Jnanpith - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Name the Jnanpith awarded Tamil writer who died in Chennai on 8th Apr’15 after a prolonged illness?

a. Jayakanthan
b. Srikant
c. Shankar Reddy
d. Kedar Singh
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Jayakanthan

Explanation:
Jayakanthan authored over 35 novels and novellas, innumerable short stories and two autobiographies besides writing articles and composing poems.