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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

Who is considered as the greatest field hockey player of all time?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Major Dhyan Chand

  3. Balbir Singh Sr.

  4. Leslie Claudius
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Major Dhyan Chand is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player of all time. He was known for his exceptional stickwork, ball control, and goal-scoring ability.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been awarded the Padma Bhushan?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Leslie Claudius have been awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been awarded the Padma Shri?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., Leslie Claudius, and Roop Singh have been awarded the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been awarded the Arjuna Award?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., Leslie Claudius, and Roop Singh have been awarded the Arjuna Award, one of India's highest sporting honors.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been awarded the Dronacharya Award?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Leslie Claudius have been awarded the Dronacharya Award, one of India's highest coaching honors.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Leslie Claudius have been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honor.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been inducted into the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hall of Fame?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Leslie Claudius have been inducted into the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hall of Fame.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been inducted into the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Hall of Fame?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Leslie Claudius have been inducted into the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Hall of Fame.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been inducted into the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Hall of Fame?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Leslie Claudius have been inducted into the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Hall of Fame.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been inducted into the Hockey India Hall of Fame?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Leslie Claudius have been inducted into the Hockey India Hall of Fame.

Multiple choice

Which Indian field hockey player has been inducted into the World Sports Hall of Fame?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Balbir Singh Sr.

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Roop Singh
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Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand is the only Indian field hockey player who has been inducted into the World Sports Hall of Fame.

Multiple choice

Who is the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest?

  1. Arjun Vajpai

  2. Malavath Poorna

  3. Anshu Jamsenpa

  4. Satyarup Siddhanta
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Malavath Poorna, a remarkable young mountaineer from Telangana, holds the record for being the youngest Indian to summit Mount Everest at the age of 13 years and 11 months.

Multiple choice

Who was the first President of the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI)?

  1. G.D. Sondhi

  2. K.P.R. Menon

  3. A.S. Paintal

  4. B.N. Reddy
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A Correct answer
Explanation

G.D. Sondhi was the first President of the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI).

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2018?

  1. Nirmal Singh

  2. Naveen Raja Jacob

  3. Akhin Hanna

  4. Amit Gupta
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Naveen Raja Jacob was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2018 for his outstanding contribution to volleyball.

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was the captain of the team that won the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games?

  1. Nirmal Singh

  2. Naveen Raja Jacob

  3. Akhin Hanna

  4. Amit Gupta
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Nirmal Singh was the captain of the Indian volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games.