Multiple choice

Which of the following annual sports award is given to the best performing university in the country?

  1. Maulana Azad trophy

  2. Dhyanchand trophy

  3. Lal Bahadur Shastri trophy

  4. Milkha Singh trophy

  5. Wellington trophy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sports Ministry issued revised guidelines for awarding Maulana Azad trophy recently.

The best male and female athletes of the champion university, along with the Vice Chancellor and Director (sports), will receive the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy from the President during the Arjuna Awards function from 2010.
The annual award for the best university carries a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh while the second and third placed universities get Rs. 5 lakh and Rs. 3 lakh respectively.
The champion university will now be presented a miniature replica of the trophy.
A revised policy for awarding points for performances of the universities has the provision of negative marks for wrong claims and doping offences.
The Union Sports Ministry has released a grant of Rs. 1.5 crore to the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to facilitate the conduct of tournaments and competing in national and international events.

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