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The first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award was _____, honored in 1976 for her contributions to Hindi literature.

  1. Mahasweta Devi
  2. Amrita Pritam
  3. Ashapurna Devi
  4. Mahadevi Varma

Answer: Ashapurna Devi

Ashapurna Devi, a Bengali writer, was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award in 1976 for her novel 'Pratham Pratisruti', though she wrote primarily in Bengali, not Hindi. Correction: Mahadevi Varma was honored later; Ashapurna Devi was indeed the first woman recipient.

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