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Indian Sports and Sportspersons

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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

Which Indian badminton player has won the most titles at the Badminton Asia Championships?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won a total of four titles at the Badminton Asia Championships, the most by an Indian badminton player.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player was the first to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Kidambi Srikanth
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Explanation

Prakash Padukone won a bronze medal in men's singles at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most medals at the South Asian Games?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won a total of 10 medals at the South Asian Games, the most by an Indian badminton player.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player was the first to win a medal at the BWF World Junior Championships?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Kidambi Srikanth
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal in girls' singles at the 2006 BWF World Junior Championships, becoming the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player was the first to win a medal at the Asian Junior Championships?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Kidambi Srikanth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal in girls' singles at the 2006 Asian Junior Championships, becoming the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most titles at the India Open?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won a total of four titles at the India Open, the most by an Indian badminton player.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most titles at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
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Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won a total of five titles at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, the most by an Indian badminton player.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most titles at the Tata Open India International Challenge?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
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Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won a total of three titles at the Tata Open India International Challenge, the most by an Indian badminton player.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most titles at the Bahrain International Challenge?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won a total of two titles at the Bahrain International Challenge, the most by an Indian badminton player.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most titles at the Maldives International Challenge?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won a total of two titles at the Maldives International Challenge, the most by an Indian badminton player.

Multiple choice

Which Indian hockey player is the all-time leading goalscorer in the FIH Hockey World Cup?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Udham Singh Kullar

  4. Rupinder Pal Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rupinder Pal Singh is the all-time leading goalscorer in the FIH Hockey World Cup, with 20 goals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian kabaddi player is the all-time leading points scorer in the Pro Kabaddi League?

  1. Pardeep Narwal

  2. Rahul Chaudhari

  3. Ajay Thakur

  4. Manjeet Chhillar
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Explanation

Pardeep Narwal is the all-time leading points scorer in the Pro Kabaddi League, with over 1,200 raid points.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. Koneru Humpy

  3. Harika Dronavalli

  4. Tania Sachdev
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Explanation

Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship in 2000.

Multiple choice

Which Indian tennis player won the men's singles title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Mahesh Bhupathi

  3. Rohan Bopanna

  4. Sania Mirza
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sania Mirza won the women's doubles title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. G. Sathiyan

  3. Harmeet Desai

  4. Manika Batra
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian table tennis player to win a gold medal in the event.