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In 2021 the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was renamed after which sportsperson?

  1. A.Major Dhyan Chand
  2. B.Milkha Singh
  3. C.K. D. Jadhav
  4. D.Dhanraj Pillay

Correct answer

A. Major Dhyan Chand

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Major Dhyan Chand. In August 2021 the government renamed the award the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in memory of the hockey player who won Olympic gold with India in 1928, 1932 and 1936 and whose birthday, 29 August, is National Sports Day. Option B is wrong because Milkha Singh, the Flying Sikh, has stadiums and trophies named for him but not this award. Option C is wrong because K. D. Jadhav, the wrestler who won India's first individual Olympic medal at Helsinki in 1952, is honoured in the naming of other facilities. Option D is wrong because Dhanraj Pillay, the hockey forward of the nineteen nineties, is himself an Arjuna Award and Khel Ratna recipient. Note carefully that the separate lifetime achievement award of 2002 has always carried the plain name Dhyan Chand Award.

Read the full article: Sports Awards of India: Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya

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Q1.Sports GKEasy

Which is the highest sporting honour conferred by the Government of India?

  1. A.Arjuna Award
  2. B.Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
  3. C.Dronacharya Award
  4. D.Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
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Correct answer: B. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

Instituted in 1991 and 1992 and renamed in August 2021, it is given for the most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over the four preceding years and stands at the top of the national sports awards.

Q3.Sports GKEasy

The Dronacharya Award is given to:

  1. A.Sportspersons for lifetime achievement
  2. B.Coaches of sportspersons
  3. C.Corporate houses promoting sport
  4. D.Universities with the best sporting record
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Correct answer: B. Coaches of sportspersons

Instituted in 1985 and named after the teacher of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, it honours coaches whose trainees have won medals and honours at international events, and it is given in a regular category and a lifetime category.

Q4.Sports GKMedium

In which year was the Arjuna Award instituted?

  1. A.1951
  2. B.1961
  3. C.1985
  4. D.1991
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Correct answer: B. 1961

The Arjuna Award is the oldest of the individual national sports awards and is given for consistently outstanding performance over four years, together with qualities of leadership, discipline and sportsmanship; the awardee receives a bronze statuette of Arjuna, a scroll and a cash prize.