{"id":53030,"date":"2024-04-15T23:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=53030"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:48:04","slug":"who-was-the-first-recipient-of-dronacharya-award-in-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-was-the-first-recipient-of-dronacharya-award-in-1985\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was the first recipient of Dronacharya Award in 1985?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;O. M. Nambiar&#8221; option2=&#8221;Om Prakash Bhardwaj&#8221; option3=&#8221;B. B. Bhagwat&#8221; option4=&#8221;All of them&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>A. O. M. Nambiar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O. M. Nambiar was the first recipient of the Dronacharya Award in 1985. He was a former Indian field hockey player and coach. 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