Sahitya Academy awards were given recently Which of the following statements about Sahitya Academy i...........

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Sahitya Academy awards were given recently. Which of the following statements about Sahitya Academy is correct?

1. Sahitya Academy Awards are the highest literary awards in the country.

2. Sahitya Academy Awards are given for works done only in 22 Indian languages besides English.

3. Sahitya Academy Awards are non-monetary awards that includes a copper plaque and a shawl.

Choose the correct alternative:

1 only

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

None of the above

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Explanation:

2nd and 3rd statements are incorrect.
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages (24 languages, including the 22 listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, along with English and Rajasthani) recognised by the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
Established in 1954, the award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of 100,000 rupees.