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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

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most medals at the Asian Championships?

  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 12 medals at the Asian Championships, including three gold medals, four silver medals, and five bronze medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal at the World Junior Championships?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. Manika Batra
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Manika Batra won a bronze medal in the girls' singles event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Shanghai, China.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most medals at the South Asian Games?

  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 20 medals at the South Asian Games, including 10 gold medals, six silver medals, and four bronze medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most medals at the National Championships?

  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 25 medals at the National Championships, including 12 gold medals, eight silver medals, and five bronze medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the current national champion of India in men's singles table tennis?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. G. Sathiyan
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Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal won the men's singles title at the 2022 National Championships in Shillong, Meghalaya.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most medals at the ITTF Challenge Series?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. G. Sathiyan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal has won a total of 10 medals at the ITTF Challenge Series, including four gold medals, three silver medals, and three bronze medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the current national champion of India in women's singles table tennis?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. G. Sathiyan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Manika Batra won the women's singles title at the 2022 National Championships in Shillong, Meghalaya.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most medals at the ITTF World Junior Championships?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Soumyajit Ghosh

  4. G. Sathiyan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Manika Batra has won a total of four medals at the ITTF World Junior Championships, including one gold medal, one silver medal, and two bronze medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the current national champion of India in mixed doubles table tennis?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra

  2. Soumyajit Ghosh and Poulomi Ghatak

  3. G. Sathiyan and Archana Girish Kamath

  4. Harmeet Desai and Diya Chitale
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Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra won the mixed doubles title at the 2022 National Championships in Shillong, Meghalaya.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports figure was known as the 'Flying Sikh'?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. Dhyan Chand

  3. Vijay Hazare

  4. K. D. Jadhav
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Explanation

Milkha Singh, a legendary Indian sprinter, was known as the 'Flying Sikh' for his remarkable speed and achievements in track and field.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports figure was known as the 'Wizard of Hockey'?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Udham Singh Kullar

  4. Leslie Claudius
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Explanation

Dhyan Chand, a legendary Indian hockey player, was known as the 'Wizard of Hockey' for his exceptional skills and achievements in the sport.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports figure was known as the 'Pocket Dynamo'?

  1. K. D. Jadhav

  2. Tulika Mann

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Anju Bobby George
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Explanation

K. D. Jadhav, a legendary Indian wrestler, was known as the 'Pocket Dynamo' for his exceptional strength and agility despite his small stature.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports figure was known as the 'Flying Bird of India'?

  1. P. T. Usha

  2. Anju Bobby George

  3. Shiny Abraham

  4. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
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Explanation

P. T. Usha, a legendary Indian track and field athlete, was known as the 'Flying Bird of India' for her remarkable speed and achievements in sprinting.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports figure was known as the 'Golden Girl of India'?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. Shiny Abraham

  3. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

  4. Kamaljit Sandhu
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Explanation

Anju Bobby George, a legendary Indian long jumper, was known as the 'Golden Girl of India' for her exceptional achievements in the sport.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sports figure was known as the 'Indian Hercules'?

  1. Manohar Aich

  2. Kadamтала Madhavrao Bhagwat

  3. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

  4. Balwant Singh
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Explanation

Manohar Aich, a legendary Indian weightlifter, was known as the 'Indian Hercules' for his exceptional strength and achievements in the sport.