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Maharashtra Board Class 10 Solutions for English Reader – Speaking to Virdhawal Khade
Question 1:
Indian and Foreign Games
Form pairs, discuss and complete the following
| Foreign Games | Indian Games |
| cricket | kabaddi |
Answer:
| Foreign Games | Indian Games |
| cricket | kabaddi |
| tennis | langadi |
| baseball | lagori |
| football | gilli-danda |
| polo | kho-kho |
Question 2:
Form pairs and find out to which sport these sport-personalities belong. Complete the following table.
| Sports personality | Sports |
| Sania Mirza | Lawn Tennis |
| Vishwanathan Anand | |
| Chris Gayle | |
| Saina Nehwal | |
| Tejaswini Sawant | |
| Dhyanchand | |
| Sushil Kumar | |
| Mohammad Ali | |
| Michael Schumacher |
Passage 1
Factual Reading
Question 1:
Read the passage in about five minutes and complete the following statements by choosing the words from the passage.
1. Virdhawal Khade made India proud by winning ___________.
ii. Khajan Singh won ______ at the 1986 games. [July 15]
iii. Khade set a new personal best of ______ placing him 42nd overall.
iv. Khade started swimming _________.
v. Khade was coached by _______ .
Answer:
i. the first swimming medal for India in 24 years at the Asian Games in Guangzhou
ii. the silver medal
iii. 50.07 seconds
iv. at the age of ten
v. Nihar Ameen
Question 2:
Fill in the blanks with the correct option given below. [July 15]
i. He was the first ______ aquatics.
a. Indian
b. Chinese
c. British
d. Japanese
Answer:
a. Indian
ii. Virdhawal Khade holds _______ records.
a. several
b. many
c. a few
d. a lot of
Answer:
a. several
iii. Khade did not qualify for the .
a. quarter final
b. semifinals
c. final event
d. qualifying
Answer:
b. semifinals
Choose the correct alternative with reference to the passage.
i. Virdhawal Khade holds the distinction of being among the fastest ______ in the world in his age group.
a. shooter
b. runner
c. swimmer
Answer:
c. swimmer
ii. Virdhawal Khade was the first Indian to win a medal in aquatics at the _______
a. Olympics
b. Asian Games .
c. Commonwealth Games
Answer:
b. Asian Games
iii. Khade also put up an impressive performance at the _________ and was rated sixth place in the 50m butterfly semis.
a. Inter-state games
b. Commonwealth Games
c. Olympics
Answer:
b. Commonwealth Games
iv. Virdhawal Khade is being trained in _________ city.
a. Bangalore
b. Mumbai
c. Patna
Answer:
a. Bangalore
Read the passage from line (1 to 21) on page (145) of your textbook and answer the following questions.
[Virdhawal Khade holds _______
________future goals and plans.]
A2. Understanding the Passage
Question 1:
Go through the text and find out the following things. [July 15]
i. The events in which Virdhawal made records.
Answer:
50m, 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle events and 50m Butterfly event
ii. The year and city where Virdhawal participated in the 100m freestyle.
Answer:
2008, Beijing
Question 2:
Complete the web.
Answer:
i. Bronze medal in Men’s 50m Butterfly event at Asian Games
ii. First Indian to win a medal in aquatics at Asian Games
iii. Holds several records in 50m, 100m, 200, 400m Freestyle events
iv. Youngest Indian swimmer to qualify for Olympics
v. Sixth place in 50m butterfly semis at Commonwealth Games
Meaning from the Text
Question 1:
Arrange the following words in correct alphabetical order. [A8, pg. 148]
distinction, clinching, aquatics, freestyle, butterfly, Olympics, commonwealth, games
Answer:
i. aquatics
ii. butterfly
iii. clinching
iv. commonwealth
v. distinction
vi. freestyle
vii. games
viii. Olympics
Find out the opposites of the following. [A9, pg. 148] [A9, pg. 148]
i. slowest
ii. losing
iii. few
iv. start
Answer:
i. fastest
ii. winning
iii. several
iv. finish
Question 2:
Glance through the passage and match the phrases with their meanings. [All, pg. 148]
| A | B | ||
| *i. | make someone proud | a. | display one’s skills for everyone to see |
| ii. | hold a record | b. | by doing something well to satisfy others |
| iii. |
Put up a performance |
c. | to have achieved a lot over time |
| iv. | come a long way | d. | the best achievement so far in a particular field |
Answer:
(i – b), (ii – d), (iii – a), (iv – c)
Question 3:
Arrange the following words in the correct alphabetical order.
