The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to recognise outstanding achievement in sports and games. It was instituted in ______.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 1961.
- India's Arjuna Awards were first presented in 1961.
- The first six recipients of the Arjuna Award received it in 1961.
- The first female to win the Arjuna Award was Meena Shah of badminton in 1962.
- In the year 1961, Krishna Das was given the Arjuna Award in the category of Archery.