Home › Quizzes › Sports and Politics in India: A Tangled History

Sports and Politics in India: A Tangled History

Sports and Politics in India: A Tangled History

15 Questions Published
Play Quiz Practise this topic out loud

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports in 2014?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Vijay Goel
  3. Kiren Rijiju
  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha in 2019?

  1. Mithali Raj
  2. P. V. Sindhu
  3. Mary Kom
  4. Bajrang Punia
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the brand ambassador of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign in 2015?

  1. Saina Nehwal
  2. Dipa Karmakar
  3. Sakshi Malik
  4. Geeta Phogat
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India, in 2019?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Viswanathan Anand
  3. Leander Paes
  4. P. T. Usha
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2017?

  1. Abhinav Bindra
  2. Deepika Kumari
  3. Jitu Rai
  4. Heena Sidhu
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in 2017?

  1. Narendra Batra
  2. Anil Khanna
  3. Vijay Kumar Malhotra
  4. Randhir Singh
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the chairman of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in 2018?

  1. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
  2. Kiren Rijiju
  3. Vijay Goel
  4. Jitendra Singh
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the coach of the Indian national cricket team in 2019?

  1. Ravi Shastri
  2. Anil Kumble
  3. Sourav Ganguly
  4. Virender Sehwag
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the captain of the Indian national cricket team in 2020?

  1. Virat Kohli
  2. Rohit Sharma
  3. Ajinkya Rahane
  4. Cheteshwar Pujara
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2020?

  1. Sourav Ganguly
  2. Narendra Modi
  3. Amit Shah
  4. Rajnath Singh
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the brand ambassador of the 'Khelo India' campaign in 2018?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Virat Kohli
  3. Rohit Sharma
  4. P. V. Sindhu
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the brand ambassador of the 'Fit India' campaign in 2019?

  1. Narendra Modi
  2. Amit Shah
  3. Rajnath Singh
  4. P. V. Sindhu
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the brand ambassador of the 'Clean India' campaign in 2014?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Virat Kohli
  3. Rohit Sharma
  4. P. V. Sindhu
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the brand ambassador of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign in 2015?

  1. Saina Nehwal
  2. Dipa Karmakar
  3. Sakshi Malik
  4. Geeta Phogat
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian sportsperson was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2017?

  1. Abhinav Bindra
  2. Deepika Kumari
  3. Jitu Rai
  4. Heena Sidhu
← Back to Quizzes