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 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 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.

Multiple choice

Which Indian kabaddi player was inspired by the music of Daler Mehndi to win a gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games?

  1. Ajay Thakur

  2. Deepak Niwas Hooda

  3. Pardeep Narwal

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

Ajay Thakur, the Indian kabaddi player, was inspired by the music of Daler Mehndi to win a gold medal in the men's kabaddi event at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player was inspired by the music of A.R. Rahman to win a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics?

  1. Manika Batra

  2. Sharath Kamal

  3. G. Sathiyan

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

Manika Batra, the Indian table tennis player, was inspired by the music of A.R. Rahman to win a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player was inspired by the music of A.R. Rahman to win a gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

  1. P.V. Sindhu

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

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

P.V. Sindhu, the Indian badminton player, was inspired by the music of A.R. Rahman to win a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.

Multiple choice

Which Indian hockey player was inspired by the music of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to win a gold medal at the 2030 Summer Olympics?

  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 2030 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has been vocal about the need for climate action?

  1. Virat Kohli

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. PV Sindhu

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

Virat Kohli has been vocal about the need for climate action.

Multiple choice

In the traditional Indian game of Kabaddi, what is the name of the player who leads the raiding team?

  1. Captain

  2. Raider

  3. Defender

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

In Kabaddi, the player who leads the raiding team is called the Raider.

Multiple choice

Which character in Jhumpa Lahiri's novel 'The Namesake' plays badminton?

  1. Gogol Ganguli

  2. Ashoke Ganguli

  3. Ashima Ganguli

  4. Sonia Ganguli
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Gogol Ganguli, the protagonist of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel 'The Namesake', plays badminton as a way to connect with his American identity and find a sense of belonging.

Multiple choice

Which Indian tennis player won the first Grand Slam title in singles?

  1. Vijay Amritraj

  2. Leander Paes

  3. Sania Mirza

  4. Rohan Bopanna
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Vijay Amritraj won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1979, becoming the first Indian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian tennis player to have won a singles title at a Grand Slam tournament?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Sania Mirza

  3. Rohan Bopanna

  4. Yuki Bhambri
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sania Mirza won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 2015 and the US Open in 2016.

Multiple choice

Which Indian tennis player has won the most Grand Slam titles?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Sania Mirza

  3. Rohan Bopanna

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

Leander Paes has won 18 Grand Slam titles, including 8 in men's doubles, 10 in mixed doubles, and 1 in junior boys' doubles.