When the Madhya Pradesh State Equestrian Academy was established ?

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Correct — D, 2007. The Madhya Pradesh State Equestrian (horse-riding) Academy was established in 2007. It is one of the specialised state sports academies run by the Madhya Pradesh Department of Sports and Youth Welfare to train riders in the Olympic disciplines of equestrian sport. The commission's key marks 2007 as the year of establishment.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Far too late — the equestrian academy was already established a decade earlier, in 2007.  (b) Not the founding year; the academy dates to 2007, not 2012.  (c) A near-miss decoy — the academy was set up in 2007, not 2009.

Concept: Madhya Pradesh runs a cluster of state sports academies — for shooting, sailing, hockey, water sports, equestrian and more — under its Department of Sports and Youth Welfare to groom athletes for national and Olympic competition. The State Equestrian Academy, founded in 2007, trains riders in equestrian (horse-riding) events such as dressage, show jumping and eventing.

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