Swimmer, Several, Semifinal, Second.
Answer:
i. Second
ii. Semifinal
iii. Several
iv. Swimmer
Question 5:
Write from the passage words that mean the following.
i. succeed in achieving something like victory
ii. related with water
iii. to become eligible for the next round in sports or games
iv. trained someone to become better at a task
Answer:
i. clinching
ii. aquatic
iii. qualify
iv. coached
A4. Language Study
Do as Directed.
Question 1:
Virdhawal was the first Indian to win a medal in aquatics at the Asian Games.
(Rewrite as a negative sentence)
Answer:
No other Indian besides Virdhawal had ever won a medal in aquatics at the Asian Games.
Question 2:
He is the youngest Indian swimmer. (Choose the correct positive degree)
i. No other Indian swimmer is as young as he.
ii. No other Indian swimmer is as younger as he.
iii. Very few Indian swimmers are as young as he.
iv. No other Indian swimmer was as young as he. [July 15]
Answer:
i. No other Indian swimmer is as young as he.
Question 3:
He did not qualify for the semifinals. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence)
Answer: He failed to qualify for the semifinals.
Question 4:
Although he did not qualify for the semifinals, he did finish first in his heat. (Use ‘but’ at the proper place and rewrite the sentence) [July 15]
Answer: He did not qualify for the semifinals, but he did finish first in his heat.
Question 5:
Khade was rated sixth place in the 50 m butterfly semis. (Add a question tag)
Answer: Khade was rated sixth place in the 50 m Butterfly semis, wasn’t he?
Question 6:
This strapping six-footer is coached by Nihar Ameen. (Change the voice)
Answer:
Nihar Ameen coaches this strapping six-footer.
Question 7:
Khade talks about winning bronze at Asian Games. (Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get the underlined part as an answer)
Answer:
What does Khade talk about?
A5. Personal Response
Question 1:
What do you think are the different challenges in swimming competitions? [A4 – III (2), pg. 147]
Answer:
I think that there are numerous challenges in swimming competitions. Setting new targets and goals, working under constant pressure, maintaining speed, not losing energy and focus, staying calm, etc. are a few challenges that the participants need to face while competing with other swimmers.
Question 2:
Why, do you think, could Virdhawal Khade make history? [July 15]
Answer:
According to me, Virdhawal Khade could make history because he was hardworking and dedicated. Perseverance also played a very important role in his success. He had a positive attitude and he wasn’t afraid of chasing his dreams.
Question 3:
How does the physical built / structure of a swimmer help him / her?
Answer:
Generally, swimmers are tall and thin with long arms, long legs, long feet and long hands. The size of their hands gives them ‘water grasp’ and only a very small hand movement keeps them afloat. They also have great strength, endurance and insulation against heat loss while in the water below body temperature.
A1. Factual Reading
State whether the following sentences are True or False. Correct the false sentences.
Question 1:
Virdhawal was happy because he made a couple of mistakes that cost him another two medals in swimming at the Asian Games.
ii. VirdhawaTs diet consists of healthy food including a lot of proteins and vitamins.
Answer:
i. False. Virdhawal was disappointed because he made a couple of mistakes that cost him another two medals in swimming at the Asian Games,
ii. False. Virdhawal’s diet consists of healthy food including a lot of carbohydrates.
Question 2:
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.
i. There is no room for ________.
ii. If you want to set the best times and grab the medals, then you have to put in ________.
iii.It was great fun to train under ________.
iv. ________for India is what I dream of and it motivates me every day.
Answer:
i. complacency
ii. the extra effort
iii. Nihar sir
iv. Winning an Olympic medal
Read the passage from line (21 to 63) on page (145, 146) of your textbook and answer the following questions.
[Excerpts from the ____
___ get an Olympic medal.]
A2. Understanding the Passage
Question 1:
Make a web to show Khade’s experience of getting trained under his coach, Nihar Ameen.
Answer:
i. Khade has great fun while training under Nihar Ameen
ii. Nihar Ameen makes sure that Khade enjoys the training sessions
iii. Nihar Ameen constantly makes Khade challenge himself
iv. Nihar Ameen is a father figure for Khade
Question 2:
Complete the table with the help of the passage.
| Qualities required to achieve success | Qualities that set Khade apart from others |
Answer:
| Qualities required to achieve success | Qualities that set Khade apart from others |
| Hard work | Ability to use pressure to swim faster |
| Perseverance | Ability to bounce back from average performances |
A3. Meaning from the Text
Question 1:
Arrange the following words in correct alphabetical order.
interview, perseverance, complacency, medal, distance, events.
Answer:
i. complacency
ii. distance
iii. events
iv. interview
v. medal
vi. perseverance
Question 2:
Find out the opposites of the following.
*i. believable [A9, pg. 148]
ii. failure
*iii. worse [A9, pg. 148]
iv. demotivate
Answer:
i. unbelievable
ii. success
iii. best
iv. motivate
Question 3:
Glance through the passage and match the phrases with their meanings. [All, pg. 148]
| A | B | ||
| i. | day in and day out | a. | thinking that something will happen in the near future |
| ii. | to cope with | b. | to be successful again after a difficult period |
| iii. | to bounce back | c. | to deal successfully with a difficult situation |
| iv. | just a matter of time | d. | doing things every day for a longer period of time |
Answer:
(i – d), (ii – c), (iii – b), (iv – a)
Question 4:
Write from the passage words that mean
i. quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim
ii. having limitations
iii. inspired to do something
iv. humourous programmes on television that are aired regularly
Answer:
i. perseverance
ii. restrictions
iii. motivated
iv. sitcom
A4. Language Study
Do as directed.
Question 1:
I am thrilled. (Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence)
Answer:
How thrilled I am!s
Question 2:
He always makes sure we enjoy our training sessions. (Rewrite in Present Perfect Tense)
Answer:
He has always made sure we enjoy our training sessions.
Question 3:
Every swimmer has a unique style. (Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get the underlined part as an answer)
Answer:
What does every swimmer have?
Question 4:
I enjoy every minute of it. (Add a question tag)
Answer:
1 enjoy every minute of it, don’t I?
Question 5:
I love watching movies. (Rewrite using infinitive form of the underlined word)
Answer:
I love to watch movies.
A5. Personal Response
Question 1:
‘Pressure is essential to perform better.’ Explain through examples. [A4-III (1), pg. 147]
Answer:
Professional athletes learn to cope with pressure. They learn to use it to their advantage. Virdhawal has come to love the pressure and he performs much better when there is a lot at stake. Another example is of the Indian cricket team, which plays better under pressure, which brings out the best in them.
Question 2:
What are the techniques required for participating in swimming competitions? [A4 – III (3), pg. 147]
OR
Mention the techniques needed by a swimmer to participate in swimming competitions.
Answer:
A swimmer should know about the proper stroke mechanics. Also, one should have great concentration power. A mix of technique and fitness work brings out the best in a swimmer. He / she must learn to handle pressure and use it to his / her advantage.
Additional Questions for Practice
Question 1:
Read the interview again and after discussing with your partner answer the following questions. [A4 -1 & II, pg. 147]
i. Answer in one sentence.
a. Where did Virdhawal Khade win the Bronze Medal? (Place)
Answer:
Virdhawal Khade won the Bronze Medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.
b. How tall is Virdhawal Khade? (height)
Answer:
Virdhawal Khade is six feet tall.
c. Which place does Virdhawal Khade belong to? (Place)
Answer:
Virdhawal Khade belongs to Kolhapur.
d. How does Virdhawal enjoy his free time?
Answer:
Virdhawal enjoys watching movies and sitcoms like ‘Two and a Half Men’ and ‘The Big Bang Theory’ during his free time and also likes to plays a lot of games on his computer.
ii. Answer in two to three sentences.
a. How did Virdhawal create history at the Asian Games?
Answer:
Virdhawal made history at the Asian Games in Guangzhou by clinching the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 50 m Butterfly event. Virdhawal was the first Indian to win a medal in aquatics at the Asian Games, since Khajan Singh’s Silver at the 1986 Games, and was also the youngest ever to do so.
b. What motivates Virdhawal to achieve this feat?
