The 'National Sports Day' is celebrated on which day?
- (a)29th September
- (b)14th November
- (c)29th August
- (d)29th July
Correct — C, 29th August. India observes National Sports Day on 29 August, the birth anniversary of the hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand (born 29 August 1905). It has been marked since 2012, and the President confers the national sports awards on this day.
- (a)29th September — Not National Sports Day — there is no major national sports observance on this date.
- (b)14th November — This is Children's Day (Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday), not National Sports Day.
- (d)29th July — A distractor placed one month off; National Sports Day is 29 August, not 29 July.
National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August every year to honour Major Dhyan Chand, India's greatest field-hockey player, on his birth anniversary. On this day the President presents the national sports awards — the Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awards.
The tempting wrong option is 14 November (Children's Day). Anchor the date to Dhyan Chand's birthday — 29 August — and the answer follows at once.
- National Sports Day: 29 August — birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand (1905-1979).
- First observed in 2012.
- The national sports awards are conferred on this day.
- Dhyan Chand helped India win Olympic hockey gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
- Confusing National Sports Day (29 Aug) with Children's Day (14 Nov)
- Slipping 29 August to 29 July or 29 September
Asked directly as 'when is National Sports Day' or through the person it honours (Dhyan Chand) — fix 29 August to Dhyan Chand's birthday.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
National Sports Day in India is observed on the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
- (a)Milkha Singh
- (b)Major Dhyan Chand
- (c)Sachin Tendulkar
- (d)Kapil Dev
Answer(b) Major Dhyan Chand — born 29 August 1905.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Fit India Movement was launched on which day in 2019?
- (a)Independence Day
- (b)National Sports Day (29 August)
- (c)Republic Day
- (d)Gandhi Jayanti
Answer(b) National Sports Day, 29 August 2019.