Which is the Highest Award given by Madhya Pradesh Government to sports coaches mentioned below?
- (a)Dronacharya Award
- (b)Vikram Award
- (c)Ekalavya Award
- (d)Vishwamitra Award
Correct — D, Vishwamitra Award. Among the sports honours instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, the Vishwamitra Award is the one given to sports coaches/trainers — so, of the options listed, it is the highest (and the dedicated) MP award for coaches. The other MP awards on the list go to athletes, not coaches, and the Dronacharya Award is a national award, not a state one.
- (a)Dronacharya Award — This is the Government of India's national award for outstanding coaches (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) — not a Madhya Pradesh state award. It is the classic trap because it is also a 'coach' award.
- (b)Vikram Award — Madhya Pradesh's top honour for senior sportspersons (athletes), not for coaches.
- (c)Ekalavya Award — Madhya Pradesh's award for outstanding junior sportspersons (roughly under 19 years), again for athletes, not coaches.
The Madhya Pradesh Department of Sports and Youth Welfare runs a tiered set of sports awards for different recipient categories: Vikram Award (senior athletes), Ekalavya Award (junior athletes) and Vishwamitra Award (coaches/trainers). The names are chosen aptly — Vishwamitra, the sage-guru, stands for the coach.
All four options are genuine 'sports awards', so the item is really testing 'match the award to its recipient'. Screen out Dronacharya (national, not MP) and the two athlete awards to reach the coach award.
- Vishwamitra Award — Madhya Pradesh's award for sports coaches/trainers (the coach award among the options).
- Vikram Award — MP's highest honour for senior sportspersons (athletes).
- Ekalavya Award — MP's award for junior/under-19 sportspersons.
- Dronacharya Award — a national (Government of India) award for coaches — not a state award.
The MP award for coaches is the Vishwamitra Award -> option (d); Dronacharya is the national coach award.
- Picking Dronacharya (a national coach award) when the question specifies the Madhya Pradesh Government
- Mixing up Vikram (senior athletes) and Ekalavya (junior athletes) with the coach award
MP GK 'which award is given to X category' — match the award to its recipient. Lock coaches ↔ Vishwamitra (MP) and Dronacharya ↔ national.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Vikram Award of the Madhya Pradesh Government is conferred on:
- (a)Sports coaches
- (b)Senior sportspersons
- (c)Junior sportspersons
- (d)Sports journalists
Answer(b) Senior sportspersons — MP's top honour for athletes.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The national award for outstanding sports coaches, often confused with MP's Vishwamitra Award, is the:
- (a)Arjuna Award
- (b)Dhyan Chand Award
- (c)Dronacharya Award
- (d)Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Answer(c) Dronacharya Award — the Government of India's award for coaches.