Which of the following Sports Award is related to Madhya Pradesh State ?
- (a)Laxman Award
- (b)Gandharva Award
- (c)Ekalavya Award
- (d)Arjuna Award
Correct — C, Ekalavya (Eklavya) Award. The Eklavya Award is Madhya Pradesh's own state sports honour for junior sportspersons (under-19). It is part of MP's trio of state sports awards — the Vikram Award for senior sportspersons, the Eklavya Award for juniors, and the Vishwamitra Award for coaches.
- (a)Laxman Award — A state sports award of Andhra Pradesh / Telangana, not of Madhya Pradesh.
- (b)Gandharva Award — Not a Madhya Pradesh sports award; the 'Gandharva' name is associated with music and the performing arts, not the state's sports honours.
- (d)Arjuna Award — A national sports award conferred by the Government of India — not a state award of Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh confers its own tiered state sports awards, distinct from the national ones. The Vikram Award is the top honour for senior sportspersons, the Eklavya Award recognises junior athletes (under-19), and the Vishwamitra Award honours coaches. National awards such as the Arjuna Award, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and the Dronacharya Award are given by the Union Government and are not MP-specific.
The trap is mixing state and national awards. Arjuna is the classic decoy — it is national, not MP's. Lock the MP set in memory: Vikram (senior), Eklavya (junior), Vishwamitra (coach).
- Eklavya Award — MP state award for junior (under-19) sportspersons.
- Vikram Award — Madhya Pradesh's highest sports honour, for senior sportspersons.
- Vishwamitra Award — MP state award for coaches.
- Arjuna Award — a national award of the Government of India, not a state award.
Eklavya, Vikram and Vishwamitra are Madhya Pradesh's own awards; Arjuna is national and Laxman belongs to another state.
- Picking Arjuna (a national award) when asked for a state award
- Assuming any Sanskrit-named award automatically belongs to MP
MPPSC repeatedly tests the MP award trio and separates it from national awards — know who each award targets (senior / junior / coach).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
In Madhya Pradesh's sports awards, the Vishwamitra Award is given to:
- (a)Coaches
- (b)Junior sportspersons
- (c)Senior sportspersons
- (d)Sports journalists
Answer(a) Coaches.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of these is a national sports award, not a state award?
- (a)Eklavya Award
- (b)Vikram Award
- (c)Arjuna Award
- (d)Vishwamitra Award
Answer(c) Arjuna Award — conferred by the Government of India.