President Murmu Honors National Sports Awards 2025 Winners

Current Context: On January 17, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu honored the winners of the National Sports Awards 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Key winners:    

• Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
• Manu Bhaker - Shooter
• D Gukesh - Chess World Champion
• Harmanpreet Singh - Men's Hockey Captain
• Praveen Kumar - Para-Athlete
• Arjuna Award
• Swapnil Kusale - Shooter
• Sarabjot Singh - Shooter
• Aman Sehrawat - Wrestler
• Salima Tete - Women's Hockey Captain
• Jyothi Yarraji - Athlete
• Annu Rani - Athlete
• Nitu - Boxer
• Saweety Boora - Boxer
• Vantika Agrawal - Chess Player
• Dronacharya Award (Regular Category)
• Subhash Rana - Para-Shooting Coach
• Deepali Deshpande - Shooting Coach
• Sandeep Sangwan - Hockey Coach
• Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category)
• S Muralidharan - Badminton Coach
• Armando Agnelo Colaco - Football Coach
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
• Delhi University - Top-performing university at the Khelo India University Games.

Question:

1. Who was honored with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2025 for being the Chess World Champion?

• A) Vishwanathan Anand
• B) D Gukesh
• C) Vantika Agrawal
• D) Nihal Sarin

Answer: D) D Gukesh, the Chess World Champion, received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for his outstanding performance in 2025.