General Awareness

Sports Personalities and Achievements

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This hub covers questions on famous sports personalities and their record breaking achievements. It includes topics on Olympic medalists and national award winners. This content is highly relevant for general awareness sections in SSC, banking, railways, and UPSC exams.

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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Maharashtra

  2. Karnataka

  3. Kerala

  4. Bombay

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Chetan Chauhan, the former Indian cricketer and opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar, played domestic cricket for Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy. He was born in Pune, Maharashtra, and represented the state before later moving to play for Delhi.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Mouma Das

  2. Paulami Ghatak

  3. Neha Agarwal

  4. Monalisa Baruah

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Neha Agarwal was the only Indian woman table tennis player to qualify for and participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She secured her spot by winning the South Asian quota at the Asian Olympic qualification event. Mouma Das and Paulami Ghatak are prominent players but did not qualify for that specific Olympiad.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Chuni Goswami

  2. Sailen Manna

  3. P K Banerjee

  4. Amal Dutta

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sailen Manna was a legendary Indian footballer who captained the national team to gold in the 1951 Asian Games. In 1953, the English FA Yearbook listed him as one of the ten best captains in the world. He was known for his exceptional leadership and sportsmanship on the field.