BhalchandraNemade was selected in February 2015 for which one of following awards?

The correct answer is D, the Jnanpith Award. Bhalchandra Nemade, the Marathi novelist (known for Kosala, Hindu, and Jhool), was chosen for the Jnanpith in early 2015 for his contribution to Indian literature. The question writes it as "Gyanpith", but it is the same award.

• A (King Faisal Award): Given by the King Faisal Foundation of Saudi Arabia for service to Islam, Arabic literature, science and medicine. It is not an Indian literary award.
• B (Nayudamma Award): Instituted in memory of the industrialist-scientist R. Nayudamma. It recognises work in science and technology, not literature.
• C (India Harmony Award): Not the award associated with Nemade's selection. It is not a literary prize of the Jnanpith category.

The core concept is the national literary awards. The Jnanpith is given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith for a literary work in a language listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, and it is among the highest literary honours in India. For Mains, it links to the Eighth Schedule, language policy and the place of regional literatures in Indian culture.

Trap: Candidates often confuse the Jnanpith with the Sahitya Akademi Award or the Saraswati Samman, which are different literary honours with different selection bodies.