31st Veer Savarkar Akhil Bharatiya Samudra Taran Spardha

Current context: Monika Nagpure and Rutvik Bhajiwala have won the 31st Veer Savarkar Akhil Bharatiya Samudra Taran Spardha on 6th Feb 2020.

 

• The Veer Savarkar Akhil Bharatiya Samudra Taran Spardha also called as Veer Savarkar All India Sea Swimming Competition was held in the Arabian Sea off Gir Somnath coast of Gujarat.
• Monika Nagpure and Rutvik Bhajiwala both belong to Surat, Gujarat.
• Monika had won this competition on the previous two occasions also.
• She completed 16 nautical mile distance in 4.39.02 hours, while Rutvik completed 16 nautical mile distance in 7.04.38 hours.
• The competition is organized every year by Commissioner of Youth Services and Cultural Activities, Government of Gujarat and Hariom Ashram Surat and Nadiad.
• It was being held from coastal towns Chorwad to Veraval.
• The competition is held in two age groups of boys and girls including under-19 and under-14.
• The swimming competition in the memory of Veer Savarkar was started in the State capital in the year 2012.

Question: 

Q.1 The 31st Veer Savarkar Akhil Bharatiya Samudra Taran Spardha (Veer Savarkar All India Sea Swimming Competition) is organised in which Indian state?
a. Gujarat
b. Maharashtra
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Odisha