The K. D. Singh Babu Stadium at Lucknow is named after a famous player of which sport?
- A.Cricket
- B.Hockey
- C.Wrestling
- D.Athletics
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The correct answer is B, hockey. Kunwar Digvijay Singh, called K. D. Singh Babu, came from Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, won Olympic gold with the Indian hockey team at London in 1948 and at Helsinki in 1952, where he was the captain, and the Lucknow stadium carries his name. Option A is wrong because the cricket grounds of the state are Green Park at Kanpur and the Ekana stadium at Lucknow, neither named after him. Option C is wrong although the state has a strong wrestling tradition in its akharas; no Olympic wrestler gives this stadium its name. Option D is wrong in the same way: athletics events are held at the stadium, as at most multi purpose grounds, but the name honours a hockey player. The hockey names of the state to remember are Dhyan Chand, K. D. Singh Babu and Mohammed Shahid.
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View allMajor Dhyan Chand, the hockey player known as the wizard, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Allahabad, now Prayagraj
- B.Varanasi
- C.Meerut
- D.Barabanki
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Dhyan Chand was born there on 29 August 1905, joined the army and rose to the rank of Major, and became the centre forward of the Indian teams that won three successive Olympic hockey gold medals.
Read the full explanation →National Sports Day is observed in India on which date?
- A.14 August
- B.29 August
- C.2 October
- D.7 April
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The day marks the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, who was born on 29 August 1905 in Uttar Pradesh, and the national sports awards are conferred by the President on this day every year.
Read the full explanation →The highest sporting honour of India, earlier called the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, was renamed in 2021 after whom?
- A.Major Dhyan Chand
- B.K. D. Singh Babu
- C.Milkha Singh
- D.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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In 2021 the award for the most outstanding sporting performance was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, so his name now attaches to two national honours, this one and the older Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement.
Read the full explanation →The Green Park cricket stadium, the oldest international cricket ground of Uttar Pradesh, is situated in
- A.Lucknow
- B.Kanpur
- C.Agra
- D.Noida
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Green Park stands on the bank of the Ganga at Kanpur and has staged Test cricket since 1952, which makes it the oldest international ground in the state and also the home ground of the state cricket association.
Read the full explanation →The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is located in which city?
- A.Kanpur
- B.Varanasi
- C.Lucknow
- D.Gorakhpur
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The Ekana stadium, named after Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, stands at Gomti Nagar in Lucknow and is the largest and newest cricket ground of the state, used for international matches and for league cricket.
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