Answer:
Virdhawal’s motivation is his hunger for success. His dream of winning an Olympic Medal for India, motivates him evejy day.
c. What is the opinion of Virdhawal about his coach?
Answer:
Virdhawal has great respect for his coach Nihar Ameen. He is like a father to him. According to him, he is a world class coach and under his training, it is just a matter of time before he gets an Olympic medal.
Question 2:
Knowing the text
Form pairs and after discussing with your partner answer the following questions. Select the right one from the alternatives given below. [A5, pg. 147]
i. What type of text is it? How do you decide?
a. a play
b. a story
c. an interview
Answer:
The text is an interview. The questions asked by the interviewer and the answers given by Virdhawal Khade helped me to decide that this is an interview.
ii. What is the message of the text? Quote the appropriate relevant lines.
a. hard work and perseverance
b. saving the environment
c. swimming good for health
Answer:
The message of the text is that hard work and perseverance is a must to achieve success in life. Relevant line from the text is – “I believe success is due to hard work and perseverance.
You have to give it your 100 % day in and day out.”
Question 3:
Finding Qualities
Go through the text again and find out the phrases and sentences that display various qualities of Virdhawal Khade. Fill the web- diagram with appropriate answers from the text.
Answer:
i. Self evaluation: However, I was a bit disappointed that I made a couple of mistakes that perhaps cost me another two medals.
ii. Optimistic: Hopefully, I can continue to improve and set better times in the tournaments to come.
iii. Hard-work: I believe success is due to hard work and perseverance.
iv. Healthy eating habits: I just like to eat healthy and include a lot of carbohydrates in my diet.
v. Motivated: Winning an Olympic Medal for India is what I dream of and it motivates me every day.
vi. Calm and focused: As a professional athlete, you leam to cope with the pressure. You leam to use it to your advantage.
vii. Ability to work under pressure: Personally, I have come to love the pressure and I perform much better when there is a lot at stake.
viii. Setting future goals: Next year I want to concentrate more on middle distance events, and then taper down from there to my usual sprint events for the 2012 Olympics.
Question 4:
Suffix
Look at the following sentence and the underlined word, discuss the following questions with your partner. Note your observations and responses. [A7, pg. 148]
‘There has been a lot of improvement over the past 2-3 years and the future looks bright.’
Discuss:
i. What is the root word of the underlined one?
Answer:
The root word of the underlined one is ‘improve’.
ii. What is added to form this word?
Answer:
The suffix ‘-ment’ is added to form the word, ‘improvement’.
iii. What other words are formed by adding ‘-ment’?
Answer:
Other words formed by adding ‘-ment’ are:
govern – government,
encourage – encouragement,
appoint – appointment,
content – contentment,
develop – development, ‘
assess – assessment, etc
iv. Why are they called ‘suffix’?
Answer:
They are just a group of letters that make no sense on their own. But, they make sense when added to other words. When such an addition is made, the form of the root word gets changed. Such group of letters, when added at the end of another word is known as a suffix.
v. Make a list of words that are formed with suffix ‘-ment’.
Answer:
List of words formed using suffix ‘-ment’ are:
excite – excitement,
commit – commitment,
improve – improvement,
confine – confinement,
manage – management,
achieve – achievement, etc.
Question 5:
Pronunciation
Look at the following sentences. [A10, pg. 148]
i. Virdhawal Khade started swimming at the age of ten.
ii. Rajesh was sitting on the edge of the cliff.
Look at the above sentences. The underlined words ‘age’ and ‘edge’ have some similarity. Consider the pronunciation of each word in the brackets and their meanings.
i. The ______ (ear / year) 2012 is very crucial for Virdhawal Khade.
ii. Virdhawal Khade achieved ________ (great / grate) success.
iii. _____ (Their / There) are sufficient facilities provided to the sports personalities in India.
iv. The _____ (except / excerpts) of the new movie are shown daily on TV.
v. Please put the chits of papers in the dust _____ (bin / been).
vi. Mai ______ (letter / later) donated her child to the trust.
