Who amongst the following became the only sports person to have been awarded all the three major sports awards viz. Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta and Arjuna Award ?

Prakash Padukone
Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Harika Dronavali
Pullela Gopichand

The correct answer is D. Pullela Gopichand.

Pullela Gopichand is an Indian badminton player and coach. He is the only Indian to have won the All England Open Badminton Championships, which he did in 1994. He is also the only Indian to have been awarded all the three major sports awards viz. Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta and Arjuna Award.

Prakash Padukone is an Indian former badminton player. He is considered to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time. He was the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships, which he did in 1980. He was also the first Indian to win the World Badminton Championships, which he did in 1983.

Sanjeev Kumar Singh is an Indian former badminton player. He was a doubles specialist and won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the men’s doubles event with Virender Kumar. He was also a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist.

Harika Dronavali is an Indian chess player. She is the first Indian woman to become a Grandmaster. She is also the first Indian woman to win the World Junior Chess Championship.

All four of these individuals are accomplished athletes who have made significant contributions to Indian sports. However, only Pullela Gopichand has been awarded all the three major sports awards viz. Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta and Arjuna Award.