitova has recently won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships singles title. She belongs
to which countrty?
a. Czech Republic
b. United States
c. Russia
d. Ukraine


17. Which among the following is the fi rst e-hospital in the country?
a. MediAngels
b. MediCures
c. E -Care
d. Regency


18. DRDO laboratory, Advanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM) is established at -
a. Nashik
b. Bengaluru
c. Ahmedabad
d. Hyderabad


19. US is seeking to ban the production of ammonium nitrate used in fertilizers in which of the
following countries?
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Brazil
d. China


20. Which country recently has announced that it would stop granting work permits to domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines, following hiring conditions imposed by the Asian countries?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. France
c. Germany
d. Australia


21. Who among the following is the new coach of Indian Cricket team?
a. Andy Flower
b. Eddo Brandes
c. Duncan Fletcher
d. Heath Streak


22. Where is Mount Kailash located?
a. India
b. Tibet
c. China
e. Nepal


23. The 12th IIFA awards ceremony was held at which of the following place?
a. New York
b. Sun City
c. Goa
d. Toronto


24. Who got the World Food Prize 2011?
a. John A Kufur
b. Lula da Silva
c. Manmohan Singh
d. a and b both


25. Who among the following had coined the term “Biodiversity”?
a. W GRosen
b. Dr Normem Mayers
c. Raymond F.Dasmann
d. Peter Hamilton


26. Who among the following had observed fast for equal rights for Indian prisoners?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Potti srimalu
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Lala Lajpat Rai


27. Which among the following countries has topped the list of most failed states ?
a. Somalia
b. Sudan
c. Iraq
d. Zimbabwe


28. Indian Institute of Public Management is situated at which place?
a. Hyderabad
b. Shimla
c. Bengaluru
d. New Delhi


29. The National Solar Mission aims at tapping 20,000 mw of solar power by –
a. 2012
b. 2022
c. 2020
d. 2025


30. Khallas: An A to Z guide to Underworld, is written by –
a. Shobha Dey
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Jyotendra Dey
d. Ashutosh Mukherjee


31. Who among the following publishes the magazine 'Rail Bandhu' ?
a. The Pioneer
b. Times Of India
c. Dainik Jagran
d. The Hindu


32. C.K. Naidu Lifetime Achievement award in 2011 has been conferred to -
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Salim Durrani
c. Abhimanyu Mithun
d. Sunil Gavaskar


33. Who among the following is known as Dr. Death?
a. James Mandis
b. Notjirker Posch
c. Jack Kevorkian
d. Mac Dinghty


34. Who among the following is the President of Sudan ?
a. Ali Abdullah Saleh
b. Tayyip Erdogen
c. Omar al Bashir
d. Bashar Al Asad


35. Who among the following is known as “Andhra Natyam”?
a. Natraja Ramkrishna
b. Sujata Krishnamurti
c. Radha Swaminatham
d. Krishna Reddy


36. Which is the world’s youngest country?
a. South Sudan
b. North Sudan
c. Serbia
d. Montenegro


37. Which country's explorers recently have found large deposits of the rare earth metal on the
fl oor of the Pacifi c Ocean?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. Indonesia


38. Which country does not have a dedicated court to decide on “green cases”?
a. India
b. Australia
c. New Zealand
d. United States of America


39. What is the rank of India in Global Innovation Index?
a. 29
b. 52
c. 62
d. 78


40. Which Pharmaceutical company has received a warning letter from US health regulator, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over violation of current good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations for fi nished pharmaceuticals?
a. Zydus Cadila
b. Cipla
c. GlaxoSmithKline
d. Aventis Pharma

ANSWERS:

