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The correct answer is: C. 29 August<\/strong><\/p>\n National Sports Day is celebrated in India on 29 August every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, who is considered to be the greatest field hockey player of all time. He was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He led the Indian hockey team to three Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936. He was also the captain of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Major Dhyan Chand was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, in 1956. He was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, in 1961. He died on 3 December 1979 at the age of 74.<\/p>\n The first National Sports Day was celebrated on 29 August 2012. The day is celebrated with a number of events, including sports competitions, seminars and workshops. The government also organizes a number of awards to recognize the achievements of sportspersons.<\/p>\n The other options are incorrect because they are not the birth dates of Major Dhyan Chand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [amp_mcq option1=”29-Sep” option2=”14-Nov” option3=”29-Aug” option4=”29-Jul” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[953],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-days-and-years","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"\n