General Awareness

Sports Personalities and Achievements

2,900 Questions

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.

Olympic and Paralympic athletesSwimming recordsBadminton championsAsian Games medalistsFirst Indian achievers

Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 800m sprint at the 2004 Summer Paralympics?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Girisha Nagarajegowda

  3. Deepa Malik

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

Devendra Jhajharia won the gold medal in the men's 800m sprint at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the women's 1500m sprint at the 2000 Summer Paralympics?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Girisha Nagarajegowda

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Manpreet Kaur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Manpreet Kaur won the gold medal in the women's 1500m sprint at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 5000m sprint at the 2016 Summer Paralympics?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Girisha Nagarajegowda

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Thangavelu Mariyappan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Thangavelu Mariyappan won the gold medal in the men's 5000m sprint at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the women's 10000m sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympics?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Girisha Nagarajegowda

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Manpreet Kaur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Deepa Malik won the gold medal in the women's 10000m sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film explores the lives of young wrestlers in rural India?

  1. Dangal

  2. Pailwaan

  3. The Wrestlers

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

The Wrestlers is a 2018 documentary film directed by Ashvin Kumar that follows the lives of young wrestlers in rural India.

Multiple choice

Which documentary film captures the journey of the Indian women's cricket team in the 2017 World Cup?

  1. Fire in the Blood

  2. Chak De! India

  3. Lagaan

  4. 83
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fire in the Blood is a 2018 documentary film directed by Dylan Mohan Gray that follows the journey of the Indian women's cricket team in the 2017 World Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film explores the life and career of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar?

  1. Sachin: A Billion Dreams

  2. M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

  3. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

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

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a 2017 biographical sports drama film directed by James Erskine that chronicles the life and career of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film tells the story of the Indian hockey team's victory at the 1948 Summer Olympics?

  1. Gold

  2. Chak De! India

  3. Lagaan

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

Gold is a 2018 biographical sports drama film directed by Reema Kagti that tells the story of the Indian hockey team's victory at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film explores the lives of young boxers in Mumbai?

  1. The Fight

  2. Mukkabaaz

  3. Toofaan

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

The Fight is a 2018 documentary film directed by Ashvin Kumar that follows the lives of young boxers in Mumbai.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film tells the story of the Indian football team's journey to the 1950 FIFA World Cup?

  1. 1950: The Forgotten Story

  2. Chak De! India

  3. Lagaan

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

1950: The Forgotten Story is a 2018 documentary film directed by Ajitpal Singh that tells the story of the Indian football team's journey to the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film explores the life and career of chess player Viswanathan Anand?

  1. The Man Who Knew Infinity

  2. Pawn Sacrifice

  3. Searching for Bobby Fischer

  4. Queen of Katwe
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Man Who Knew Infinity is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Matt Brown that tells the story of the life and career of chess player Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film tells the story of the Indian kabaddi team's victory at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup?

  1. Kabaddi

  2. Chak De! India

  3. Lagaan

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

Kabaddi is a 2019 documentary film directed by Kamaljit Singh that tells the story of the Indian kabaddi team's victory at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film explores the lives of young athletes training at the Sports Authority of India in Bhopal?

  1. The Field

  2. Chak De! India

  3. Lagaan

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

The Field is a 2018 documentary film directed by Sandeep Kumar that follows the lives of young athletes training at the Sports Authority of India in Bhopal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film tells the story of the Indian women's hockey team's journey to the 2016 Summer Olympics?

  1. Chak De! India

  2. Lagaan

  3. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  4. Hockey Girls
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hockey Girls is a 2018 documentary film directed by Harpreet Kaur that follows the journey of the Indian women's hockey team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film explores the life and career of sprinter Milkha Singh?

  1. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  2. Chak De! India

  3. Lagaan

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

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a 2013 biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra that tells the story of the life and career of sprinter Milkha Singh.