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History of Sports in India

This quiz covers the history of sports in India, from ancient times to the present day.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which ancient Indian text mentions the game of chess?

  1. Rigveda
  2. Atharvaveda
  3. Yajurveda
  4. Samaveda
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian king is credited with popularizing the game of polo?

  1. Ashoka
  2. Akbar
  3. Babur
  4. Jahangir
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sport is known as the "national game" of India?

  1. Hockey
  2. Cricket
  3. Football
  4. Kabaddi
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympic Games?

  1. Milkha Singh
  2. P.T. Usha
  3. Leander Paes
  4. Abhinav Bindra
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Virender Sehwag
  3. Rahul Dravid
  4. Sourav Ganguly
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian chess player became the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship?

  1. Viswanathan Anand
  2. P. Harikrishna
  3. Koneru Humpy
  4. Dronavalli Harika
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal in men's singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

  1. Saina Nehwal
  2. P.V. Sindhu
  3. K. Srikanth
  4. H.S. Prannoy
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in men's freestyle 65 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Bajrang Punia
  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
  3. Deepak Punia
  4. Sushil Kumar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian boxer won the gold medal in men's lightweight at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Amit Panghal
  2. Manish Kaushik
  3. Vikas Krishan Yadav
  4. Shiva Thapa
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in men's 10m air pistol at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Saurabh Chaudhary
  2. Manu Bhaker
  3. Yashaswini Singh Deswal
  4. Rahi Sarnobat
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian weightlifter won the gold medal in men's 87 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Mirabai Chanu
  2. Jeremy Lalrinnunga
  3. Achinta Sheuli
  4. Sanket Sargar
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Neeraj Chopra
  2. Shivpal Singh
  3. Davinder Singh Kang
  4. Gurpreet Singh
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian hockey team won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics?

  1. Indian men's hockey team
  2. Indian women's hockey team
  3. Indian field hockey team
  4. Indian ice hockey team
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian cricket team won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?

  1. India
  2. West Indies
  3. Australia
  4. England
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian football team won the first Santosh Trophy in 1941?

  1. Bengal
  2. Punjab
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Tamil Nadu
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