Question

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is accorded annually by the:
1. Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
2. Indian National Congress
3. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trust
4. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India

The correct answer is the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India.

 

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The recipient(s) is/are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honored for their "spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at the international level.

 

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:

• This award was instituted in 1991-92.
• Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was the first recipient of this award.
• The winner of the Khel Ratna Award gets a reward of 25 lac rupees.
• This award is given annually to those sportspersons who make the country proud at international events. 

   

•  The National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29, the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand.