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AP Sports, Awards and Firsts · Chapter 50
Practice set 5

Choose first, then check both the answer and the reason.

41. Which older name refers to the Khel Ratna category?

A. Dronacharya lifetime B. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna C. Jnanpith Ratna D. Arjuna Gold

Answer B. The award was formerly called Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.

42. Arjuna Awards primarily recognise whom?

A. Stadium architects B. District collectors C. Sportspersons D. Only chess arbiters

Answer C. Arjuna is an athlete-focused National Sports Award.

43. Dronacharya Award primarily recognises whom?

A. Coaches B. Poets C. Port authorities D. Olympic host cities

Answer A. Dronacharya is the coaching category.

44. Which phrase distinguishes the top award from the lifetime Dhyan Chand Award?

A. Asian Games B. Women's singles C. Padma Shri D. Khel Ratna

Answer D. The full top-award title includes Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna.

45. Padma Shri is best classified as which?

A. BWF medal B. Civilian honour C. Chess time control D. District sports certificate

Answer B. Padma honours are civilian awards across fields, including sport.

46. Which item is not itself a National Sports Award category?

A. Arjuna B. Dronacharya C. Padma Shri D. Khel Ratna

Answer C. Padma Shri belongs to the separate civilian-honours system.

47. A 2019 Basel gold and a 2016 Rio silver differ mainly in what field?

A. Competition and medal colour B. Athlete's nationality C. Sport D. Gender category

Answer A. Both are Sindhu women's singles, but one is BWF Worlds and one Olympics.

48. Which is a sport-specific continental meet rather than a multisport Games?

A. Asian Games B. Commonwealth Games C. Olympic Games D. Asian Athletics Championships

Answer D. The Asian Athletics Championships cover one sport; the Games cover many.

49. Which Games require sport-specific classifications for para-athletes?

A. Only Asian Games B. Paralympic Games C. Chess Olympiad D. Sudirman Cup

Answer B. Paralympic results are class-specific and belong to their own Games.

50. What must a 'first para medal' claim specify?

A. Only a surname B. Only a city C. Games, sport, class, country and edition D. Only award money

Answer C. Without category and edition, a first claim can erase an earlier result.

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