59TH JNANPITH AWARD

Renowned Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla was named the recipient of India's highest literary honour, the 59th Jnanpith Award 2024. he becomes the First writer from Chhattisgarh and the 12th Hindi author to receive this honor.

Imp Previous Recipients

• 1st Jnanpith Award 1965 - Malayalam poet G. Sankara Kurup

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

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

DSSSB KVS PRT TGT PGT & GENERAL PAPER:
*21 April 2025 Current Affairs

1. न्यूयॉर्क ने किस दिन को 'डॉ. बी.आर. अंबेडकर दिवस' घोषित किया? / Which day has New York declared as 'Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Day'?
*– 14 अप्रैल*

2. सचिवालय सुधार रिपोर्ट का 20वां संस्करण किस मंत्रालय ने जारी किया? / Which ministry released the 20th Secretariat Reforms report?
*– कार्मिक मंत्रालय / Ministry of Personnel*

3. सीआरपीएफ ने किस राज्य में कोबरा बटालियन की घोषणा की? / CRPF announced a Cobra battalion in which state?
*– जम्मू-कश्मीर / Jammu & Kashmir*

4. GI टैगिंग में भारत का शीर्ष राज्य कौन है? / Which state tops in GI tagging in India?
*– उत्तर प्रदेश / Uttar Pradesh*

5. किस राज्य ने हीटवेव को राज्य-विशिष्ट आपदा घोषित किया? / Which state declared heatwave as a state-specific disaster?
*– तेलंगाना / Telangana*

6. पीएम मोदी ने ₹10,000 करोड़ की परियोजनाएं किस राज्य में शुरू कीं? / In which state did PM Modi launch ₹10,000 crore projects?
*– हरियाणा / Haryana*

7. हथकरघा प्रदर्शनी का आयोजन किस शहर में हुआ? / In which city was the handloom exhibition organized?
*– नोएडा / Noida*

8. 2024 में दुनिया का 9वां सबसे व्यस्त हवाई अड्डा कौन-सा है? / Which airport ranked 9th busiest in the world in 2024?
*– इंदिरा गांधी हवाई अड्डा / Indira Gandhi Airport*

9. किस राज्य ने हिंदी को तीसरी अनिवार्य भाषा बनाया? / Which state made Hindi a compulsory third language?
*– महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra*

10. किस राज्य ने स्वायत्तता पर समिति बनाई? / Which state formed a committee on autonomy?
*– तमिलनाडु / Tamil Nadu*

11. कितने सैन्यकर्मी मैकग्रेगर मेडल से सम्मानित हुए? / How many soldiers received the McGregor Medal?
*– 05*

12. भारत का सबसे बड़ा व्यापारिक साझेदार कौन बना? / Who became India's top trading partner?
*– अमेरिका / USA*

13. राष्ट्रीय पैदल चाल प्रतियोगिता कहां शुरू हुई? / Where did the National Walking Competition begin?
*– चंडीगढ़ / Chandigarh*

14. RBI ने किन बैंकों पर जुर्माना लगाया? / On which banks did RBI impose a fine?
*– कोटक, IDFC, PNB / Kotak, IDFC, PNB*

15. पीएम मोदी 2 मई को बंदरगाह का उद्घाटन कहां करेंगे? / Where will PM Modi inaugurate a port on May 2?
*– केरल / Kerala*

16. विश्व की सबसे बड़ी तेल शोधन शाला कहां है? / Where is the world's largest oil refinery?
*– जामनगर / Jamnagar*

17. पूरी तरह अमेरिका में स्थित झील कौन-सी है? / Which lake lies entirely in the USA?
*– मिशिगन / Michigan*

18. भिलाई संयंत्र किस देश की मदद से बना? / Bhilai plant was built with help from which country?
*– रूस / Russia*

19. SEBI अधिनियम किस वर्ष पारित हुआ? / In which year was the SEBI Act passed?
*– 1992*

20. भारत में सबसे विस्तृत जलवायु क्षेत्र कौन-सा है? / Which is the most widespread climate zone in India?
*– उष्णकटिबंधीय वर्षा जलवायु / Tropical Rain Climate*

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

No sooner did / the child start crying / then the mother / hugged him.

1. the child start crying

2. No sooner did

3. hugged him

4. then the mother

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

This dog seems / to be very ferocious, / otherwise, / it is harmless.

1. It is harmless

2. Otherwise

3. To be very ferocious

4. This dog seems

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.

To bark up the wrong tree

1. To sound or appear ferocious but not actually so

2. To cover oneself with the outer covering of a wrong tree

3. To do something that will not get the result you want

4. To make a sound like that of a dog

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.

When I asked for an expensive dress for my friend’s wedding, my mother reminded me that (money does not grow on trees).

1. Money is freely available to spend

2. Money is like leaves of a tree and freely available

3. Money grows on shrubs and there’s plenty

4. Money is hard earned and limited

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity.

1. Uninitiated

2. Expert

3. Unknown

4. Familiar

Choose the word that can substitute the given sentence.

The science of dealing with the production control and the application of very low temperatures.

1. Cryogenics

2. Cartography

3. Rheumatology

4. Arboriculture