Match List-I with List-II and detect the correct option using the codes given below: List - I – List - II (1) Arjuna Award – (i) 1991 (II) Dronacharya Award – (ii) 1961 (III) Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award – (iii) 1985 (IV) Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – (iv) 2002

Q: Match List-I with List-II and detect the correct option using the codes given below: List - I – List - II (1) Arjuna Award – (i) 1991 (II) Dronacharya Award – (ii) 1961 (III) Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award – (iii) 1985 (IV) Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – (iv) 2002

Match List-I with List-II and detect the correct option using the codes given below: List - I – List - II (1) Arjuna Award – (i) 1991 (II) Dronacharya Award – (ii) 1961 (III) Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award – (iii) 1985 (IV) Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – (iv) 2002

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The correct option is (1):
This option provides the historically accurate year of institution for each of India's major sports awards. The **Arjuna Award (I)**, which recognizes consistent outstanding performance by athletes, was the first of these honors, instituted in **1961** (ii). The **Dronacharya Award (II)**, created specifically to honor eminent sports coaches, was established later in **1985** (iii). India's highest sporting honor, the **Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (IV)** (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award), was instituted in **1991** (i) to reward the most outstanding achievement in a given period. Finally, the **Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award (III)**, which honors lifetime contribution to sports both during and after an active playing career, was the most recent to be instituted in **2002** (iv). Therefore, the correct match is (I)-(ii), (II)-(iii), (III)-(iv), (IV)-(i).

The incorrect option is (2):
Option 2 incorrectly matches (I)-(iii) and (II)-(ii). The Arjuna Award (I) was instituted in 1961, not 1985, and the Dronacharya Award (II) was instituted in 1985, not 1961. This completely confuses the starting years of India's two most established sports awards for athletes and coaches. The Dhyanchand Award (III) and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (IV) pairings are also wrong, as the Dhyanchand Award was instituted in 2002, not 1991, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was instituted in 1991, not 2002.

The incorrect option is (3):
Option 3 is incorrect because it proposes a completely different set of establishment years. For example, it suggests the Arjuna Award (I) began in 1991 (i) when its correct year is 1961. It also incorrectly matches the Dronacharya Award (II) to 1961 (ii), the Dhyanchand Award (III) to 1985 (iii), and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (IV) to 2002 (iv). This combination fails to correctly map any of the awards to their actual year of institution.

The incorrect option is (4):
Option 4 incorrectly matches the Arjuna Award (I) with 2002 (iv), the Dronacharya Award (II) with 1991 (i), the Dhyanchand Award (III) with 1961 (ii), and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (IV) with 1985 (iii). These pairings assign institution years randomly across the awards, such as placing the Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award as the earliest award in 1961, when it was actually the latest of the four to be instituted in 2002.