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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 39

SSC MTS Previous Year - 06 August 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q39

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Who among the following received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018 in weightlifting?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct Answer is option 1 i.e. Mirabai Chanu

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018:
  • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting award in India.
  • Viswanathan Anand was the first awardee of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1992.
  • The winner of this award gets reward of 7.5 lac rupees.
  • Winners of 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:

Virat Kohli (Cricket) and Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting).

  • Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik are awarded with this award in 2019.

Other awards in sports:
  • Dronacharya Award
  • Arjuna Award
  • Dhyan Chand Award
  • Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar