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

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

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Mouma Das

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has won the most medals (7) at the Asian Games among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has been ranked highest in the world?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Mouma Das

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has been ranked highest in the world (30) among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has been awarded the Arjuna Award?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Mouma Das

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has been awarded the Arjuna Award (2004) among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has been awarded the Padma Shri Award?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Mouma Das

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has been awarded the Padma Shri Award (2019) among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has been awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Mouma Das

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has been awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2021) among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has been inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Mouma Das

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has been inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame (2022) among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian female squash player has won the most national championships?

  1. Joshna Chinappa

  2. Dipika Pallikal

  3. Saurav Ghosal

  4. Harinder Pal Sandhu
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Joshna Chinappa has won the most national championships with 18 titles between 2003 and 2022.

Multiple choice

Which Indian male squash player has won the most national championships?

  1. Saurav Ghosal

  2. Harinder Pal Sandhu

  3. Ritwik Bhattacharya

  4. Mahesh Mangaonkar
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Saurav Ghosal has won the most national championships with 15 titles between 2004 and 2022.

Multiple choice

Which Indian junior squash player has won the most national championships?

  1. Velavan Senthilkumar

  2. Anahat Singh

  3. Abhay Singh

  4. Harshit Kaur
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Velavan Senthilkumar has won the most national championships with 10 titles between 2012 and 2022.

Multiple choice

Which Indian squash player has represented India at the most international tournaments?

  1. Saurav Ghosal

  2. Joshna Chinappa

  3. Dipika Pallikal

  4. Harinder Pal Sandhu
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Saurav Ghosal has represented India at the most international tournaments with over 100 appearances between 2004 and 2022.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has been involved in promoting gender equality in cricket?

  1. Mithali Raj

  2. Jhulan Goswami

  3. Smriti Mandhana

  4. Harmanpreet Kaur
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Mithali Raj has been involved in promoting gender equality in cricket, speaking out against gender discrimination and advocating for more opportunities for women in the sport.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has been involved in promoting education and literacy among underprivileged children?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Sourav Ganguly

  3. Rahul Dravid

  4. VVS Laxman
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Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in promoting education and literacy among underprivileged children, establishing the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation to provide scholarships and support educational initiatives.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has been involved in promoting diversity and inclusion in cricket?

  1. Irfan Pathan

  2. Yusuf Pathan

  3. Zaheer Khan

  4. Harbhajan Singh
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Irfan Pathan has been involved in promoting diversity and inclusion in cricket, speaking out against discrimination and advocating for more opportunities for cricketers from diverse backgrounds.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has been involved in promoting peace and understanding between India and Pakistan through cricket?

  1. Kapil Dev

  2. Sunil Gavaskar

  3. Ravi Shastri

  4. Navjot Singh Sidhu
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Navjot Singh Sidhu has been involved in promoting peace and understanding between India and Pakistan through cricket, advocating for more cricket matches between the two countries and using cricket as a platform for dialogue and reconciliation.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer has been involved in promoting the use of technology in cricket?

  1. Virat Kohli

  2. Rohit Sharma

  3. Jasprit Bumrah

  4. Ravindra Jadeja
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Virat Kohli has been involved in promoting the use of technology in cricket, advocating for the use of technology to improve decision-making and enhance the fan experience.