Explanation (a) The Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy won the “Best Sailing Club” award for doing the outstanding work on December 19, 2017. Sailing Academy player Harshita Tomar was awarded “Best Sailor of the Year” and Ram Milan Yaday with the award of “Best of the upcoming Sailor” for his brilliant performance. The first Sailing School of the country was established in the Year 2006 on the upper lake at Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy has received achievements of with three more award

Explanation (c) In the Water Sports Academy run by the Department of Sports and Youth Welfare, training is being provided to the players at international level boat. COMMENT- Olympic level 29 boat and 49 boat have been made available to players including Optimist Radial at Sailing Academy, Department provide training to the playing on training tours in countries like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Germany etc so that they can improve their sportsmanship and perform best in international level competitions and win medals and make the country proud.

Explanation (a) Varsha Varman is a professional Indian shooter and a member of the Indian shooting team. She won a bronze medal for India in the women’s double trap team event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.

Note: Varsha set a junior world record in the double trap team at the Asian Games. She is one of the young est players to win medals from the state of Madhya Pradesh so far, she is the only player from the state to represent Madhya Pradesh in the Commonwealth Games.

Explanation (b) Sita Sahu has won double medals at the Olympics. Sita Sahu won bronze medals in the 200m and 1600 m races at the Special Olympics held in Athens in 2011.

Note: Sita Sahu was born on April 23, 1996 in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. Sita Sahu has mental disorder.

Explanation (d) Harshita Tomar is an emerging prom ising player of the Sailing Academy. She is a resident of Hoshangabad. She earned three gold and one bronze medals in international events.

Note: Harshita Tomar won the gold medal in the Laser 4.7 event of the Sailing Championship held in Dubai in the Year 2017.

• She won a gold medal in the Optimist Class Boat of India International Regatta held in the Year 2015 in Chennai.
• Harshita Tomar also won the gold medal in the Laser 4.7 Girls category of India International Regatta held in Chennai in 2016. Harshita Tomar has earned 11 medals including six gold medals, four silver medals and 1 bronze medal in national competitions.

Explanation (d) Former Indian cricketer Amay Khurasiya was born on 18 May 1972 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. He was a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.

• Started his first class career from the Year 1989-90, and played three consecutive seasons.
• He made his ODI debut with a brisk 57 off 45 balls. against Sri Lanka at Pune in the Pepsi Cup tri-nations
• tournament in 1999, which also involved Pakistan.
• He played 10 of his 12 ODIs in 1999.
• He was included in the 1999 Indian World Cup squad. but didn’t get a chance to play in any match in the tournament.
• In 2001, he made a comeback into ODIs by playing two more matches against Sri Lanka in a tri-series without success.