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 basketball player has won the Arjuna Award?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Sambhaji Kadam

  3. Amjyot Singh

  4. Satnam Singh Bhamara
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi is the only Indian basketball player to have won the Arjuna Award.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player has won the Padma Shri Award?

  1. Prashanti Singh

  2. Geethu Anna Jose

  3. Anitha Pauldurai

  4. Shiba Maggon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prashanti Singh is the only Indian basketball player to have won the Padma Shri Award.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player has won the Dronacharya Award?

  1. S. Subramaniam

  2. P. Natarajan

  3. K. Govindaraj

  4. Arunima Sinha
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

S. Subramaniam is the only Indian basketball player to have won the Dronacharya Award.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player has won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Sambhaji Kadam

  3. Amjyot Singh

  4. Satnam Singh Bhamara
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi is the only Indian basketball player to have won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player has won the FICCI India Sports Award?

  1. Prashanti Singh

  2. Geethu Anna Jose

  3. Anitha Pauldurai

  4. Shiba Maggon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prashanti Singh is the only Indian basketball player to have won the FICCI India Sports Award.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a faculty member at Whistling Woods International?

  1. Subhash Ghai

  2. Imtiaz Ali

  3. Zoya Akhtar

  4. Karan Johar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Karan Johar is not a faculty member at Whistling Woods International.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the World Championships?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Dingko Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Kom has won a record six medals at the World Championships, including five gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the Asian Games?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Dingko Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Kom has won a record five medals at the Asian Games, including four gold medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the current World Champion in the men's bantamweight category?

  1. Amit Panghal

  2. Manish Kaushik

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Amit Panghal won the gold medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the National Championships?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Dingko Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Kom has won a record eight gold medals at the National Championships.

Multiple choice

Who is the current President of the Boxing Federation of India?

  1. Ajay Singh

  2. Anurag Thakur

  3. Rajeev Mehta

  4. Sandip Jajodia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ajay Singh is the current President of the Boxing Federation of India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the Youth World Championships?

  1. Nikhat Zareen

  2. Manju Rani

  3. Sonia Chahal

  4. Jyoti Gulia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nikhat Zareen has won a record four medals at the Youth World Championships, including two gold medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the current World Champion in the women's flyweight category?

  1. Mary Kom

  2. Nikhat Zareen

  3. Manju Rani

  4. Sonia Chahal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Kom won the gold medal in the women's flyweight category at the 2018 World Championships in New Delhi, India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the Asian Youth Championships?

  1. Nikhat Zareen

  2. Manju Rani

  3. Sonia Chahal

  4. Jyoti Gulia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nikhat Zareen has won a record three medals at the Asian Youth Championships, including two gold medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the current World Champion in the men's welterweight category?

  1. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  2. Manish Kaushik

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Amit Panghal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vikas Krishan Yadav won the gold medal in the men's welterweight category at the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia.