The Indian Sports Ministry announced the name of sports persons who will be conferred the National Sports Award 2020. These awards are distributed on 29th August every year on the Day of National Sports Day. This day is celebrated every year in India to commemorate the birth day of the ‘Magician of the Hockey‘ , Major Dhyan Chand Singh. As per the recommendation of the Selection Committee headed by Retd. Justice Mukundakam Sharma (former Judge of Supreme Court of India ) ,the name for selected sports persons were announced for the awards like Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna , Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award – for Life -Time and for Regular Category, Dhyan Chand Award , Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award , Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ( MAKA ) Trophy, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar .
The awardees will be awarded by the Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on 29th August , 2020 at a virtual Award Function.
The list of the sports persons for different awards –
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – This award is provided to the most outstanding perfomance in the sports over a period of four years. The list for this year – i. Shri Rohit Sharma – Crickey, ii. Shri Mariyappann T. – Para Athletics, iii. Ms. Manika Batra – Table Tennis, iv. Ms. Vinesh – Wrestling, v. Ms. Rani – Hockey.
- Arjuna Award – This award is provided to the sportspersons having consistent outstanding performance in sports over four years. This year twenty seven sports persons are selected for this award.
- Dronacharya Award – This award is provided to the coaches for producing medal winners at in International Sports events. This award is distributed in two categories – a. Life –Time category – in this category the award will be given to eight spoerts persons this year. b. Regular Category – in this category the award will be given to five sports persons.
4. Dhyan Chand Award – This award is provided for the life time contribution to the development of sports. fifteen sports persons will be awarded this year with this award.
5. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2019 – This award is provided to recognize the spirit of adventure among the people . This year eight sports persons will be awarded with this award.
6. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy – This the award provided to the overall top performing University in inter -university tournaments. The winner for this year is – Punjab University , Chandigarh.
7. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar – This award is provided to the corporate houses or individuals having a visible contribution to the development and promotion of sports.
A. Read the passage above and answer the questions below – 1×4=4
- On which day the National Sports Awards will be awarded to the selected sports persons ?
- How many sports persons are selected for Arjuna Award this year ?
- Selection Committee for National Sports Award 2020 was headed by whom ?
- Which University will be awarded by the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy this year ?
B. Answer the questions in short – 2×5=10
- Write the name of the five sports persons who will be honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 ?
- What are the categories of Dronacharya Award ?
- Dhyan Chand Award is provided in which category ?
- For which purposes the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is provided ?
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is provided in which purposes ?
C. Write ‘T’ for the true sentences and ‘F’ for the false sentences. 1×4=4
- National Sports Day in India is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand Singh .
- This year 31 sports persons are selected for the Arjuna Award .
- This year 10 sports persons will be awarded with Dhyan Chand Award .
- Awardees will be awarded by the Honourable President of India .
D. Make sentences with the following words – 1×4=4
1.Virtual-
2.Outstanding-
3.Adventure-
4.Development-
E. Write the antonyms of the following words – 1×4=4
1.Confer-
2.Commemorate-
3.Honour-
4.Consistent-
F. Write the words having nearest meaning with the following words from the text- 1×2=2
1.Prominent-
2.Upliftment-
G. Write a suitable title for this passage and provide supportive reason for choosing the title . 2
Writing Skills –
1.Write a short paragraph on the significance of National Sports Award 2020. 10
2.Write a newspaper report about the National Sports Award 2020. 10
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