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 was the first to play in the NBA?

  1. Satnam Singh Bhamara

  2. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  3. Amjyot Singh Gill

  4. Palpreet Singh Brar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian basketball player to be drafted into the NBA in 2015.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 South Asian Basketball Championship?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 South Asian Basketball Championship.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2011 South Asian Basketball Championship?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2011 South Asian Basketball Championship.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Amjyot Singh Gill was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Amjyot Singh Gill was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Amjyot Singh Gill was the captain of the Indian basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian basketball player was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup?

  1. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

  2. Amjyot Singh Gill

  3. R. Raja

  4. S. Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Amjyot Singh Gill was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1961?

  1. Jimmy George

  2. Narendra Nath

  3. Om Prakash

  4. B.V. Rao
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jimmy George was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1961 for his contributions to Indian volleyball.

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970?

  1. Jimmy George

  2. Narendra Nath

  3. Om Prakash

  4. B.V. Rao
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Om Prakash was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970 for his contributions to Indian volleyball.

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1994?

  1. Jimmy George

  2. Narendra Nath

  3. Om Prakash

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

Narendra Nath was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1994 for his contributions to Indian volleyball.

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001?

  1. Jimmy George

  2. Narendra Nath

  3. Om Prakash

  4. B.V. Rao
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

B.V. Rao was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001 for his contributions to Indian volleyball.

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2016?

  1. Jimmy George

  2. Narendra Nath

  3. Om Prakash

  4. B.V. Rao
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jimmy George was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2016 for his contributions to Indian volleyball.

Multiple choice

Which Indian volleyball player was awarded the Padma Shri in 2018?

  1. Jimmy George

  2. Narendra Nath

  3. Om Prakash

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

Narendra Nath was awarded the Padma Shri in 2018 for his contributions to Indian volleyball.