Consider the following statements regarding Sahitya Akademi award Award is presented to the most out...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Sahitya Akademi award

Award is presented to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the twenty-four major Indian languages recognized by the Akademi.
Sahitya Akademi award is the highest literary honour by the Government of India.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

Explanation:

Both statements are incorrect.

Literary critic D.S. Nagabhushan has been awarded the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for 2021 for his work Gandhi Kathana, biography of Mahatma Gandhi.

Award is presented to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the twenty-four major Indian languages recognized by the Akademi (including English).
Sahitya Akademi award is the second highest literary honour by the Government of India, after Jananpith award.
The Award in the form of an engraved copper-plaque, and cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/-
The author must be of Indian Nationality.
Indian film-maker Satyajit Ray is the designer of the plaque awarded by the Sahitya Akademi.

Hence option 4th is correct.