Awards (Current Affairs) (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

11. The first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna award. [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 19.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Prakash Padukone
(b) Sunil Gavaskar
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Sania Mirza

Correct Answer: (c) Sachin Tendulkar

Solution:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the first player to receive the Bharat Ratna award. Sachin Tendulkar and Prof. C. N. R. Rao were jointly awarded the country's highest honor Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2014.

12. Which of these is the only Bollywood actor who has won National Film Award for the category of Best Actor? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 31.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Aamir Khan
(b) Salman Khan
(c) Shahrukh Khan
(d) Saif Ali Khan

Correct Answer: (d) Saif Ali Khan

Solution:In the year 2004 (52nd National Film Awards), Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan won the Best Actor (Film - Hum Tum) award.

13. Who among the following has been awarded the 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' for the year 2016? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Jitu Rai
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) Babita Kumari

Correct Answer: (a) Jitu Rai

Solution:The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2016 was presented to Jitu Rai, PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar and Sakshi Malik. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2018 was presented to S. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting) and Virat Kohli (Cricket). Presently the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the Government of India. This award for the year 2022 was given to table tennis player Achant Sharath Kamal.

14. Who among the following is the first table tennis player to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Poulomi Ghatak
(b) Soumyajit Ghosh
(c) Sharath Kamal
(d) Manika Batra

Correct Answer: (d) Manika Batra

Solution:Manika Batra is the first table tennis player to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. He was honored with this award in the year 2020.

15. Who among the following received the 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' in 2020? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 22.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Suresh Raina
(c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(d) Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer: (d) Rohit Sharma

Solution:Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the year 2020 was presented to 5 players Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athletics), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling) and Rani Rampal (Hockey). In the year 2022, Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award was given to table tennis player Achant Sharath Kamal.

16. Who among the following was the first female hockey player to have won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Reena Khokhar
(b) Lilima Minz
(c) Gurjit Kaur
(d) Rani Rampal

Correct Answer: (d) Rani Rampal

Solution:Rani Rampal is the first female hockey player to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. She was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the year 2020 along with Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athletics-High Jump), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling) and Manika Batra. In the year 2021, the name of this award has been changed to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

17. As of January 2020, who among the following became the first Indian female para-athlete and the oldest to be honoured with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Ramya Shanmugham
(b) Karamjyoti Dalal
(c) Manasi Joshi
(d) Deepa Malik

Correct Answer: (d) Deepa Malik

Solution:Deepa Malik is the first Indian female para-athlete and the oldest woman to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

18. Who among the following was one of the recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Deepa Malik
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) Sania Mirza
(d) Virat Kohli

Correct Answer: (a) Deepa Malik

Solution:Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2019 was presented to two sportspersons Bajrang Punia (Wrestling) and Deepa Malik (Para Athletics). In the year 2020, 5 players Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athletics), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling) and Rani Rampal (Hockey) have been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

19. When was the 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' instituted? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.10.2020 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) 2002-03
(b) 1985-86
(c) 1993-94
(d) 1991-92

Correct Answer: (d) 1991-92

Solution:The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was instituted in the year 1991-92. This award is given every year by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. For the first time this award was presented to Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand. At present, the amount of this award has been increased from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

20. Who is the youngest recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Viswanathan Anand
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Geet Sethi
(d) Abhinav Bindra

Correct Answer: (d) Abhinav Bindra

Solution:Shooter Abhinav Bindra is the youngest sportsperson to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. He has presented with this award in the year 2001. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has now been renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

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