Answer:
i. year
ii. great
iii. There
iv. excerpts
v. bin
vi. later
Question 6:
Referring to a dictionary
i. Read the following sentences that appear in the text and observe the underlined words. Reading carefully the dictionary entry find out the meaning of the underlined words. [A12, pg. 149]
a. Khade also put up an impressive performance at the Commonwealth Games.
b. If you want to set the best times and grab the medals, then you have to put in the extra effort.
put ‘up sth 1. to show a particular level of skill, determination, etc. in a fight or contest: They surrendered without putting up much of a fight. The team put up a great performance (= played very well).
put-down noun (informal) a remark or criticism that is intended to make sb look or feel stupid
put-in noun (in RUGBY) the act of putting the ball into SCRUM
put-on (noun) [usually sing.] (NAmE) something that is done to trick or cheat people
Answer:
a. To show a particular level of skill, determination, etc. in a fight or contest,
b. To spend a lot of time or effort in doing something.
ii. Look at the dictionary entry again and after discussing with your friend, fill in the blanks of the following sentences by selecting proper words from the dictionary entry.
a. Sachin and Yuvraj had ______ a miraculous performance to win the World Cup.
Answer:
put up
b. If I ______ a regular practice and drilling, 1 can win the tournament.
Answer:
put in
Question 7:
Asking questions
i. Look at the questions given below, some of the questions are from the text. Form pairs and discuss with your partner how these questions are formed. [A13, pg. 149,150]
a. What is success to you?
b. How is it to train under Coach Nihar Ameen?
c. Where is Guangzhou?
d. When did you start taking swimming lessons?
e. Who is yoqr role model?
Discuss
• Are all the questions similar?
Answer:
No, all the questions are not similar.
• Do they have similar response?
Answer:
No, they do not have similar response.
• What do the various questions indicate?
Answer:
The questions indicate a variety of responses / information depending on the type of ‘Wh’ question asked.
| Type of Question asked | Indicates |
| What | Information asked |
| How | Manner |
| Where | Time/Period |
| Who | Name of the person |
ii. Form pairs and match the statements with the correct Wh-form. Read the underlined part carefully to get your answer. And
frame ‘Wh’ questions:
| Sentence | Wh-form | ||
| i. | Khade won the bronze medal. | a. | What |
| ii. | Khade won the medal in Guangzhou. | b. | Who |
| iii. | Khade won the medal by hard work and perseverance. | c. | When |
| iv. | Khade learnt swimming at the age of ten. | d. | What |
| v. | Khade likes watching movies and sitcoms. | e. | How |
Answer:
(i – a), (ii – b), (iii – e), (iv – c), (v – d)
ii. After matching the sentences with the correct Wh-form, frame Wh-questions with correct verb forms.
a. What _______
b. Who _______
c. When _______
d. What _______
e. How _______
Answer:
a. What does Khade like?
b. Who won the medal in Guangzhou?
c. When did Khade learn swimming?
d. What did Khade win?
e. How did Khade win the medal?
iv. Look at the questions given in column A. Form pairs and match them with their answers in column B.
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ | ||
| i. | Where were the 2008 Olympics held? | a. | Hard work and perseverance |
| ii. | How does Khade keep himself healthy? | b. | Silver medalist in Asian Games |
| iii. | Who is Khajan Singh? | c. | at the 2008 Olympics |
| iv. | When did Khade set a new personal best? | d. | by eating healthy diet |
| V. | What are the special qualities of Khade? | e. | Beijing |
Ans:
(i – e), (ii – d), (iii – b), (iv – c), (v – a)
v. Form Wh-questions from the following statements to get underlined part as an answer.
a. Khade is young and aspiring swimmer.
b. Khade brought laurels to India by his outstanding achievements.
c. Swimming is the sport mentioned in the text.
d. Khade lives in Bangalore.
e. Youngsters can achieve success by toiling hard day and night. –
f. I was absent at school due to illness.
g. Manoj likes adventurous sports more than the indoor sports.
Answer:
a. Who is a young and aspiring swimmer?
b. How did Khade bring laurels to India?
c. Which sport is mentioned in the text?
d. Where does Khade live?
e. How can youngsters achieve success?
f. Why was I absent at school?
Question 8:
More questions
Work in pairs and convert the following statements into questions. One is done for you. |A14, pg. 150]
e. g. Virdhawal Khade made India proud, (who)
Answer:
Who made India proud?
i. Virdhawal Khade believes success is due to hard work and perseverance, (what)
Answer:
What does Virdhawal Khade believe?
ii. Virdhawal Khade started swimming at the age of ten. (when)
Answer:
When did Virdhawal Khade start swimming?
iii. Virdhawal Khade is coached by Nihar Ameen. (who)
Answer:
Who is Virdhawal Khade coached by?
iv. Virdhawal Khade put up an impressive performance at the Commonwealth Games, (where)
Answer:
Where did Virdhawal Khade put up an impressive performance?
