Awards practice question for SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
Who is the first Indian to have won the Pulitzer Prize?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
A. Gobind Behari LalA. गोविंद बिहारी लाल
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Gobind Behari Lal.
According to the source, Gobind Behari Lal was an Indian-American journalist and independence activist.
The book states that he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 in the journalism category.
It further explains that he shared the prize with four other reporters for covering science at Harvard University.
Therefore the complete source-supported revision chain is: Gobind Behari Lal — Indian-American journalist — independence activist — Pulitzer Prize — 1937 — journalism category — shared with four other reporters — coverage of science at Harvard University.
Sanghamitra Kalita, Jhumpa Lahiri and Geeta Anand are distractors in this question.
The question asks for the first Indian to have won the Pulitzer Prize, and the printed solution selects option (a), Gobind Behari Lal.
The source explanation provides enough supporting information to reinforce the association without requiring outside material.
Quick revision: First Indian Pulitzer winner according to the book = Gobind Behari Lal; year = 1937; field
category = journalism; shared with four other reporters for science coverage at Harvard University.
Therefore option (a) is correct.
सही उत्तर Gobind Behari Lal अर्थात गोविंद बिहारी लाल है। स्रोत के अनुसार Gobind Behari Lal एक Indian-American journalist और independence activist थे। Book बताती है कि उन्होंने 1937 में journalism category में Pulitzer Prize जीता। Source आगे कहती है कि उन्होंने Harvard University में science की coverage के लिए चार अन्य reporters के साथ यह prize share किया था। इसलिए complete source-supported revision chain है: Gobind Behari Lal — Indian-American Journalist — Independence Activist — Pulitzer Prize — 1937 — Journalism Category — Four Other Reporters के साथ Shared — Harvard University में Science Coverage। Sanghamitra Kalita, Jhumpa Lahiri और Geeta Anand distractors हैं। Question first Indian Pulitzer winner पूछता है और printed solution option (a), Gobind Behari Lal को सही बताती है। Source explanation इस association को revise करने के लिए पर्याप्त details देती है। Quick revision: First Indian Pulitzer Winner according to book = Gobind Behari Lal; 1937; Journalism; Harvard University Science Coverage। इसलिए विकल्प (a) सही है।
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