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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

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Who was the first athlete to be awarded Padma Shri?

  1. G. S. Randhawa

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. V. S. Chauhan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh is an Indian former track and field sprinter.  He was born on November 20, 1929, at Govindpura, Pakistan. He is also known as the Flying Sikh. He was the first athlete to be awarded Padma Shri.

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Which of the following sports personalities is known as Payali Express?

  1. Shinee Abraham

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

  4. M. Binnamol
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B Correct answer
Explanation

P. T. Usha is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She is nicknamed as Payyoli Express or Payali Express. She is often called the "queen of Indian tracks and field". Currently, she runs the schools of Athletics at Koyilandy near Kozhikode in Kerala.

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Who of the following was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, gallantry award?

  1. Lance Naik Albert Ekka

  2. Havildar Abdul Hamid

  3. Major Shaitan Singh

  4. Major Somnath Sharma
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Major Somnath Sharma, PVC,  an Indian Army officer, was the first recipient of theParam Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration. He was awarded it posthumously for his bravery in the Kashmir operations of November 1947. He died while evicting Pakistani infiltrators and raiders from Srinagar Airport  during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 in Kashmir. He served in the 4th Kumaon Regiment. 

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Who among these members are in the Pookalam team

  1. Divya Shenoy

  2. Shylaraj

  3. Veena Jagadeesh

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

This is a specific internal trivia question regarding team assignments. Divya Shenoy is identified as a member of the Pookalam team.

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Which award is given to the best sportsperson of the year in India?

  1. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

  2. The Arjuna Award

  3. The Dronacharya Award

  4. The Dhyan Chand Award
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honor in India. It is given to the best sportsperson of the year in India.

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Who is the first Indian table tennis player to reach the quarterfinals of the World Championships?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. Manika Batra
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kamlesh Mehta reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the 1983 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

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Which Indian table tennis player has won the most titles on the ITTF World Tour?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. G. Sathiyan
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Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal has won a total of 15 titles on the ITTF World Tour, including four singles titles and 11 doubles titles.

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Who is the first Indian table tennis player to be ranked in the top 10 of the world rankings?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. Manika Batra
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal reached a career-high ranking of world number 4 in April 2016.