National sports awards in India are administered by which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Home Affairs
- B.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- C.Ministry of Culture
- D.Ministry of Education
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The correct answer is B, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It invites nominations through the national federations, the Indian Olympic Association, the Sports Authority of India and the state governments, places them before a selection committee headed by a retired judge, and arranges the ceremony at which the President confers the awards. Option A is wrong because the Ministry of Home Affairs handles the gallantry awards such as the Param Vir Chakra in their civil aspects and the police medals, not sports honours. Option C is wrong because the Ministry of Culture looks after the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi honours in the arts. Option D is wrong because the Ministry of Education runs the national teachers' awards and the literacy programmes. The Padma awards, which some sportspersons also receive, are announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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View allWhich is the highest sporting honour conferred by the Government of India?
- A.Arjuna Award
- B.Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
- C.Dronacharya Award
- D.Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
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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.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first recipient of the Khel Ratna Award?
- A.Viswanathan Anand
- B.Leander Paes
- C.Kapil Dev
- D.Karnam Malleswari
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The correct answer is A, Viswanathan Anand, the chess grandmaster, who received the award in its very first year, 1991 and 1992, when it was still called the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Read the full explanation →The Dronacharya Award is given to:
- A.Sportspersons for lifetime achievement
- B.Coaches of sportspersons
- C.Corporate houses promoting sport
- D.Universities with the best sporting record
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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.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Arjuna Award instituted?
- A.1951
- B.1961
- C.1985
- D.1991
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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.
Read the full explanation →National Sports Day, on which the sports awards are traditionally conferred, is observed on:
- A.29 August
- B.14 November
- C.23 January
- D.5 September
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The national sports awards are conferred by the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan on this day.
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