Read the following passage and answer the questions. After being constituted…
2024
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
After being constituted into a separate State, Jharkhand has been consistently making progress in all fields including culture. Its efforts to create awareness among the people about the State's built heritage by organising archaeological workshops have been particularly helpful. There are also initiatives taken to organise State level festivals to promote the arts and crafts of the local people. With its natural endowments also the State has become a favourite destination for visitors from all over the country and abroad. Places like Baba Baidyanath Temple, Suraj Kund, Maithon Dam, Noori Masjid are some such places which witness large number of visitors. The State Government is particularly committed to enrich the bamboo and wood crafts of the State along with tribal paintings and the stone carving activities. In the field of education, Ranchi, once considered to be a hub of quality education, is regaining its reputation. In the field of sports too the State has earned national recognition. This is specially so in the case of games like hockey, archery and cricket at both the national and the international levels.
In which combination of sports has Jharkhand gained national and international recognition ?
- A.
Cricket, archery and hockey
- B.
Cricket, archery and shooting
- C.
Croquet, Cricket and archery
- D.
Cricket, football and hockey
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
The passage explicitly states that Jharkhand has earned national and international recognition in specific sports. The final sentence reads: 'This is specially so in the case of games like hockey, archery and cricket at both the national and the international levels.' This directly confirms that hockey, archery, and cricket are the sports in question. Option A (Cricket, archery and hockey) lists exactly these three games, merely in a different order than the text. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they include sports not mentioned in this context: shooting (Option B), croquet (Option C), and football (Option D). Since the question asks for the combination of sports where Jharkhand has gained recognition, only Option A matches the textual evidence provided in the last sentence of the passage.