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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 current women's singles world champion in badminton from India?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Jwala Gutta

  4. Ashwini Ponnappa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu is the current women's singles world champion in badminton from India, having won the title in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the mixed doubles title at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Jwala Gutta

  2. Ashwini Ponnappa

  3. V. Diju

  4. Gaurav Prasad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won the mixed doubles title at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian pair to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Who is the current mixed doubles world champion in badminton from India?

  1. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

  2. Chirag Shetty

  3. Pranaav Jerry Chopra

  4. N. Sikki Reddy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the current mixed doubles world champions in badminton from India, having won the title in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the men's singles title at the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Parupalli Kashyap

  2. Kidambi Srikanth

  3. H.S. Prannoy

  4. Sameer Verma
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Parupalli Kashyap won the men's singles title at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian man to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Who is the current men's doubles world champion in badminton from India?

  1. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

  2. Chirag Shetty

  3. Pranaav Jerry Chopra

  4. N. Sikki Reddy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the current men's doubles world champions in badminton from India, having won the title in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the women's singles title at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Jwala Gutta

  4. Ashwini Ponnappa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu won the women's singles title at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in the event.

Multiple choice

Who is the current women's doubles world champion in badminton from India?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Jwala Gutta

  4. Ashwini Ponnappa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa are the current women's doubles world champions in badminton from India, having won the title in 2011.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the men's singles title at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Kidambi Srikanth

  2. H.S. Prannoy

  3. Sameer Verma

  4. B. Sai Praneeth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Kidambi Srikanth won the men's singles title at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian man to win two gold medals in the event.

Multiple choice

Who is the current mixed doubles world champion in badminton from India?

  1. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

  2. Chirag Shetty

  3. Pranaav Jerry Chopra

  4. N. Sikki Reddy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the current mixed doubles world champions in badminton from India, having won the title in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the women's singles title at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Jwala Gutta

  4. Ashwini Ponnappa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu won the women's singles title at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win three gold medals in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Khelo India Youth Games?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Mary Kom

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Virat Kohli
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu, the Olympic silver medalist in badminton, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Khelo India Youth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Khelo India Youth Games?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Mary Kom

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Virat Kohli
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu, the Olympic silver medalist in badminton, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Khelo India Youth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian state has the highest number of Khelo India Centres?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Karnataka

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

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of Khelo India Centres, which are established to provide sports infrastructure and training facilities to young athletes.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer was inspired by the music of Mohammed Rafi to win a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Manoj Kumar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vijender Singh, the Indian boxer, was inspired by the music of Mohammed Rafi to win a gold medal in the middleweight category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Multiple choice

Which Indian hockey player was inspired by the music of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to win a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games?

  1. Manpreet Singh

  2. Harmanpreet Singh

  3. Rupinder Pal Singh

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

Manpreet Singh, the Indian hockey player, was inspired by the music of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to win a gold medal in the men's hockey event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.