| Question | Consider the following statements about Bankim Puruskar. 1. Highest award in Bengali Fiction 2. Instituted in 1975 3. First award to Satinath Bhaduri Which is not associated with the award? | |
| Type | multiple_choice | |
| Option | 1 | incorrect |
| Option | 2 | incorrect |
| Option | 3 | correct |
| Option | All of these | incorrect |
| Solution | Bankim Puraskar is the highest award given by the Government of West Bengal for contribution to Bengali fiction. The award was instituted in 1975, in the memory of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, who was the founder of Bengali novel. The first Bankim Puruskar was conferred to well known Tagore scholar Prabodh Chandra Sen. | |