Question 9:
Interviewing Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade is invited by your school. You are given the responsibility of conducting his interview. Discuss with your partner and frame 10 ‘Wh-type’ questions so as to know the following. [A15, pg. 150]
Answer:
i. What are your educational qualifications?
ii. How many years of experience do you have in swimming?
iii. Is swimming a part of your enjoyment? Why?
iv. What is your favourite source of entertainment?
v. What effect does swimming have on your personality?
vi. What efforts do you take to maintain good health?
vii. What errors have you made? How do you rectify them?
viii. How did you make an entry into this sport?
ix. What are your expectations with respect to your performance?
x. How much time do you spend on exercise everyday?
Question 10:
Do’s and Don’ts
While swimming in a pool you have to be careful about certain things. Discuss with your partner the problems and complete the following table. Develop a short paragraph using the information developed in the table. You may be good in swimming or you must have decided to learn swimming.
| Tips | Do’s | Dont’s |
| entering the pool |
You should enter with a life guard or life saving devices. |
You should not enter alone in a pool if you are not a good swimmer. |
|
swimming apparel |
||
| misbehaving | ||
| diving or jumping | ||
| wearing a life jacket | ||
| bath, wash | ||
|
suffering disease |
Answer:
| Tips | Do’s | Dont’s |
| entering the pool |
You should enter with a life guard or life savingdevices. |
You should not enter alone in a pool if you are not a good swimmer. |
|
swimming apparel |
You should wear proper swimming apparel. |
You should not enter the pool without proper swimming apparel. |
| misbehaving |
You should behave properly in the pool with other swimmers. |
You should not misbehave in the pool with other swimmer. |
|
diving or jumping |
You should avoid diving or jumping into the pool. | You should not dive or jump into the pool. |
| wearing a lifejacket | You should wear a life jacket if you are a beginner in swimming. | You should not enter the pool without wearing a life jacket, if you are in the initial stages of learning. |
| bath, wash | You should have a bath before entering the pool. | You should not enter the pool without having a bath. |
|
suffering disease |
You should stay away from the pool if you are suffering from any contagious disease. |
You should not enter the pool if you are suffering from any contagious disease. |
I have been swimming for the last ten years. When I was a beginner, I was told to enter the pool only with a life jacket on. I was asked not to enter alone into the pool. It is mandatory that every swimmer should enter the pool with proper swimming apparel. Every swimmer must behave properly in the pool with others. Any mischief on his / her part could invite trouble. Another important lesson that I leamt as a beginner was that I should not dive or jump into the pool without wearing a life jacket. Every swimmer should have a bath before entering the pool and he/she must stay away from the pool if he / she is suffering from any contagious disease.
Question 11:
Speaking skill
You have studied deeply and thoroughly about Virdhawal Khade and swimming, now form pairs and select a game of your choice and speak in front of the class. Make use of the points in the boxes
Answer:
Hockey
Respected teacher and my dear friends, a very good morning to all of you. I, Meghna Pant, would like to speak a little about India’s national sport, hockey.
Hockey is played all over our country. India was the world champion in hockey for many years. In the game, there are two halves which are 20-25 minutes long, each with a 5-minute half time. There are 11 players on each team, including the goalie. The ball must be dribbled or passed down the field with the flat side of the stick. The players can be seen running in the field when the game is in progress. Every minute there is a new move made by the players, which may change the course of the game. Hence, everyone is alert throughout the match. The goal keeper, the centre forwards, the right and left backs are all important in the game. It is team-work that leads to success.
Our country has produced a number of world class players, like Dhanraj Pillai, Dhyan Chand, Leslie Claudius, Ajit Pal Singh and Udham Singh. The following trophies are associated with the game of hockey (i) Dhyan Chand Trophy (ii) Lady Ratan Trophy (for women) (iii) Nehru Trophy (iv) Scindia Gold Cup and (v) Ragaswamy Cup. Non-stop action, hits, moves and goals make the game interesting to watch and a popular sport to follow.
Thank you.