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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 the only Indian boxer to have won the Arjuna Award in two consecutive years?

  1. Mary Kom

  2. Vijender Singh

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  5. Manoj Kumar
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Mary Kom is the only Indian boxer to have won the Arjuna Award in two consecutive years, receiving the honor in 2003 and 2004.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian boxer to have been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame?

  1. Mary Kom

  2. Vijender Singh

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  5. Manoj Kumar
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Mary Kom is the only Indian boxer to have been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, receiving the honor in 2023.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian boxer to have won a medal at the World Junior Championships?

  1. Shiva Thapa

  2. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  3. Manoj Kumar

  4. Amit Panghal

  5. Gaurav Bidhuri
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Shiva Thapa is the only Indian boxer to have won a medal at the World Junior Championships, securing a bronze in 2010, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the national record for the men's 400-meter hurdles?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  3. Sriram Singh

  4. Makhan Singh
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Makhan Singh holds the national record for the men's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 48.64 seconds, set in 1998.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the national record for the men's triple jump?

  1. Renjith Maheswary

  2. Arpinder Singh

  3. Mayookha Johny

  4. Anju Bobby George
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Renjith Maheswary holds the national record for the men's triple jump with a distance of 17.30 meters, set in 2016.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the national record for the men's pole vault?

  1. Srinu Bugatha

  2. Subhash Chand

  3. Vijay Kumar Yadav

  4. Udayan Rawat
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Srinu Bugatha holds the national record for the men's pole vault with a height of 5.75 meters, set in 2018.

Multiple choice

Who was the first captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT)?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Roop Singh

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Udham Singh
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Dhyan Chand was the first captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT).

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won its last Olympic gold medal?

  1. Vasudevan Baskaran

  2. Surinder Singh Sodhi

  3. Zafar Iqbal

  4. Mohammad Shahid
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Vasudevan Baskaran was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won its last Olympic gold medal.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won the Champions Trophy in 1982?

  1. Ajit Pal Singh

  2. Surinder Singh Sodhi

  3. Zafar Iqbal

  4. Mohammad Shahid
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Ajit Pal Singh was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won the Champions Trophy in 1982.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won the Champions Trophy in 1985?

  1. Ajit Pal Singh

  2. Surinder Singh Sodhi

  3. Zafar Iqbal

  4. Mohammad Shahid
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Mohammad Shahid was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won the Champions Trophy in 1985.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won the Champions Trophy in 1989?

  1. Ajit Pal Singh

  2. Surinder Singh Sodhi

  3. Zafar Iqbal

  4. Mohammad Shahid
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Mohammad Shahid was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team (IHT) when it won the Champions Trophy in 1989.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Sambhaji Kadam

  3. Amjyot Singh

  4. Satnam Singh Bhamara
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Vishesh Bhriguvanshi has won the most medals at the Asian Games among Indian basketball players.

Multiple choice

Who is the highest scorer in the history of the National Basketball Championship?

  1. Prashanti Singh

  2. Geethu Anna Jose

  3. Anitha Pauldurai

  4. Shiba Maggon
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Prashanti Singh is the highest scorer in the history of the National Basketball Championship.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player has played in the NBA?

  1. Satnam Singh Bhamara

  2. Amjyot Singh

  3. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  4. Sambhaji Kadam
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Satnam Singh Bhamara is the only Indian basketball player to have played in the NBA.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player has won the FIBA Asia Cup?

  1. Amjyot Singh

  2. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  3. Sambhaji Kadam

  4. Satnam Singh Bhamara
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Amjyot Singh is the only Indian basketball player to have won the FIBA Asia Cup.