Fill in the blanks: Established in 1961 within the former Palace of the Maharaja of Patiala, the National Institute of Sports was later renamed as the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) on _______.

Correct — C. In the institute's own history, the National Institute of Sports was set up by the Government of India on 7 May 1961, in the former palace of the Maharaja of Patiala.

It was renamed the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports on 23 January 1973, the birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  15th August 1975 — 15 August is Independence Day, and 1975 is two years late. The renaming came on 23 January 1973.
• (b)
  26th January 1972 — 26 January is Republic Day, and 1972 is a year early. The date chosen was Netaji's birth anniversary, 23 January, in 1973.
• (d)
  7th May 1961 — 7 May 1961 is the founding date, the 'Established in 1961' of the stem itself. The renaming came almost twelve years later.

NSNIS Patiala is housed in the Old Moti Bagh palace built by the erstwhile Maharaja of Patiala, on a 268-acre campus.

It was set up to develop sport on scientific lines and to train coaches, and it is now the academic wing of the Sports Authority of India.

The 1973 renaming honoured Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, 23 January.

Key facts

• The National Institute of Sports was established by the Government of India on 7 May 1961 at Patiala.
• It was renamed Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) on 23 January 1973.
• NSNIS is now the academic wing of the Sports Authority of India.
• Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897.

Common traps

• Picking 7 May 1961, the founding date, for the renaming.
• Pairing an honour to Netaji with 15 August or 26 January instead of his birth anniversary.

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