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 player has played in the Chinese Super League (CSL)?

  1. Sunil Chhetri

  2. Bhaichung Bhutia

  3. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

  4. Sandesh Jhingan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sunil Chhetri played for Bengaluru FC in the CSL in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which Indian player has played in the I-League?

  1. Sunil Chhetri

  2. Bhaichung Bhutia

  3. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

  4. Sandesh Jhingan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

All of the mentioned players have played in the I-League, India's top football league.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Gavit Murli Kumar

  2. Sanjivani Jadhav

  3. Avinash Sable

  4. Manpreet Kaur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Avinash Sable won the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, making history as the first Indian to achieve this feat.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the women's 200 meters race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Hima Das

  2. Dutee Chand

  3. Srabani Nanda

  4. Sarita Gayakwad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hima Das won the gold medal in the women's 200 meters race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in this event.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic medal in athletics?

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Anju Bobby George
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Norman Pritchard won two silver medals in the 200 meters and 200-meter hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in athletics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most Olympic medals in athletics?

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Anju Bobby George
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

P. T. Usha has won four Olympic medals in athletics, including a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Krishna Poonia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most gold medals in athletics at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Krishna Poonia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

P. T. Usha has won 11 gold medals in athletics at the Commonwealth Games, including four gold medals in the 400 meters and three gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the World Championships?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Krishna Poonia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

P. T. Usha won the bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most medals in athletics at the World Championships?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Krishna Poonia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Anju Bobby George has won three medals in athletics at the World Championships, including a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, France.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Asian Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Krishna Poonia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most gold medals in athletics at the Asian Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Krishna Poonia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

P. T. Usha has won 14 gold medals in athletics at the Asian Games, including six gold medals in the 400 meters and five gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the Olympic Games?

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Anju Bobby George
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Norman Pritchard won two silver medals in the 200 meters and 200-meter hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in athletics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most medals in athletics at the Olympic Games?

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Anju Bobby George
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

P. T. Usha has won four Olympic medals in athletics, including a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Krishna Poonia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.