CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Lalita Babar is the recipient of Arjuna Award 2016 in the field of athletics.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first recipients of the award were Shahuraj Birajdar (Boxing), Ashok Diwan (Hockey), and Aparna Ghosh (Basketball), who were honoured in 2002. Usually conferred upon not more than three sportspersons in a year, a few exceptions have been made (2003, 2012–2013, and 2018–2020) when more recipients were awarded.

Detailed explanation-3: -Viswanathan Anand, who became India’s first chess grandmaster in 1988, was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, in 1991-1992.