Question

Whose birth anniversary is celebrated as National Sports Day every year on 29 August?
1. Dilip Sardesai
2. PT Usha
3. Dhyan Chand
4. Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dhyan Chand

The correct answer is Dhyan Chand.

• Every year National Sports Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand.
• MAJOR DHYAN CHAND Singh was the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India three times.
• PM Narendra Modi has launched Fit India Movement on the occasion of National Sports Day twenty-ninth August of the year 2019.
• The Fit India Movement is a movement to take the nation on a path of fitness and wellness. It provides a unique and exciting opportunity to work towards a healthier India.

• Every year on 12th January National Youth Day on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
• The current Minister of State of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is Shri Kiren Rijiju.