Indian Athletes — Set 2
Sports · भारतीय खिलाड़ी · Questions 11–20 of 70
Who is the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals?
Correct Answer: B. P. V. Sindhu
• **P. V. Sindhu** = badminton player, first Indian woman to win 2 individual Olympic medals. • **2016 Rio (silver), 2020 Tokyo (gold)** — women's singles; only Indian woman with Olympic gold in individual sport. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Saina Nehwal: won only 1 Olympic medal (bronze); Mira Bai Chanu: weightlifting, won 1 medal; Mary Kom: boxing, won 1 Olympic medal.
Which Indian boxer is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times?
Correct Answer: C. Mary Kom
• **Mary Kom** = boxer, 6-time World Amateur Boxing Championship winner; only woman to achieve this. • **48 kg weight category** — won 1 Olympic bronze (2012 London), multiple World Cups; Asian Games gold. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Sarita Devi: fewer World Championships; Lovlina Borgohain: 1 Olympic medal; Nikhat Zareen: newer boxer with fewer World titles.
In which sport did Neeraj Chopra win India's first-ever Olympic gold medal in track and field?
Correct Answer: B. Javelin Throw
• **Neeraj Chopra** = javelin thrower, won India's first track & field Olympic gold medal. • **2020 Tokyo Olympics** — throw of 87.58m; also won silver at 2024 Paris Olympics. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Shot Put: not Chopra's event; Discus Throw: different athlete; Long Jump: different field event athlete.
Geet Sethi is a legendary figure in which Indian sport?
Correct Answer: C. Billiards
• **Geet Sethi** = billiards player, Indian cue sports icon and international champion. • **2 World Billiards Titles** — 1989, 1992; 5-time Indian National champion; PJSAI award winner. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Shooting: not Sethi's sport; Golf: not relevant to Sethi; Squash: different cue sport from billiards.
Which Indian female athlete is known as the 'Dhing Express'?
Correct Answer: D. Hima Das
• **Hima Das** = sprinter from Dhing village in Assam; known as 'Dhing Express'. • **400m specialist** — won 9 gold medals in U-20 World Championships 2018; national record holder. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Vinesh Phogat: wrestler, not sprinter; Dutee Chand: 'Odisha Express'; Deepa Malik: Paralympic athlete.
Sunil Chhetri is the all-time leading goal scorer for India in which sport?
Correct Answer: C. Football
• **Sunil Chhetri** = footballer, all-time leading international goal scorer for India. • **100+ international goals** — one of world's highest goal scorers; played for India national team for 20+ years. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Polo: not a major Indian sport internationally; Kabaddi: team sport without 'goal scorers'; Hockey: different sport with different scoring.
Who was the first Indian woman to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games?
Correct Answer: C. Kamaljeet Sandhu
• **Kamaljeet Sandhu** = athlete from Punjab, first Indian woman to win individual Asian Games gold. • **1982 Delhi Asian Games** — javelin throw event; pioneering achievement in Indian women's athletics. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Anju Bobby George: won later Asian Games medals; Sini Abraham: not gold medalist; P. T. Usha: no individual Asian Games gold medal.
Anju Bobby George is famous for winning a world championship medal in which event?
Correct Answer: C. Long Jump
• **Anju Bobby George** = long jumper, only Indian woman to win a World Championship medal in track & field. • **2003 Paris World Championships** — bronze medal in long jump with 6.70m; 5-time Asian Games medalist. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: High Jump: not her event; Triple Jump: different field event; Hurdles: not applicable to George.
Which Indian cricketer is the only player to score 100 international centuries?
Correct Answer: B. Sachin Tendulkar
• **Sachin Tendulkar** = cricket legend, only player to score 100 international centuries worldwide. • **46 Test, 49 ODI, 6 T20I centuries** — 15,921 Test runs, 18,426 ODI runs; named 'God of Cricket'. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Sourav Ganguly: 39 international centuries; Rahul Dravid: 36 international centuries; Virat Kohli: 79+ centuries (as of 2024).
Deepika Kumari is a world-class athlete associated with which sport?
Correct Answer: A. Archery
• **Deepika Kumari** = archer, India's top ranked archer in women's recurve category. • **Multiple Olympic campaigns** — competed in 2012 London, 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo; World Championship medalist. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Cycling: not Kumari's sport; Gymnastics: different athlete; Fencing: not archery.