GATE 2020 MA – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred ______ Mary Kom, a six-time world boxing champion, recently in a ceremony ______ the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.

with, at
on, in
on, at
to, at

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Correct answer: (C) on, at

Explanation

The established construction is “an award is conferred on a person”. For a ceremony at a named venue, the natural location preposition is “at”. The completed sentence is “conferred on Mary Kom … at the Rashtrapati Bhawan”, option C. This preserves the historical award name used in the paper.

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