On the basis of year of starting what will be the correct order from start to latest of following Awards ?

1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

2. Dhyanchand Award

3. Arjuna Award

4. Dronacharya Award Codes :

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Correct — C, '3, 4, 1, 2'. Ordered by the year each award was instituted: Arjuna Award (3) in 1961 → Dronacharya Award (4) in 1985 → Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (1) in 1991–92 → Dhyan Chand Award (2) in 2002. So the oldest of the four is the Arjuna Award and the newest is the Dhyan Chand (lifetime-achievement) Award. (The paper prints 'Dhyanchand'; the honour is the Dhyan Chand Award — and note the Khel Ratna itself was renamed the 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award' in 2021.)

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Puts the Khel Ratna (1991) first and the Arjuna Award (1961) third — the reverse of the real timeline; the Arjuna Award is actually the oldest of the four.  (b) Starts with Dronacharya (1985) and ends with the Khel Ratna (1991); it also places the Dhyan Chand Award (2002) before the Khel Ratna, so the sequence is jumbled.  (d) Correctly begins with the Arjuna Award, but then puts the Dhyan Chand Award (2002) second and Dronacharya (1985) last — Dronacharya was instituted decades before the Dhyan Chand Award.

Concept: India's national sports honours were created at different times for different purposes. The Arjuna Award (1961) rewards consistent outstanding performance; the Dronacharya Award (1985) honours coaches; the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (1991–92) is the highest sporting honour for the single most outstanding performance; and the Dhyan Chand Award (2002) is a lifetime-achievement award. Knowing the founding years lets you sequence them.

State PCS 2019 Q61 — Current Affairs & Sports PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2019 Q61 — Current Affairs & Sports PYQ with Answer