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

Who is known as the 'Flying Sikh' in Indian athletics?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Milkha Singh is known as the 'Flying Sikh' in Indian athletics. He was a sprinter who won gold medals in the 400 meters at the 1958 Asian Games and the 1962 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian player has won the most medals in Field Hockey at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Explanation

Dhyan Chand has won the most medals in Field Hockey at the Commonwealth Games, with a total of 3 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian player has scored the most goals in Field Hockey at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Dhyan Chand has scored the most goals in Field Hockey at the Commonwealth Games, with a total of 22 goals.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian player to become a Chess Grandmaster?

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. Koneru Humpy

  3. Harikrishna Pentala

  4. Krishnan Sasikiran
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Viswanathan Anand is the first Indian player to become a Chess Grandmaster, achieving the title in 1988.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer was at the center of the controversy surrounding the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  2. Amit Panghal

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Gaurav Solanki
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Vikas Krishan Yadav was at the center of the controversy surrounding the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he was accused of assaulting a fellow boxer during the selection trials.

Multiple choice

Who was the president of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) during the time of the financial irregularities allegations?

  1. Abhay Singh Chautala

  2. Ajay Singh

  3. Santosh Kumar

  4. Rakesh Gupta
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Abhay Singh Chautala was the president of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) during the time of the financial irregularities allegations in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer was involved in a doping scandal during the 2019 World Championships?

  1. Amit Panghal

  2. Shiva Thapa

  3. Gaurav Solanki

  4. Manish Kaushik
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Explanation

Manish Kaushik was involved in a doping scandal during the 2019 World Championships, where he tested positive for a banned substance.

Multiple choice

Who was the president of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) during the time of the nepotism and favoritism allegations?

  1. Ajay Singh

  2. Abhay Singh Chautala

  3. Santosh Kumar

  4. Rakesh Gupta
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Ajay Singh was the president of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) during the time of the nepotism and favoritism allegations in 2020.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer was involved in a controversy surrounding his participation in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Amit Panghal

  2. Shiva Thapa

  3. Gaurav Solanki

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Explanation

Vikas Krishan Yadav was involved in a controversy surrounding his participation in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where he was initially selected for the team but later dropped due to fitness concerns.

Multiple choice

In 'Super Boxing League', which boxer represents the Mumbai Warriors team?

  1. Shiva

  2. Vijay

  3. Rani

  4. Vikram
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Explanation

Vijay is the boxer representing the Mumbai Warriors team in Super Boxing League.

Multiple choice

Which player was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the first season of the BAI?

  1. Lee Chong Wei

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. P.V. Sindhu
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Lee Chong Wei was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the first season of the BAI.

Multiple choice

Which player was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the second season of the BAI?

  1. Lee Chong Wei

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. P.V. Sindhu
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Explanation

Kidambi Srikanth was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the second season of the BAI.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Kamlesh Mehta

  2. Manjit Dua

  3. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  4. Soumyajit Ghosh
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Kamlesh Mehta has won the most national titles (18) among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most international titles?

  1. Manika Batra

  2. Mouma Das

  3. Poulomi Ghatak

  4. Madhurika Patkar
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Manika Batra has won the most international titles (11) among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Mouma Das

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Explanation

Achanta Sharath Kamal has won the most medals (10) at the Commonwealth Games among Indian table tennis players.