Nirmal Verma Award is given by Madhya Pradesh Culture Department in which field?

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Correct — D, Hindi language promotion and development by NRI. The Madhya Pradesh Culture Department instituted the Nirmal Verma Award to honour Non-Resident Indians who have worked to promote, spread and develop the Hindi language and literature outside India, named after the celebrated Hindi writer Nirmal Verma.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) MP's tribal-welfare social service work is recognised through separate schemes and honours, not this literary award named after a Hindi writer.  (b) Classical/folk dance in MP is honoured through the state's own performing-arts Sammans (e.g. Kalidas Samman), not the Nirmal Verma Award.  (c) Music has its own dedicated MP Culture Department honours (e.g. Tansen Samman); the Nirmal Verma Award is specifically a Hindi-language honour, not a music award.

Concept: The Madhya Pradesh Culture Department runs a roster of named 'Samman'/award honours for excellence in specific fields. The Nirmal Verma Award is distinctive because its field is not literature written within India, but the promotion and development of the Hindi language abroad by Non-Resident Indians — recognising Verma's own stature as a leading modern Hindi writer.

State PCS 2022 Q91 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2022 Q91 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer