General Awareness

Indian Sports and Sportspersons

2,064 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

Who among the following cricketers was honoured with the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2008-09, by the BCCI?

Mohinder Amarnath
Sunil Gavaskar
Dilip Vengsarkar
Kapil Dev

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Multiple choice

In August 2015, who among the following was appointed a new goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)?

Sachin Tendulkar
Serena Williams
Novak Djokovic
Lionel Messi
Usain Bolt

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Multiple choice

Who among the following became the first Indian golfer to qualify for the Presidents Cup?

Jeev Milkha Singh
Gaganjeet Singh Bhullar
Himmat Rai
Anirban Lahiri
Jyoti Singh Randhawa

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Multiple choice

In October 2014, who among the following won the Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament?

Parupalli Kashyap
Anand Pawar
Ajay Jayaram
Srikanth Kidambi
Tarun Kona

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Multiple choice

What is the name of Afsana's basketball coach?

Noor Khan
Bacchu Khan
Mustafa Khan
Narmada Bacchu

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Multiple choice

In October 2015, who among the following was roped in as the brand ambassador of MRF?

Rohit Sharma
Jean-Paul Duminy
Virat Kohli
AB de Villiers
M. S. Dhoni

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Multiple choice

Who was the first civilian without an aviation background to be conferred an honorary Group Captain rank by Indian Air Force?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Kapil Dev
Sachin Tendulkar
Sunil Gavaskar

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Multiple choice

Who did Tata Motors sign as global brand ambassador to promote and endorse passenger vehicles globally?

Lionel Messi
Ricky Ponting
Shane Warne
Sachin Tendulkar
Cristiano Ronaldo

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Multiple choice

Who was the first Brand Ambassador for Deutsche Bank credit card in India?

Ricky Ponting
Viswanathan Anand
Naryan Karti Keyan
Sunil Gavaskar

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Multiple choice

“Multan Ka Sultan” was the title given to a cricketer, who is a native of

Pakistan
South Africa
India
Bangladesh

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Multiple choice

In June 2016, Saina Nehwal won the women’s title of the Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament. This was her first title of 2016 and second Australian Open title of her career. When did she win her first Australian Open title?

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

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Multiple choice

Who among the following was appointed as the chairperson of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme in November 2015?

Anju Bobby George
Jeev Milkha Singh
Sachin Tendulkar
P. T. Usha
Abhinav Bindra

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Multiple choice

Which of the following cricketers received the Arjuna Award in 2014?

Suresh Raina
Virat Kohli
Ravichandran Ashwin
Shikhar Dhawan
Rohit Sharma

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Multiple choice

India joined the select few nations in the world that have women fighter pilots in their Air Force in June, 2016. How many women pilots did IAF commission in the first batch?

3
4
5
6
7

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Multiple choice

Who amongst the following was the captain of the Indian hockey team who won Asia Cup 2007 held in Chennai ?

Baichung Bhutia
Dilip Tirkey
Pankaj Advani
None of these

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