National Sports Day is celebrated in India on 29 August, the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
- A.Major Dhyan Chand
- B.Balbir Singh Sr
- C.Milkha Singh
- D.K. D. Jadhav
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The correct answer is A, Major Dhyan Chand, who was born on 29 August 1905. National Sports Day is observed on his birthday every year, and it is the day on which the President presents the national sports awards, among them the Khel Ratna, the Arjuna Award and the Dronacharya Award. The highest of those honours now carries his name as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Option B, Balbir Singh Sr, was the great centre forward of the 1948, 1952 and 1956 teams, but no national day is tied to his birth. Option C, Milkha Singh, was an athlete who famously finished fourth in the 400 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Option D, K. D. Jadhav, was the wrestler who won India's first individual Olympic medal, a bronze at Helsinki in 1952. None of the three is connected with 29 August.
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- A.Manpreet Singh
- B.Milkha Singh
- C.Balbir Singh Dosanjh
- D.Dhanraj Pillay
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The correct answer is C, Balbir Singh Dosanjh, the hockey centre forward known as Balbir Singh Sr. He won Olympic gold with India in 1948, 1952 and 1956, scored five goals in the 1952 final against the Netherlands, and in 1957 became the first sportsperson of any game to be…
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- A.Six
- B.Seven
- C.Eight
- D.Nine
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Read the full explanation →In which year did India win its first Olympic gold medal in hockey?
- A.1920
- B.1928
- C.1932
- D.1936
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Read the full explanation →In which year did India win the Hockey World Cup?
- A.1971
- B.1973
- C.1975
- D.1980
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Read the full explanation →Who was the captain of the Indian team that won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?
- A.Ajit Pal Singh
- B.Ashok Kumar
- C.Vasudevan Bhaskaran
- D.Kishan Lal
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