Indian Athletes — Set 7
Sports · भारतीय खिलाड़ी · Questions 61–70 of 70
Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain of which Indian team?
Correct Answer: C. Cricket Team
• **Harmanpreet Kaur** = cricket captain, led Indian women's cricket team. • **Women's Cricket Team Captain** — powerful batter; led team in multiple World Cups and ICC tournaments. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Volleyball Team: not cricket; Badminton Team: different sport; Hockey Team: not cricket.
Boxer Amit Panghal competes in which weight category?
Correct Answer: B. 52 kg
• **Amit Panghal** = boxer, competes in 52 kg light flyweight boxing category. • **Olympic competitor** — Tokyo Olympics participant; Asian Games medalist; world ranking boxer. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 48 kg: lighter weight class; 57 kg: heavier than his category; 63 kg: even heavier weight.
Dutee Chand became the first Indian to run 100m in how much time?
Correct Answer: C. 11.24 seconds
• **Dutee Chand** = sprinter, first Indian female to run 100m under 11.24 seconds. • **11.24 seconds** — national record holder; Asian Games medalist; track and field star. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 10.9 seconds: faster than actual record; 11.0 seconds: not her time; 11.5 seconds: slower than record.
Poonam Yadav is associated with which sport?
Correct Answer: C. Cricket
• **Poonam Yadav** = cricketer, spinner bowler for Indian women's cricket team. • **Women's cricket bowler** — World Cup participant; IPL cricketer; leg-spin specialist. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Table Tennis: not cricket; Shooting: different sport; Squash: not cricket.
Droupadi Murmu is known for which sport?
Correct Answer: C. Athletics
• **Droupadi Murmu** = athlete, known for athletics/track and field events. • **Note**: Droupadi Murmu is India's 15th President (not a sports athlete); question may contain error. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Badminton: not her sport; Hockey: not her sport; Shooting: if athlete, not athletics.
Mithali Raj represented India in how many World Cups?
Correct Answer: D. 6
• **Mithali Raj** = cricket legend, represented India in 6 World Cup tournaments. • **6 World Cup appearances** — 2000-2022 spanning career; all-time leading run-scorer. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 3: fewer World Cups; 4: fewer than actual appearances; 5: one fewer than her total.
Neeraj Chopra won silver medal at which Olympics after his gold?
Correct Answer: C. 2024 Paris
• **Neeraj Chopra** = javelin thrower, won silver at 2024 Paris Olympics after 2020 gold. • **2024 Paris Olympics** — silver medal 86.17m; confirmed elite status after Tokyo gold. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 2020 Tokyo: his gold medal (not silver); 2022 Commonwealth: not Olympics; 2023 World Championships: not Olympics.
Achanta Sharath Kamal was the first Indian to rank in top-10 globally in which sport?
Correct Answer: C. Table Tennis
• **Achanta Sharath Kamal** = table tennis player, first Indian to achieve world ranking top-10. • **World top-10 ranking** — Commonwealth Games medal winner; Olympic and World Cup participant. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Chess: not table tennis; Badminton: different racquet sport; Shooting: not ping-pong.
In which sport did Abhinav Bindra win an individual Olympic gold?
Correct Answer: C. Shooting
• **Abhinav Bindra** = shooter, won India's only individual Olympic gold medal in shooting. • **2008 Beijing Olympics** — 10-meter air rifle event; historic achievement; sole individual gold for India. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Archery: not shooting; Judo: not Olympic sport for India; Fencing: not shooting.
Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer who won medal at which Olympics?
Correct Answer: C. 2020 Tokyo
• **Lovlina Borgohain** = boxer, won bronze medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics. • **2020 Tokyo Olympics** — welterweight (64kg) boxing category bronze; third Indian woman to win Olympic boxing medal. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: 2016 Rio: Borgohain too young then; 2018 PyeongChang: Winter Olympics (not boxing); 2022 Beijing: Winter Olympics.