{"id":84870,"date":"2025-06-01T02:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84870"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:53:52","slug":"who-among-the-following-is-are-the-recipient-recipients-of-rajiv-gandh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-is-are-the-recipient-recipients-of-rajiv-gandh\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following is\/are the recipient\/recipients of Rajiv Gandh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following is\/are the recipient\/recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2018?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Virat Kohli&#8221; option2=&#8221;S. Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli&#8221; option3=&#8221;Neeraj Chopra&#8221; option4=&#8221;Hima Das and Neeraj Chopra&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nFor the year 2018, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India&#8217;s highest sporting honour, was jointly conferred upon cricketer Virat Kohli and weightlifter S. 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