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

Multiple choice

Who owns Force India (car racing team)?

  1. Aditya Birla

  2. Vijay Mallya

  3. Mukesh Ambani

  4. Azim Premji
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Force India Formula 1 team was owned by Vijay Mallya, the Indian businessman and founder of Kingfisher Airlines, along with the Mol family. Mallya was also a Rajya Sabha MP and has faced legal issues related to financial fraud.

Multiple choice

Name the Indian Player who got World Badminton Puraskar (BWF)

  1. Sunil Chetty

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Sachin Tendulkar

  4. Anil Kumble
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal, the renowned Indian badminton player, has won multiple BWF (Badminton World Federation) titles including the prestigious BWF World Junior Championships. She is one of India's most successful badminton players.

Multiple choice

Who is the owner of Rajasthan Royals?

  1. Preity Zinta

  2. Sharukh Khan

  3. Shilpa Shetty

  4. Tina Ambani
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra were prominent co-owners of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals during the period this question refers to (starting from 2009).

Multiple choice

Name this year' s winner of the Grasim Mr International competition.

  1. Anand Saluja

  2. Rajat Raina

  3. Jimmy Shergill

  4. Raghu Mukherjee

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Raghu Mukherjee won the Grasim Mr. International title in 2002, representing India on the global stage. Following his success in the pageant world, he transitioned into a career in acting, primarily in the Kannada film industry. The competition was one of the most prestigious male beauty pageants of that era.

Multiple choice

Which of the following has been entrusted with the responsibility of training coaches in various sports disciplines?

  1. Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education

  2. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports

  3. Nehru Yuva Kendra

  4. Sports Authority of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) in Patiala is Asia's largest sports institute and is specifically tasked with the training of coaches in various sports disciplines.

Multiple choice

Golf Nippon Series JTCUP was won by

  1. Jeev Milkha Singh

  2. Kartik Singh

  3. M.S.Dhoni

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jeev Milkha Singh won the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in 2006, becoming the first Indian to do so.

Multiple choice

Who is the winner of Slaka Samman for the year 2008?

  1. Prabhash Joshi

  2. Nazma Hepthullah

  3. Ashok Chakradhar

  4. Rehman Rahi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prabhash Joshi, veteran Hindi journalist and founder of 'Jansatta', received the Slaka Samman in 2008. This award honors Hindi journalism. Nazma Heptullah is a politician. Ashok Chakradhar is a Hindi writer/poet. Rahman Rahi won Jnanpith for Kashmiri literature, not Slaka Samman.