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
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Chaitanya-Isha
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Devarsh-Bhagyashree
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Joel-Priyanka
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Priyanka-Udita
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Gokul
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Girish
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Gourav
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Pratik
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Akshay
B
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Girish was known as the 'Gaming Freak' of D class due to his intense interest and time spent on gaming. This title indicates he was most obsessed with or skilled at computer games among the class members. The others (Gokul, Gourav, Pratik, Akshay) were not recognized with this particular title.
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Leander Paes
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Mahesh Bhupathi
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Vijay Amritraj
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Ashok Amritraj
D
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Ashok Amritraj is the correct answer - he is a former Indian tennis player who transitioned to become a successful Hollywood film producer. While Vijay Amritraj (his brother) also acted in films, Ashok became a major producer behind movies like 'Walking Tall' and 'Antitrust'. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi remained focused on tennis careers.
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Archana Puran Singh & Shekhar Suman
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Archana Puran Singh & Navjyot Singh Sidhu
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Archana Puran Singh & Rohit Shetty
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Archana Puran Singh & Sunil Grover
C
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Gilli (2004) starring Vijay features kabaddi as a central theme. The film includes a climactic kabaddi tournament sequence where Vijay's team competes. The title itself comes from 'gilli-danda', a traditional Indian sport, and the film popularized the 'Gilli' reference in Tamil cinema.
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Abhinay
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Shrenik
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Joel
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Antony
D
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This is a class-specific question about academic performance in EC-2 section. The answer Antony is indicated as correct based on internal class context that cannot be verified from general knowledge.
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Zee
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NDTV imagine
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Sahara
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Ten Sports....
B
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NDTV Imagine was the channel that aired the reality show 'Rakhi Ka Swayamwar' in 2009, where Rakhi Sawant chose Elesh Parujanwala as her fiancé from 16 contestants. The show was a televised swayamwar (wedding ceremony) that gained significant media attention.
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Ajay Jadeja
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Robin Singh
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Md. Azharuddin
C
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In the 1998 Independence Cup final in Dhaka, Sourav Ganguly scored 124 off 107 balls. Robin Singh contributed with a crucial cameo, making him the second-highest scorer in that innings. This was part of India's victory over Pakistan in the tri-series final.
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Milkha Singh
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Dhyan Chand
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PT Usha
C
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National Sports Day is observed on August 29, which is the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand. He was a legendary hockey player who was instrumental in India winning three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932, and 1936.
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Manish Pandey
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Shreevats Goswami
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Virat Kohli
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KP Apanna
B
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Shreevats Goswami was the wicketkeeper-batsman who won the Best Under-19 Player award in the inaugural IPL 2008 season while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. This award recognized his standout performance in the tournament.
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Sunil Joshi
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Vijay Bharadwaj
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Sujith Somasundar
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Venkatesh Prasad
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Prashanth Iyengar
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Dr. R. S. Jayalakshmi
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E. Gayathri
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Dr. L. Subramaniam
D
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Dr. L. Subramaniam is a legendary violinist, not a Veena player. The other three are all accomplished Veena exponents: Prashanth Iyengar, Dr. R. S. Jayalakshmi, and E. Gayathri are all renowned for their Veena performances in the Carnatic music tradition.
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Vivek
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Daya
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Abhijeet
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Damodar
D
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Damodar is not a regular member of the C.I.D. team. The core team consists of ACP Pradyuman, Daya, Abhijeet, Vivek, and others. Damodar is an outsider character who appeared in specific episodes but was never part of the main detective team.
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Shilpa Shetty
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Juhi Chavala
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Deepika padukone
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Priyanka Chopra
C
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This is a factual question about RCB's brand ambassador. The answer suggests Deepika Padukone held this role. Such celebrity endorsements change over time, and this question is tied to a specific time period during IPL's early seasons. The answer should be verified against historical records.
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Katrina Kaif
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Kajol Devgan
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Kareena Kapoor
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Deepika Padukone
A,D
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Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone were both brand ambassadors for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kajol Devgan and Kareena Kapoor were not associated with RCB as brand ambassadors during that period.