General Awareness

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 table tennis player won the first-ever National Championships gold medal in 1939?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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Explanation

Vasant Bharadwaj won the first-ever National Championships gold medal in 1939.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player won the most number of National Championships gold medals?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta won the most number of National Championships gold medals (15).

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player was ranked world number one in 1954?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta was ranked world number one in 1954.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player was the first to win a medal at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta was the first to win a medal at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships (bronze in 1952).

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player was the first to win a medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta was the first to win a medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships (bronze in 1952).

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player was the first to win a medal at the World Table Tennis Championships?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta was the first to win a medal at the World Table Tennis Championships (bronze in 1957).

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player was the first to win a medal at the Asian Games?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta was the first to win a medal at the Asian Games (gold in 1958).

Multiple choice

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

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta was the first to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games (gold in 1954).

Multiple choice

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

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Udayan Bose

  3. Vasant Bharadwaj

  4. Ramanathan Krishnan
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Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta was the first to win a medal at the Asian Junior Championships (gold in 1953).

Multiple choice

Who is known as the 'Golden Girl' of Indian athletics?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Anju Bobby George

  3. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

  4. Shiny Wilson
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Explanation

P.T. Usha is widely regarded as the 'Golden Girl' of Indian athletics due to her exceptional achievements and dominance in track and field events during the 1980s and 1990s.

Multiple choice

Who is widely regarded as the father of Indian hockey?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Explanation

Dhyan Chand, also known as the 'Wizard of Hockey', is considered the greatest hockey player of all time and is credited with revolutionizing the sport in India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most Grand Slam titles?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Mahesh Bhupathi

  3. Sania Mirza

  4. Rohan Bopanna
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sania Mirza, a tennis player, has won a total of 6 Grand Slam titles, including 3 in mixed doubles and 3 in women's doubles.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most Arjuna Awards?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Leander Paes

  3. P.T. Usha

  4. Dhyan Chand
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Leander Paes, a tennis player, has won a total of 11 Arjuna Awards, the most by any Indian sportsperson.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most Dronacharya Awards?

  1. P. Gopichand

  2. O.M. Nambiar

  3. S.M. Arif

  4. Anoop Kumar
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Explanation

P. Gopichand, a badminton coach, has won a total of 4 Dronacharya Awards, the most by any Indian sportsperson.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most Khel Ratna Awards?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Leander Paes

  3. P.T. Usha

  4. Dhyan Chand
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Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar, a cricketer, has won a total of 2 Khel Ratna Awards, the most by any Indian sportsperson.