1. d. Manchester united

2.  b   Football

3. a  Dawn

4. c . Chhatisgarh

5. d . Pradeep kumar

6. a. Britain

7. b. Kerala

8. c. PSLV –C17

9. a. Prahar

10. a. Miami

11. d. Mexico

12. a Jiajhou Bay

13.  b.Australia

14. a. Germany

15 .c. Vinay mittal

16. a. Czech Republic

17. a. Medi Angels

18. a. Nasik

19. b.Pakistan

20. a. Saudi Arabia

21. c. Duncan Fletcher

22. b.Tibet

23. d Toranto

24. d.  a and b both

25. a. W G Rosen

26. a. Bhagat Singh

27. a. Somalia

28. d. New delhi

29.  b. 2022

30. c. Jyotendra dey

31. a. The Pioneer

32. b. Salim durrani

33. c. Jack kevorkian

34. c. Omar al Bashir

35. a. Natraj Ramkrishna

36. a. South sudan

37. c. Japan

38. d. United States

39. c . 62

40  a. Zydus cadila

 

IBSA Trade Ministers meet in Pretoria

In a meeting of the three Trade Ministers from India Brazil and South Africa in Pretoria on 18 October it was decided to hold an annual trilateral meeting of the Trade Ministers from the IBSA members to further enhance the intra- IBSA trade. Commerce and Industry & Textiles Minister, Shri Anand Sharma, offered to host the first annual trilateral meeting in New Delhi in early March 2012. The dates are to be decided through diplomatic channels.

Intra IBSA trade has done very well despite the economic slowdown of 2008 and its aftershocks including the prevailing uncertainties in the Eurozone. The three nation’s trade is already close to USD 20 billion, having crossed in 2009 the target of USD 15 billion set for 2012. India’s trade with its trade partners in IBSA accounts for a majority of this trade. The Leaders at the IBSA Summit felt that the trends indicate that the target of 25 billion USD trade by 2015 will be achieved early, and this gave reasons to be optimistic and more ambitious. The Leaders mandated the Working Group on Trade and Investment to examine all issues related to trade holistically including issues relating to non-tariff barriers, maritime and air links and opportunities for investments. Direct air connectivity is expected to give tourism a major boost and the trade ministers agreed to look at the visa related issues so that the process for business visas is made easy. The three Trade Ministers also interacted with the IBSA Business forum on 17 October 2011.

The Ministers also decided to set up a technical team under the IBSA’s Working Group on Trade and Investment to reconcile the trade data and devise a common reporting format as well as methods for capturing all the data of trilateral trade including those occurring through third countries. Due to different methodologies of capturing trade data (calendar year vs financial year or CIF or FOB) at times the numbers vary.

The South African and Indian trade ministers also decided to enter into long term contracts for purchase of raw materials and commodities, and the recently opened office of MMTC in South Africa has been mandated by Shri Anand Sharma to work on this proposal expeditiously.

The Ministers also felt that with the ratification process of the MERCOSUR SACU FTA advancing, and initiation of the process of deepening of the India MERCOSUR Preferential trade agreement (PTA), the deck is now clear for making progress on a trilateral FTA involving India SACU and MERCOSUR. This FTA linking developing countries in the three continentsis envisaged as one of the most ambitious free trade area and will be a symbol of growing south-south cooperation, said Minister Anand Sharma. His sentiment was shared by his counterparts from Brazil and South Africa and the Brazilian Trade Minister, Mr.Pimental offered to host the second Ministerial meeting of India-SACU- MERCOSUR in June/ July 2012 in Brazil.

The three Ministers also agreed to seek an opportunity to meet before the WTO’s 8th Ministerial conference (MC8- 15-17 December, Geneva) to coordinate their position on all issues relating to the WTO negotiations and to discuss the possible outcomes of MC8 as well as the way forward on Doha Development round.

India Global Summit on MSMEs 2011- Innovation

The Micro, Small and Medium enterprises sector has a key role cut out in shaping India’s GDP growth in the 12th Plan period. Addressing the two-day, inaugural function of India Global Summit on MSMEs 2011- Innovation: Changing the Indian MSME Landscape here today the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Virbhadra Singh said that the MSME Sector has contributed immensely towards the Indian growth story enabling the country to maintain a steady rate of growth even in the face of worldwide economic decline/meltdown. He said that even though adversely affected by the depressing global economic environment especially since 2008, the performance of the Sector has been somewhat consistent.

