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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 badminton player won the first All England Open Badminton Championships men's singles title?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Nandu Natekar
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Prakash Padukone became the first Indian badminton player to win the All England Open Badminton Championships men's singles title in 1980.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first BWF World Junior Championships men's singles title?

  1. Lakshya Sen

  2. Srikanth Kidambi

  3. Sameer Verma

  4. H. S. Prannoy
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Lakshya Sen became the first Indian badminton player to win the BWF World Junior Championships men's singles title in 2018.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first BWF World Junior Championships women's singles title?

  1. P. V. Sindhu

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

  4. Ruthvika Shivani Gadde
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P. V. Sindhu became the first Indian badminton player to win the BWF World Junior Championships women's singles title in 2012.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first BWF World Championships men's singles title?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Kidambi Srikanth
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Prakash Padukone became the first Indian badminton player to win the BWF World Championships men's singles title in 1981.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first BWF World Championships women's singles title?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

  4. Ruthvika Shivani Gadde
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Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win the BWF World Championships women's singles title in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first BWF World Championships mixed doubles title?

  1. Jwala Gutta and V. Diju

  2. Ashwini Ponnappa and Tarun Kona

  3. Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap

  4. P. V. Sindhu and H. S. Prannoy
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Jwala Gutta and V. Diju became the first Indian badminton players to win the BWF World Championships mixed doubles title in 2011.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first BWF World Junior Championships mixed doubles title?

  1. Lakshya Sen and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde

  2. Srikanth Kidambi and Pranaav Jerry Chopra

  3. Sameer Verma and Sanjana Santosh

  4. H. S. Prannoy and Ashwini Ponnappa
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Lakshya Sen and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde became the first Indian badminton players to win the BWF World Junior Championships mixed doubles title in 2018.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first Badminton Asia Championships men's singles title?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Kidambi Srikanth
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Prakash Padukone became the first Indian badminton player to win the Badminton Asia Championships men's singles title in 1983.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first Badminton Asia Championships women's singles title?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

  4. Ruthvika Shivani Gadde
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Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win the Badminton Asia Championships women's singles title in 2010.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first Badminton Asia Championships mixed doubles title?

  1. Jwala Gutta and V. Diju

  2. Ashwini Ponnappa and Tarun Kona

  3. Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap

  4. P. V. Sindhu and H. S. Prannoy
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Jwala Gutta and V. Diju became the first Indian badminton players to win the Badminton Asia Championships mixed doubles title in 2009.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer wrote the autobiography (Playing It My Way)?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Rahul Dravid

  3. Sourav Ganguly

  4. Virender Sehwag
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Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography (Playing It My Way) offers a glimpse into his journey from a young cricketer to one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the game.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian table tennis player to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Chetan Baboor

  3. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  4. Soumyajit Ghosh
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Kamlesh Mehta, the Indian table tennis legend, made history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games, securing a bronze in the men's singles event in 1978.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most national championships?

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Chetan Baboor

  3. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  4. Manika Batra
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Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal, the Indian table tennis icon, holds the record for winning the most national championships, with 11 titles in men's singles and 9 titles in men's doubles.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Chetan Baboor

  3. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  4. Manika Batra
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Achanta Sharath Kamal achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to reach the quarterfinals of the World Championships in 2010, showcasing his exceptional talent and skill on the global stage.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Chetan Baboor

  3. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  4. Manika Batra
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has won the most medals at the Asian Championships among Indian table tennis players, with a total of 13 medals, including 4 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze medals.