Who among the following was the first person to be awarded the Arjuna Award for Archery?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is: (c) Krishna Das
Explanation:
· The Arjuna Award was first instituted in 1961 across various sports.
· The first Arjuna Award in the discipline of archery was conferred in 1981, and the recipient was Krishna Das, making her the first-ever Arjuna Awardee in archery.
 Information Booster:
· Arjuna Award is given annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to outstanding Indian sportspersons.
· Archery was included among Arjuna Award categories starting in 1981.
· Krishna Das’s award marked the inauguration of archery in the national sporting honors list.
· Subsequent archery awardees included Shyam Lal (1989), Limba Ram (1991), Sanjeev Kumar Singh (1992), Tarundeep Rai (2005), among others.