RAS question
The Rajasthan State Sports Council was established in which year?
Correct answer: (C) 1957.
The Rajasthan State Sports Council was established in 1957.
Explanation
The year is 1957. Rajasthan State Sports Council, Draft Rajasthan Sports Policy 2024 identifies the Rajasthan State Sports Council as the primary authority for sports development and coaching in Rajasthan and states that it was established in 1957. RSSC was created to promote sports activities across the state. Its role also explains why this date is asked as a static Rajasthan GK fact: the council is not just a name in the sports department, but the body linked with organising and funding sports events, supporting district-level festivals, honouring top athletes, managing sports academies and hostels, appointing sports staff, training elite athletes, and implementing targeted sports projects in the state.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 1965 is too late, because the official sports policy places the establishment of the Rajasthan State Sports Council in 1957.
- (B) 1950 is too early; the official policy specifically gives 1957 as the year of establishment.
- (D) 1975 cannot be correct because RSSC had already been established in 1957 according to the official policy.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan state institutions within sports administration: the body, its establishment year, and its role in promoting state-level sports. Such facts recur in RAS because Rajasthan history, art and culture questions often include institutions that connect public administration with social and cultural life.