General Awareness

Indian Sports and Sportspersons

2,171 Questions

Indian sports and sportspersons cover national achievements across chess, boxing, wrestling, and other athletic events. This includes major national awards like the Padma Shri and Khelo India recognition. Such facts are essential for the general awareness section of banking and SSC exams.

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Indian Sports and Sportspersons Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Neetu David

  2. Mithali Raj

  3. anjum Chopra

  4. Jhulan Goswami

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jhulan Goswami was captain of the Indian women's cricket team in the mid-2000s (around 2002-2008). The question appears to be from that era. Mithali Raj was a teammate who later became captain. Neetu David and Anjum Chopra were also players of that period but not captain.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Vinod Khosla

  2. Sabir Bhatia

  3. Laskhmi Mittal

  4. Vikram Chatwal

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and a prominent venture capitalist, was hailed by Valley Talk as "the most successful Venture Capitalist of all time." He has been a legendary figure in Silicon Valley with highly successful investments through his firm Khosla Ventures. The other options (Sabir Bhatia - Hotmail cofounder, Lakshmi Mittal - steel magnate, Vikram Chatwal - hotelier) are successful but not primarily known as venture capitalists.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Gary Kirsten

  2. John Wright

  3. Robin Singh

  4. Jim Laker

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Gary Kirsten served as the head coach of the Indian cricket team from 2008 to 2011, during which India won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was a successful coach after his playing career.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Lachlan Murdoch

  2. Ness Wadia

  3. Venkat Ram Reddy

  4. Vijay Mallya

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Vijay Mallya, through his UB Group, owned the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise. Mallya was a prominent owner in the IPL until he faced financial and legal troubles. RCB was known for its star-studded lineup under his ownership.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. The Great KHALI

  2. Ranjeet Singh

  3. Shaktimaan

  4. Sanjoy Dutt

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct. The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana) is the most famous Indian wrestler in WWE history. He held the World Heavyweight Championship and is widely recognized as representing India in WWE. Ranjeet Singh, Shaktimaan (TV character), and Sanjay Dutt were never WWE wrestlers.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Anjali Bhagwat

  2. Abhinav Bindra

  3. Viswanathan Anand

  4. K. M. Beenamol

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Anjali Bhagwat, a renowned Indian shooter, had the honor of lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi. She has represented India in multiple international competitions including the Olympics.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Amla

  2. David Naveen

  3. Naveen Andrews

  4. david villa

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This appears to be a niche or internal reference to a specific individual named David Naveen who achieved a perfect score ('century') in 'EC' (likely Electronics and Communication) exams. It is not a general knowledge question about famous cricketers like Amla.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. hotel gavaskar

  2. Palace of Pataudi

  3. venkatapathy inn

  4. kapil tourist home

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Kapil Dev is one of India's greatest cricketers and former World Cup-winning captain. 'Kapil tourist home' would logically be named after him. While Gavaskar, Pataudi, and Venkatapathy are also famous cricketers, the question asks which hotel is named after a former Indian cricketer, and Kapil Tourist Home fits this pattern.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Sachin kaathirunthaar

  2. Federer Kaathirunthaar

  3. Ponting kaathiruthaar

  4. Vaidegi kaathirunthaal

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Tamil riddle describes a candle - the wick looks like a chicken crest (koli mutta), it has a mantle (cover), and produces light/fire when burning. 'Vaidegi' suggests a woman/household context where candles are used.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Durgesh

  2. Gehu

  3. Toolkit

  4. Mandloi

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This asks about the 'PJ King' of 'M12'. Durgesh (A) is marked as correct. Without knowing what 'PJ King' means or who 'M12' refers to, this is a contextual question that cannot be evaluated objectively.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Pratik rai

  2. Ankit Agrawal

  3. Virag Mehta

  4. Aniket Sanyal

  5. Nikhil Sriwastav

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Among the classmates listed, Virag Mehta is identified as the true game lover. This is class-specific knowledge about who was most passionate about games in this particular group.