Which of the following Vikram Awardee - 2018 player of Madhya Pradesh is from Disabled Category ?
- (a)Sonu Golkar
- (b)Bheem Sonkar
- (c)Pooj Vastrakar
- (d)Harshita Tomar
Correct — A, Sonu Golkar. Among Madhya Pradesh's 2018 Vikram Award recipients, Sonu Golkar is the awardee honoured in the divyang (disabled / para-sports) category. The other names in the list are able-bodied athletes recognised in the mainstream category.
- (b)Bheem Sonkar — Recognised in the mainstream (able-bodied) category, not the disabled / divyang category.
- (c)Pooj Vastrakar — The booklet prints 'Pooj Vastrakar'; this is Pooja Vastrakar, an able-bodied cricketer from Shahdol, MP, who plays for the India women's team — not a para-athlete.
- (d)Harshita Tomar — An able-bodied sailor from MP (a sailing medallist at the 2018 Asian Games) — recognised in the mainstream category, not the disabled category.
The Vikram Award is Madhya Pradesh's highest sports honour for senior sportspersons, given each year across categories — including a separate award for divyang (para) sportspersons. This question asks you to spot the para-category (disabled) awardee among a list of MP's 2018 Vikram winners.
The distractors are all real, high-profile able-bodied MP athletes — a cricketer and a sailor — which makes the para-category name easy to overlook. The question rewards knowing the divyang recipient specifically rather than the most famous name.
- Vikram Award — MP's top sports honour for senior sportspersons, including a divyang (para) category.
- Sonu Golkar — the 2018 Vikram awardee from the disabled (para-sports) category.
- Pooja Vastrakar (paper: 'Pooj Vastrakar') — India women's cricketer from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.
- Harshita Tomar — Madhya Pradesh sailor, a medallist in sailing at the 2018 Asian Games.
- Picking a famous able-bodied athlete (Vastrakar or Tomar) instead of the para-category awardee
- Being thrown by the booklet's 'Pooj Vastrakar' spelling of Pooja Vastrakar
MPPSC pairs MP sportspersons with their sport or award category; here it specifically singles out the divyang (disabled-category) awardee.
Who is the para-canoe athlete from Madhya Pradesh who was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2023?
- (a) Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar
- (b) Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu
- (c) Prachi Yadav
- (d) Shivendra Singh
Answer(c) Prachi Yadav
Same concept — identifying a Madhya Pradesh para (divyang) sportsperson honoured with a major sports award.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Harshita Tomar of Madhya Pradesh, a 2018 Asian Games medallist, competes in which sport?
- (a)Sailing
- (b)Archery
- (c)Shooting
- (d)Wrestling
Answer(a) Sailing.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Pooja Vastrakar, a sportsperson from Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh), represents India in which sport?
- (a)Cricket
- (b)Hockey
- (c)Badminton
- (d)Kabaddi
Answer(a) Cricket — as an all-rounder for the India women's team.