National Sports Day is observed in India on 29 August, the birth anniversary of:
- A.Major Dhyan Chand
- B.Milkha Singh
- C.Balbir Singh Sr.
- D.K. D. Jadhav
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Major Dhyan Chand. He was born on 29 August 1905, and India has observed National Sports Day on that date since 2012; the national sports awards are tied to the day and are conferred by the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dhyan Chand received the Padma Bhushan in 1956, and both the Khel Ratna and the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement now carry his name. Option B, Milkha Singh, the sprinter known as the Flying Sikh, was born in a different month and has no national day. Option C, Balbir Singh Sr., won Olympic hockey gold three times but does not give his name to the day. Option D, K. D. Jadhav, was India’s first individual Olympic medallist after independence, taking a wrestling bronze at Helsinki in 1952.
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- A.1961
- B.1985
- C.1991
- D.2002
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- A.1961
- B.1975
- C.1981
- D.1985
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