Padma Shri - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Which eminent Punjabi writer has announced on 13th October 2015 that she will be returning her Padma Shri to protest against rising communal tension in India?

a. Hardeep Kumar Tiwana
b. Amrita Pritam
c. Balwant Gargi
d. Dalip Kumar Tiwana
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dalip Kumar Tiwana

Explanation:
Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana has announced she will return the Padma Shri to protest against rising communal tension in the nation. Tiwana was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2004. She is also the winner of a Sahitya Akademi award in 1971.