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Jnanpith (Gyan Peeth) laureates: Who received the award for the work "Yama"? Context: Identify the Hindi poet who was honoured for the collection titled "Yama". Choose the correct awardee.

Difficulty: Easy

Mahadevi Varma
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Sumitranandan Pant
Mahashweta Devi
Amrita Pritam

Correct Answer: Mahadevi Varma

Explanation:

Explanation
Yama is a celebrated poetry collection by Mahadevi Varma, for which she received the Jnanpith Award.

Elimination

Chauhan and Pant are prominent Hindi poets but not recipients for Yama.
Mahashweta Devi (Bengali) and Amrita Pritam (Punjabi/Hindi) received Jnanpiths for different bodies of work.

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