The Yash Bharti Samman is an award given by which government?
- A.The Government of India
- B.The Government of Uttar Pradesh
- C.The Government of Bihar
- D.The Government of Madhya Pradesh
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The Yash Bharti Samman, instituted in 1994, is the highest civilian honour of Uttar Pradesh and has been conferred on writers, artists, musicians, sportspersons and others for distinguished achievement, with a cash award. Option A is wrong because the civilian honours of the Government of India are the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards, that is the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. Option C is wrong because Bihar and other states have their own honours under different names. Option D is wrong for the same reason. A related state award worth remembering is the Bharat Bharti Samman, instituted in 1979, which is the highest literary award of the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan and is given for lifetime work in Hindi literature.
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Practice Questions
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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