Elaborating on the achievements of the sector, Shri Virbhadra Singh said the Sector consisting of 26.1 million units, as of today, provides employment to over 60 million persons. The Sector through more than 6,000 products contributes about 8% to GDP besides 45% to the total manufacturing output and 40% to the exports from the country. The Sector is expected to perform an equal important role during the 12th Five Year Plan Period (2012-13 to 2016-17) in enabling the country to achieve the envisaged overall growth rate of 9% during the Plan.

At the India Global Summit on MSMEs, 2011 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) with the support of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Singh said the summit, has provided a singular opportunity for Indian MSMEs to demonstrate their capabilities to a global audience as well as open up new opportunities for partnerships.

The Minister emphasized that given the current global scenario, the only way that Indian MSMEs can remain competitive is by adopting innovation as a key business strategy. He further added that National Innovation Council has been constituted by the Prime Minister to encourage and promote innovation in every sector of the economy and MSME sector has got a special emphasis under this Innovation Council and a Sectoral Council has been constituted for the MSME sector and has started functioning under the Chairmanship of Secretary (MSME). Stating that the Ministry of MSME is implementing the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP), he said it includes programmes like establishment of new Tool Rooms, enhancing of product and process quality, cost reduction through lean manufacturing techniques, design clinic, etc. Out of these 10 components, one component i.e. incubator scheme especially cater to the needs of supporting innovative ideas. Shri Virbhadra Singh expressed satisfaction that specific tailor made programmes are also being organized for the skill development of socially disadvantaged groups like OBC, SC, ST, minorities and women.

Shri Virbhadra Singh said the Government has accorded high priority to the MSME sector in key national developmental programmes and assured the gathering that the Ministry will consider and act upon key recommendations made at the summit. Stating that the Government has introduced a whole gamut of schemes to support MSME initiatives, the Minister urged the entrepreneurs to fully leverage the support systems and schemes that have been put in place. Noting that global alliances and partnerships have assumed key significance for MSME growth, he said that his Ministry will continue to encourage Indian MSMEs to participate in international fairs and exhibitions. He said the presence of delegates from 47 countries at the summit was a key milestone in the direction of international MSME cooperation.

The Minister said, the Government has set up a Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro & Small Enterprise (CGFTMSE). Under the scheme, credit facilities extended to micro and small enterprises are guaranteed upto 75% of the amount in the event of a default. The Performance & Credit Rating Scheme of the Ministry is a very unique way of empowering the small enterprises to face internal and global competition. Under this Scheme, financial assistance to the extent of 75% is provided for rating of MSMEs by a third party national or international rating agency. This rating benefits the units in many ways like establishing their creditworthiness, which helps them in accessing quicker and cheaper credit.

Shri Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in his special address said the MSME sector is fundamental to India maintaining growth with equity. A significant number of MSMEs are owned by people belonging to the disadvantaged sections of society. For instance, nearly 13% of MSMEs are owned by women entrepreneurs. Hence, the sector forms a key piece of the inclusive growth process. Stating that the MSME sector is at the threshold of big transformation powered by innovations, Shri Varma said the challenge lies in institutionalizing the initiatives that drive innovation. The MSME Innovation Council plays an important role in this, he said. Shri Varma said that while key sectoral challenges like access to easy finance, technology and markets are being addressed; in the 12th Plan period the focus will be on building MSME global competitiveness. He also said that MSMEs will continue to account for 40-50% of the GDP growth, and added that the defence-offset policy has created new growth avenues for the sector.

India Accords Reception to Bangladesh Prime Minister at ‘TIN BIGHA’ Corridor Crossing Point

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Smt. Sheikh Hasina, was in the Bangladeshi enclaves of the Dahagram and Angarpota on an official tour today. She crossed ‘Tin Bigha’ Corridor through India into Bangladesh and back through Pathgram area. Since this was for the first time that a Bangladesh Prime Minister was passing through the Indian territory by road, the Government of India decided to give a brief reception to her at the crossing point. The Union Health Minister, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, and the Minister of State for Home, Shri Jitendra Singh, accompanied by senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and BSF received her at the Corridor. She was accompanied by about fifty Ministers and Members of Parliament.

She had brief discussion with the Union Health Minister and the Minister of State for Home and said that she was extremely thrilled to be passing through the Corridor through which India has now provided 24-hour access to the people living in the enclaves to the mainland of Bangladesh. She also said that providing 24-hour access to the enclaves has been her dream since 1986 when she was in the opposition. India has now made her dream come true.

She thanked the Government of India for the arrangements made for the people of Bangladesh.

6 States Report Over 60% Utilisation of Funds Released under Multi-Sectoral Development Programme for the Welfare of Minorities

Jammu & Kashmir has utilised 74.39% of the amount released to it (till September 30, 2011) by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) for the welfare of Minorities. The Ministry has released Rs. 5.99 crore to it out of which the State has been able to spend Rs. 4.46 crore. This is the highest percentage of expenditure reported by any State/UT under the Programme, which is being implemented in 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) of 20 States/UTs. Jammu & Kashmir has one MCD under MsDP.

Five other States have reported over 60% expenditure out of the amount released by the Ministry (till September 30, 2011):

1. Orissa: 69.50% (Amount released: Rs. 25.58 crore; utilised: Rs. 17.78 crore);

2. West Bengal: 67.85% (Amount released: Rs. 517.24 crore; utilised: Rs. 350.93 crore);

3. Haryana: 65.69% (Amount released: Rs. 30.47crore; utilised: Rs. 20.02crore);

4. Madhya Pradesh: 65.03% (Amount released: Rs. 13.98 crore; utilised: Rs. 9.09 crore); and

5. Jharkhand: 64.24% (Amount released: Rs. 101.13 crore; utilised: Rs. 64.96 crore).

Performance, with respect to spending the amount released by the Ministry, reported by other States/UTs under this Programme is as follows:

Manipur: 58.44%; Assam: 47.71%; Bihar: 43.76%; Uttar Pradesh: 42.21%; Arunachal Pradesh: 34.78%; Meghalaya: 30.62%; Maharashtra: 29.66%; Karnataka: 23.42%; Mizoram: 21.67%; Uttarakhand: 20.03%; Kerala: 7%; Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 0%; Sikkim: 0% and Delhi: 0%.

Thus the average percentage of the expenditure (till September 30, 2011) for the 20 States/UTs under this Programme is 49.97 %.

Multi-sectoral Development programme (MsDP) for the welfare of the Minorities, being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, is a Special Area Development Programme.It has been implemented from 2008-09 in 90 Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) identified on the basis of substantial minority population and relative backwardness in terms of selected socio-economic and basic amenities parameters based on data of 2001 Census. The primary objective of the programme is to improve the backwardness parameters which resulted in the identification of the districts as backward and to bring them at par with the national averages.

List of Jnanpith Award Winners

Jnanpith Award is being given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The Award is the brain-child of late Smt. Rama Jain, the first President of and the moving spirit behind the Bharatiya Jnanpith since its inception. It has become the most prestigious literary award of the country. This awards inlude sum of Rs. 5 lakhs including citation.

Year : Name – Works (Language)
1965 : G. Sankara Kurup – Odakkuzhal [Flute] (Malayalam)
1966 : Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya – Ganadevta (Bengali)
1967 : Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa (Kuvempu) – Sri Ramayana Darshanam (Kannada)
1967 : Umashankar Joshi – Nishitha (Gujarati)
1968 : Sumitranandan Pant – Chidambara (Hindi)
1969 : Firaq Gorakhpuri – Gul-e-Naghma (Urdu)
1970 : Viswanatha Satyanarayana – Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu [A resourceful tree:Ramayana] (Telugu)
1971 : Bishnu Dey Smriti – Satta Bhavishyat (Bengali)
1972 : Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' – Urvashi (Hindi)
1973 : Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre – Nakutanti [Naku Thanthi (Four Strings)] (Kannada)
1973 : Gopinath Mohanty – Paraja (Oriya)
1974 : Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar – Yayati (Marathi)
1975 : P. V. Akilan – Chitttrappavai (Tamil)
1976 : Ashapurna Devi – Pratham Pratisruti (Bengali)
1977 : K. Shivaram Karanth – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu [Mookajjis dreams] (Kannada)
1978 : Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Ajneya' – Kitni Navon Men Kitni Bar [How many times in many boats?] (Hindi)
1979 : Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya – Mrityunjay [Immortal] (Assamese)
1980 : S. K. Pottekkatt – Oru Desathinte Katha [Story of a land] (Malayalam)
1981 : Amrita Pritam – Kagaj te Canvas (Punjabi)
1982 : Mahadevi Varma – Yama (Hindi)
1983 : Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar – Chikkaveera Rajendra [Life and struggle of Kodava King Chikkaveera Rajendra] (Kannada)
1984 : Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai – Kayar [Coir] (Malayalam)
1985 : Pannalal Patel – Maanavi Ni Bhavaai (Gujarati)
1986 : Sachidananda Rout Roy (Oriya)
1987 : Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) – Natsamrat (Marathi)
1988 : Dr.C. Narayana Reddy – Vishwambhara (Telugu)
1989 : Qurratulain Hyder – Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar (Urdu)
1990 : V. K. Gokak (Vinayaka Krishna Gokak) – Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi (Kannada)
1991 : Subhas Mukhopadhyay – Padati (Bengali)
1992 : Naresh Mehta (Hindi)
1993 : Sitakant Mahapatra – "for outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Indian literature, 1973-92" (Oriya)
1994 : U. R. Ananthamurthy – for his contributions to (Kannada) literature (Kannada)
1995 : M. T. Vasudevan Nair – Randamoozham [Second Chance] (Malayalam)
1996 : Mahasweta Devi – Hajar Churashir Ma (Bengali)
1997 : Ali Sardar Jafri (Urdu)
1998 : Girish Karnad – "for his contributions to (Kannada) literature and for contributions to (Kannada) theater (yayati)" (Kannada)
1999 : Nirmal Verma (Hindi)
1999 : Gurdial Singh (Punjabi)
2000 : Indira Goswami (Assamese)
2001 : Rajendra Keshavlal Shah (Gujarati)
2002 : D. Jayakanthan (Tamil)
2003 : Vinda Karandikar – Ashtadarshana (poetry) (Marathi)
2004 : Rahman Rahi – Subhuk Soda, Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode Jaren Manz (Kashmiri)
2005 : Kunwar Narayan (Hindi)
2006 : Ravindra Kelekar (Konkani)
2006 : Satya Vrat Shastri (Sanskrit)
2007 : O. N. V. Kurup (Malayalam)
2008 : Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' (Urdu)
2009 : Amar Kant (Hindi)
2009 : Shrilal Shukla (Hindi)
2010 : Chandrashekhara Kambara – for his contributions to Kannada literature (Kannada)

Amar Kant, Shrilal Shukla, Kambar win Jnanpith Award

Eminent Hindi authors Amar Kant and Shrilal Shukla were chosen for India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for the year 2009 while renowned Kannada litterateur Chandrasekhar Kambar won it for the year 2010.

The selection board chaired by noted writer and Jnanpith award winner Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra made the selections for the 45th and 46th Jnanpith awards.

86-year-old Kant is a leading author whose famous novel Inhin Hathiyaron Se earned him Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007.

His short stories like Hatiyare, Dopahar ka Bhojan and Diptee Kalaktari have found place in the syllabi of several Indian Universities.

Shukla, born in 1925 in Uttar Pradesh, is an eminent novelist and a satirist whose works threw light on the falling moral values of the Indian society in the post-independence era.

His noted works include Raag Darbari, Makaan, Sooni Ghaati Ka Sooraj, Pehla Padaav, Agyatvas, and Bisrampur Ka Sant. He is winner of several awards which included Sahitya Akademi Award and Vyas Sammaan. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Indian literature and culture.

74-year-old Kambar, who won the Jnanpith for the year 2010, is a novelist and playwright.

His noted works include Takararinavaru, Saavirada Neralu, Chakori (poetries); Jokumaraswamy, Chalesha, Jaisidanayaka, Harakeya Kuri (plays), Karimaayi, and Singarevva mattu Aramane (novels and stories). He is also a recipient of the Sangeet Nataka Academy Award and Sahitya Academy Award.