Match the following Sportsman in List I and Award in List II: LIST I- Sportsman A Devendra Jhajharia B Sumit Antil C Neeraj Chopra D Shikhar Dhawan LIST II-Award i Padma Shri 2022 ii Padma Bhushan 2022 iii Arjun Award 2021 iv Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021
- (a)A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii
- (b)A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv
- (c)A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
- (d)A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D- iii
Answer
Why
Correct — D. Take the four pairs one at a time.
A — Devendra Jhajharia, para javelin thrower, received the Padma Bhushan in 2022, so A-ii.
B — Sumit Antil, para javelin gold at Tokyo, received the Padma Shri in 2022, so B-i.
C — Neeraj Chopra received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021, so C-iv.
D — Shikhar Dhawan, the cricketer, received the Arjun Award in 2021, so D-iii.
That reads A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii — A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii would make Neeraj Chopra an Arjun Award 2021 winner. His 2021 honour was the Khel Ratna, and Jhajharia's Khel Ratna came in an earlier year.
- (b)A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv — A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv puts Shikhar Dhawan on the Khel Ratna and Neeraj Chopra on the Padma Bhushan 2022. Dhawan's 2021 award was the Arjun, and Chopra's Padma that year was the Shri.
- (c)A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii — A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii is the near miss: Sumit Antil did take the Khel Ratna in 2021 and Neeraj Chopra did take the Padma Shri in 2022, but Jhajharia's Arjun Award came long before 2021, so A breaks.
Concept
Two ladders are being crossed here. The Padma awards are civilian honours of the Republic — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri in descending order — announced around Republic Day.
The sports awards come from the sports ministry. The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna is the highest, the Arjun Award recognises consistent performance over years, and the Dronacharya goes to coaches.
An athlete can hold honours from both ladders, which is exactly what makes a matching item like this work.
The stem is printed as an image. List I names Devendra Jhajharia, Sumit Antil, Neeraj Chopra and Shikhar Dhawan; List II offers Padma Shri 2022, Padma Bhushan 2022, Arjun Award 2021 and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021.
Several of these athletes hold more than one of these honours, so a pair that is true on its own can still be wrong for this list. Check all four before committing.
Key facts
- Devendra Jhajharia, the para javelin thrower, received the Padma Bhushan in 2022.
- Sumit Antil received the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Neeraj Chopra received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021.
- Shikhar Dhawan received the Arjun Award in 2021.
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Common traps
- Accepting a matching option because one pair inside it is true, without testing the other three.
- Assuming Neeraj Chopra's 2022 Padma award was the Bhushan when it was the Shri.
The Khel Ratna carried Rajiv Gandhi's name until 2021, when it was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award — the same year Neeraj Chopra won it, so an option list may print either name.
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