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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

Which Indian badminton player won the first All England Open Badminton Championships men's singles title?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Kidambi Srikanth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships men's singles title in 1980.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most number of BWF World Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu has won the BWF World Championships title twice, in 2019 and 2022.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Jwala Gutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prakash Padukone won the first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Commonwealth Games in 1978.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most number of Syed Modi International Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Pullela Gopichand has won the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships title six times.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most number of India Open Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won the India Open Badminton Championships title four times.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most number of Thailand Open Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu has won the Thailand Open Badminton Championships title three times.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most number of Indonesia Open Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu has won the Indonesia Open Badminton Championships title twice.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most number of Malaysia Open Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu has won the Malaysia Open Badminton Championships title twice.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player has won the most number of Singapore Open Badminton Championships titles?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal has won the Singapore Open Badminton Championships title three times.

Multiple choice

Which Indian chess player became the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship?

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. P. Harikrishna

  3. Koneru Humpy

  4. Dronavalli Harika
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship in 2000.

Multiple choice

Which Indian chess player became the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship?

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. Koneru Humpy

  3. Harikrishna Pentala

  4. P. Harikrishna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship in 2000, and he held the title until 2002.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

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

Vijender Singh is an Indian boxer who has won the most medals at the National Boxing Championships, with a total of 10 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the Indian Open Boxing Tournament?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

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

Mary Kom is an Indian boxer who has won the most medals at the Indian Open Boxing Tournament, with a total of 5 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the All India Police Boxing Championships?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

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

Shiva Thapa is an Indian boxer who has won the most medals at the All India Police Boxing Championships, with a total of 4 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer has won the most medals at the Indian Boxing League?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

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

Amit Panghal is an Indian boxer who has won the most medals at the Indian Boxing League, with a total of 3 gold medals.