Who among the following was dropped from the All India Council of Sports (AICS) in January 2020 for not being “active” enough?

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answered Mar 2, 2022 by PrashantPandey (238k points)
selected Mar 2, 2022 by ShreeHarpale

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Viswanathan Anand

The correct answer is Viswanathan Anand.

Viswanathan Anand was dropped from the All India Council of Sports (AICS) in January 2020 for not being “active” enough.
He was the first sportsperson to receive the award in Indian history.
Viswanathan Anand is the only person in Chess history to have won a World Championship title in all formats, match, knock, and tournament.
In April 2006, V.Anand became the fourth player in chess history to pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE rating list, after Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, and Veselin Topalov.
Viswanathan Anand is the first Asian to win the World Championship in 2000.
Viswanathan Anand received Arjuna Award for Outstanding Indian Sportsman in Chess in 1985.
He received Padma Shri which is the Fourth highest civilian award awarded by the Government of India in 1987.
He is the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991–1992.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India in 2000.

Pullela Gopichand is a former professional Badminton player.
- He is presently the Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team.
Harbhajan Singh and Krishnamachari Srikkanth belong to Indian cricket.