Important Literature Awards (2023-24)

• Booker Prize 2023 - Irish author Paul Lynch for "Prophet Song"

• Booker Prize 2024 - Samantha Harvey for "Orbital" 

• International Booker Prize 2023 - Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov for "Time Shelter"

• International Booker Prize 2024 - German author Jenny Erpenback and translator Michael Hofmann for the book "Kairos". 

• 32nd Saraswati Samman 2022 - Sivasankari For her book "Survya Vamsam"

• 33rd Saraswati Samman 2023 - Prabha Varma for his verse novel "Roudra Sathwikam" 

• 32nd Vyas Samman 2022 - Hindi writer Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi For his 2018 satirical novel "Pagalkhana"

• 33rd Vyas Samman 2023 - Pushpa Bharati for 2016 Memoir "Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein"

• 34th Vyas Samman 2024 - Hindi writer Suryabala for her Novel "Kaun Desh Ko Vaasi: Venu Ki Diary"

• 57th Jnanpith Award 2022 - Damodar Mauzo (Goan writer) for Konkani

• 58th Jnanpith Award 2023 - Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit & Shri Gulzar for Urdu

Today's Word

exalt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ (v)

Meaning: to raise someone to a higher rank or position, or to praise someone a lot

Examples:
1)He was exalted to the rank of captain for his bravery.
2)The article exalted the achievements of the young scientist.

*09 January Current Affairs In Bilingual*

*1. When is Earth's Rotations Day observed?*
पृथ्वी परिभ्रमण दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
*Answer: c) January 8 / 8 जनवरी*

*2. Who inaugurated the NTPC Green Hydrogen Project in Visakhapatnam?*
विशाखापत्तनम में एनटीपीसी ग्रीन हाईड्रोजन प्रोजेक्ट का उद्घाटन किसने किया?
*Answer: b) Narendra Modi / नरेंद्र मोदी*

*3. Where was the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention held?*
18वां प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस सम्मेलन कहाँ आयोजित हुआ?
*Answer: b) Bhubaneswar / भुवनेश्वर*

*4. Who inaugurated Indusfood 2025?*
इंडसफूड 2025 का उद्घाटन किसने किया?
*Answer: b) Chirag Paswan / चिराग पासवान*

*5. When will the India Open Badminton Tournament 2025 start?*
इंडिया ओपन बैडमिंटन टूर्नामेंट 2025 कब शुरू होगा?
*Answer: c) January 14 / 14 जनवरी*

*6. What facility will be introduced during Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj?*
महाकुंभ 2025 के दौरान प्रयागराज में कौन सी सुविधा उपलब्ध कराई जाएग?
*Answer: b) Electric buses / इलेक्ट्रिक बसें*

*7. Where was the World Telugu Conference held?*
विश्व तेलुगु सम्मेलन कहाँ आयोजित हुआ?
*Answer: b) Rajamahendravaram / राजामहेन्द्रवरम*

*8. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of ISRO?*
इसरो के नए अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया?
*Answer: b) V. Narayanan / वी. नारायणन*

*9. Who has been elected as the new President of AFI?*
AFI के नए अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे चुना गया?
*Answer: b) Bahadur Singh Sagu / बहादुर सिंह सागू*

*10. Where was the first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the One Nation-One Election bill held?*
एक देश एक चुनाव विधेयक पर संयुक्त संसदीय समिति की पहली बैठक कहाँ हुई?
*Answer: b) Delhi / दिल्ली*

*11. What does Earth's Rotations Day focus on?*
पृथ्वी परिभ्रमण दिवस किस विषय पर केंद्रित है?
*Answer: b) Earth's rotation / पृथ्वी की परिक्रमा*

*12. Where was Indusfood 2025 held?*
इंडसफूड 2025 कहाँ आयोजित हुआ?
*Answer: b) Greater Noida / ग्रेटर नोएडा*

*13. On what date did the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas begin?*
18वां प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस किस तिथि को शुरू हुआ?
*Answer: c) January 8 / 8 जनवरी*

*14. Where will Maha Kumbh 2025 be held?*
महाकुंभ 2025 कहाँ आयोजित होगा?
*Answer: b) Prayagraj / प्रयागराज*

*15. What is the purpose of the World Telugu Conference?*
विश्व तेलुगु सम्मेलन का उद्देश्य क्या है?
*Answer: a) Promotion of Telugu literature / तेलुगु साहित्य को बढ़ावा देना*

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) Fort Hare was more than that: it was a beacon for African scholars from all over Southern Central and Eastern Africa.

(B) Until 1960, the University College of Fort Hare, in the municipality of Alice, about twenty miles due east from Healdtown, was the only residential center of higher education for blacks in South Africa.

(C) For young black South Africans like myself, it was Oxford and Cambridge, Harvard and Yale, all rolled into one.

(D) The regent was anxious for me to attend Fort Hare and I was gratified to be accepted there. I felt that I was being groomed for success in the world.