Question

Who was the first athlete to be awarded Padma Shri?
A. G.S Randhawa
B. Milka Singh
C. P.T Usha
D. V.S Chauhan

Answer 1

Hint: After the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan the fourth highest civilian award of the republic day is Padma Shri and on republic day every year in India awarded by the government. It has contributed to the various spheres of activity such as public affairs, social services, sport’s, medicines, literature, science, industry, arts and education from 1953.

Complete answer:
Milkha Singh was born on November 20, 1929 and field sprinter or Indian former tracker from Govindpura , Pakistan. Flying Sikh is also the another name of the Milka Singh and Padma Shri award first time awarded to him in the athletic game’s. The highly deserving artists have been left out in order to favor certain individuals while the selection criteria have been criticized in some quarters. The Padma Shri did not contribute in various ways to India and also awarded to some distinguished individuals that have not Indian citizenship. Padma means lotus and Shree means Mr and MS that are derived from Sanskrit. All embossing is in white gold and geometrical pattern on the both sides in the burnished bronze, as people received the award in the year as 2020 total 3123.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Vilayat Khan, Mamoni Raison Goswami, Sen Deka, Salim Khan, Sunderal Bahuguna, Michael Ferreira many sitar players, academic authors, journalist, screenwriter, have declined the Padma Shri rewards for various reasons. Punjabi author Dalip Kaur Tiwana, and Jayanta Mahapatra initially accepting the honour then have returned it back.