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 Handball player has won the Arjuna Award?

  1. Dhanraj Pillay

  2. Sunil Dabas

  3. Ramesh Krishnan

  4. Leander Paes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sunil Dabas is an Indian Handball player who has been honored with the Arjuna Award.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian Handball team's coach?

  1. Rajesh Kumar

  2. Sandeep Kumar

  3. Ramesh Kumar

  4. Vijay Kumar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rajesh Kumar is the current coach of the Indian Handball team.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

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

Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships in 1980.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has been ranked number one in the world?

  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 was ranked number one in the world in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most BWF World Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

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

Pullela Gopichand has won three BWF World Championships titles, in 2001, 2003, and 2005.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most Commonwealth Games gold medals?

  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 has won four Commonwealth Games gold medals, in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Multiple choice

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

  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 has won two Asian Games gold medals, in 2010 and 2014.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

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

Pullela Gopichand has won four Syed Modi International Badminton Championships titles, in 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001.

Multiple choice

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

  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 has won four India Open Badminton Championships titles, in 2009, 2010, 2015, and 2016.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most Thailand Open Badminton Championships titles?

  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 has won three Thailand Open Badminton Championships titles, in 2012, 2013, and 2019.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most Indonesia Open Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

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

Prakash Padukone has won two Indonesia Open Badminton Championships titles, in 1980 and 1981.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most Malaysia Open Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

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

Prakash Padukone has won two Malaysia Open Badminton Championships titles, in 1980 and 1983.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most Singapore Open Badminton Championships titles?

  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 has won two Singapore Open Badminton Championships titles, in 2010 and 2012.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most Japan Open Badminton Championships titles?

  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 has won two Japan Open Badminton Championships titles, in 2015 and 2017.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler is known as the "Pocket Hercules" due to his exceptional strength and compact physique?

  1. K.D. Jadhav

  2. Sushil Kumar

  3. Yogeshwar Dutt

  4. Bajrang Punia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

K.D. Jadhav, who competed in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, earned the nickname "Pocket Hercules" for his remarkable strength despite his relatively small size.