{"id":52496,"date":"2024-04-15T23:40:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=52496"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:40:14","slug":"which-of-the-following-persons-was-awarded-the-first-rajeev-gandhi-khel-ratna-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-persons-was-awarded-the-first-rajeev-gandhi-khel-ratna-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following persons was awarded the first Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna award?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a977c03a0fde\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Sachin Tendulkar                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Vishwanathan Anand                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Geet Sethi                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Sunil Gavaskar                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>Sunil Gavaskar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sunil Gavaskar was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India&#8217;s highest sporting honour, in 1991-92. He was awarded the award for his outstanding contribution to cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Gavaskar was a right-handed opening batsman who played for India from 1971 to 1987. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He holds the record for the most runs scored in Test cricket, with 10,122 runs in 125 matches. He also holds the record for the most centuries scored in Test cricket, with 34.<\/p>\n<p>Gavaskar was born in Mumbai, India, in 1949. He made his Test debut for India in 1971, at the age of 21. He quickly established himself as one of the leading batsmen in the world. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Gavaskar retired from international cricket in 1987. He has since worked as a commentator and cricket analyst. 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