Question

Which award is given to the best coach in sports and games?
1. Dhyan Chand award
2. Arjuna award
3. Dronacharya award
4.  Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dronacharya award

The correct answer is the Dronacharya award.

• Dronacharya award is associated with Sports.
  • It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
  • It is awarded to the Coaches for their achievement in producing "Outstanding Sportsperson".
  • It was first awarded in 1985 to Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat.
  • The reward amount for this Prize is ₹ 15 lakh.

• Arjun Award 
  • It was started in 1961 by the government of India. 
  • Ministry of Youth Affairs and sports awards best sportspersons. 
  • Those who have shown constantly good performance for 4 years at the international level will be chosen for this award. 
  • The Awardee will be awarded a cash prize worth Rs. 15 lakh and a bronze statue. 
  • Krishna Das was the first person to be awarded the Arjun Award in 1984.
• The Dhyanchand Award has been constituted by the Government of India in 2002 to honour lifetime achievement in sports and games.
  • Dhyan Chand was a celebrated hockey player of India, mainly before independence.
  • He won three gold medals with the Indian Team in the Olympics of 1928, 1932, and 1936.
• The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, which will now be referred to as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, recognises sportspersons who have excelled at the international level over a period of four years. It carries a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh
• This award in Sports is the highest sporting honor of India.
  • It is awarded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 
  • The first recipient of the award was Viswanathan Anand, who was the country's first chess Grandmaster.

• Arjuna Award has been enhanced to 15 lakh rupees from 5 lakh. The Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were earlier given 5 lakh rupees will now be given 15 lakh rupees as cash prizes, while Dhronacharya (Regular) will be given 10 lakh instead of  5 lakh rupees per awardee. Dhyanchand Awardees will be given 10 lakh rupees instead of 5 lakh rupees. 
• The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to 25 lakh rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees.