An award for a work of literature would come from the Sahitya Akademi. An award for a play would come from

the Sahitya Akademi, since a play is a literary textCorrect answerYour answerthe Lalit Kala AkademiCorrect answerYour answerthe Ministry of Information and BroadcastingCorrect answerYour answerthe Sangeet Natak AkademiCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The Sangeet Natak Akademi covers music, dance and drama.
The Lalit Kala Akademi covers the fine arts — painting, sculpture and graphics.
Drama sitting with music and dance rather than with literature is the division most often got wrong.

Worth noting

A play is written and performed, so either academy sounds arguable. The division is by performance rather than by text, and that decides it.

Concept: Which academy covers which art
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An award for a work of literature would come from the Sahitya Akademi. An award for a play would come from

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