{"id":64847,"date":"2024-04-20T09:30:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=64847"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:30:34","slug":"the-raja-paranjpe-sports-award-recognizes-excellence-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-raja-paranjpe-sports-award-recognizes-excellence-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The Raja Paranjpe Sports Award recognizes excellence in:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Coaching&#8221; option2=&#8221;Individual Athletic Achievement&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sports Administration&#8221; option4=&#8221;Sports Promotion&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>Individual Athletic Achievement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Raja Paranjpe Sports Award is a sports award presented by the Government of Maharashtra to recognize outstanding individual athletic achievement in the state of Maharashtra. The award was instituted in 1964 in memory of Raja Paranjpe, a former cricketer and administrator. The award is given annually to the best male and female athlete in the state, as well as to the best coach and sports administrator.<\/p>\n<p>The award is a bronze statuette of Raja Paranjpe, mounted on a marble base. The award is presented at a ceremony held in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p>The award is highly prestigious and is considered to be one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on an athlete in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coaching: The Raja Paranjpe Sports Award does not recognize excellence in coaching.<\/li>\n<li>Sports Administration: The Raja Paranjpe Sports Award does not recognize excellence in sports administration.<\/li>\n<li>Sports Promotion: The Raja Paranjpe Sports Award does not recognize excellence in sports promotion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Coaching&#8221; option2=&#8221;Individual Athletic Achievement&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sports Administration&#8221; option4=&#8221;Sports Promotion&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[985],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maharashtra-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Raja Paranjpe Sports Award recognizes excellence in:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-raja-paranjpe-sports-award-recognizes-excellence-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Raja Paranjpe Sports Award recognizes excellence in:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Coaching&#8221; 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