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

India's Yashvir Singh was selected as the Coach of the Year 2010 by which of the following?

  1. International Weightlifting Federation

  2. International Association of Athletics Federations

  3. International Wrestling Federation

  4. International Shooting Federation

  5. International Hockey Federation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Yashvir Singh was recognized as the Coach of the Year by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) for his contributions to wrestling.

Multiple choice

Which of the following combinations of winners of Arjuna Awards announced in 2010-11 and their sports is incorrectly matched?

  1. Dinesh Kumar - Boxing

  2. Parimrajan Negi - Billiards

  3. Julan Goswami - Cricket

  4. Deepak Kumar Mandal - Football

  5. Sandeep Singh - Hockey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The incorrect match is B - Parimrajan Negi (misspelled, should be Parimarjan Negi) is a chess player, not a billiards player. He is a chess grandmaster from India who achieved the title at a young age. All other matches are correct - Dinesh Kumar (boxing), Jhulan Goswami (cricket), Deepak Kumar Mandal (football), and Sandeep Singh (hockey) were all Arjuna Awardees in 2010.

Multiple choice

Who was the first candidate to win Param Vir Chakra?

  1. Somnath Sharma

  2. Kuldip Nayar

  3. Ambica Soni

  4. Ashok Singhal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, awarded posthumously for his bravery in the 1947 Indo-Pak war.

Multiple choice

Who is the 16th Grandmaster of India?

  1. Parimarjan Negi

  2. Vishal Bhardwaj

  3. Sahaj Grover

  4. G. N. Gopal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

G. N. Gopal achieved the title of Grandmaster in 2007, becoming the 16th Indian to do so. The other names listed are also prominent Indian chess players but held different chronological rankings.

Multiple choice

Which cricketer was recently awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain of the Indian Air Force at a special function in New Delhi on 4th Sept,2010. He is the first sportsperson to win this honour.

  1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. Kapil Dev

  4. Yuvraj Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain of the Indian Air Force at a special function in New Delhi. He is the first sportsperson to win this honour.(on 3rd Sept 2010)

Multiple choice

Who is called Prince of Kolkata?

  1. Saurav Gangualy

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. Rahul Dravid

  4. Dinesh Mongia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Saurav Ganguly is affectionately called the Prince of Kolkata for his contributions to Indian cricket and his association with Bengal. Sachin Tendulkar is the God of Cricket, Rahul Dravid is The Wall, and Dinesh Mongia is not known by such a title.