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To answer this question, the user needs to know about the history of Olympic games and its participants. The user needs to know about the first Indian athlete who represented India in the Olympic Games.

Option A: Norman G Pritchard is the right answer. He was the first Indian to participate in the Olympic Games. He represented India in the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He won two silver medals in athletics, making him the first Indian to win a medal at the Olympics.

Option B: Dilip Kumar is a famous Indian actor who has nothing to do with the Olympic Games.

Option C: Som Nath Sharma was the first Indian to receive the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, for his bravery in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He had no association with the Olympic Games.

Option D: Puneet Arora is an unknown person, and there is no record of his participation in the Olympic Games.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

The Answer is: A. Norman G Pritchard

To solve this question, the user needs to have knowledge of Indian military honors and awards.

The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration awarded for acts of valor in the presence of the enemy.

Now, let's go through each option and explain why it is right or wrong:

A. Major Somnath Sharma: This option is correct. Major Somnath Sharma was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Kashmir operations in 1947-48.

B. Lt General Punita Arora: While Lt General Punita Arora is a highly decorated officer of the Indian Army, she was not the first Indian to receive the Param Vir Chakra.

C. Major Punita Arora: This option is incorrect because there is no record of a Major Punita Arora receiving the Param Vir Chakra.

D. Lt General Somnath Sharma: This option is incorrect because there is no record of a Lt General Somnath Sharma receiving the Param Vir Chakra.

The Answer is: A