Explanation
India first took part in the Olympic Games in the year 1920.
Eminent businessman Dorabji Tata is credited with taking the initiative to form an ‘Indian Olympic Association’ to pick and train athletes who could participate in the 1920 Olympics.
Dorabji Tata approached then-Bombay governor George Lloyd, who helped secure permission for India to play at the 1920 Olympics.
Dorabji Tata, George Lloyd and a few others then formed a committee and decided to hold trials for Olympic selection at Pune's Deccan Gymkhana - where Tata was president.
In April 1920, the committee picked a five-man Indian contingent for the Antwerp Games.
The first-ever Indian Olympic contingent comprised Purma Bannerjee (100m and 400m), Phadeppa Chaugule (10000m and marathon), Sadashiv Datar (marathon), Kumar Navale and Randhir Shindes (both wrestling).The correct option is A) 1920.
