8th National Photography Awards

Current context: Photo Division under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has invited entries for the 8th National Photography Awards.

 

• The applicants can submit their entries by 15th January 2020.
• The National Photography Awards is annually conferred by the Photo Division to promote various facets of the country such as art, culture, development, heritage, tradition through the medium of photography.
• The National Photography Awards are conferred in categories including:

1. Lifetime Achievement Award
2. Award for Professional Photographers
3. Award for Amateur Photographers.

• The Lifetime Achievement Award carries a cash prize of 3 lakh rupees.
• The theme of this year for professional photographers is 'Life and Water.'
• This year's theme for the Amateur Photographers is 'Cultural Heritage of India’.

Question: 

Q.1 The National Photography Awards is annually conferred by which Ministry?
a. Ministry of Culture
b. Ministry of Electronics & IT
c. Ministry of Earth Science
d. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting