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Sports MCQ Question 1:

Which game is played on the ground known as hard court, clay court, grass court?

1. Football
2. Badminton
3. Tennis
4. Volleyball
5. Answer Not Known

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Tennis

The correct answer is Tennis.

• Tennis is a racket sport that can be played either solo or amongst two teams of two players each.
• It is played on the ground known as hard court, clay court, grass court.
• In tennis, a racquet is used to hit the ball over the net and into the court of the other team.
• The opponent must hit the ball back over the net after the ball bounces on the court just once, therefore it must be kept in play.
• The standard ball is made up of felt over hollow rubber.
• The four Grand Slam competitions—the Australian Open on hard courts, the French Open on red clay courts, Wimbledon on grass courts, and the US Open on hard courts—are extremely popular.

• Football:
  • Football refers to a group of team sports that, in varied degrees, involve kicking a ball in order to score goals.
  • Here, two teams of 11 players attempt to move the ball into the opposing team's goal by utilizing any part of their bodies other than their hands and arms.
• Badminton:
  • A rectangular court that is divided by a net is used to play the racket game of badminton between two opposed players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles).
• Volleyball:
  • A net separates the two teams of six players in the team sport of volleyball.
  • Under set rules, each side attempts to score points by putting the ball on the court of the other team.

Sports MCQ Question 2:

In which year between 2010-2018, there was no Khel Ratna award given?

1. 2008
2. 2010
3. 2014
4. 2015

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 2014

Concept:

Sports awards:

• A sports award is given to a sportsperson for their outstanding performance in any high-level competition/tournament.
• There are many awards, some examples are, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the Arjuna Award, the Dronacharya Award, the Major Dhyan Chand Award, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, etc.

Explanation:
 Khel Ratna Award: 

• The Khel Ratna Award, officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, formerly the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honor in India.
• It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The recipient(s) is/are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honored for their "spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at the international level.
• As of 2020, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh (US$31,000).
• Except for the years 2008 and 2014, the Khel Ratna award was given to many sportspeople starting from 1991-92 till date.
• Because there were no recipients for the awards for the above-mentioned years.

Thus, in 2014 no Khel Ratna Award was given.

 Recipients of:

• 2010: Saina Nehwal.
• 2015: Sania Mirza.

Sports MCQ Question 3:

Name the boxing player who received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2021?

1. Sakshi Malik
2. Lovlina Borgohain
3. P. V. Sindhu
4. Sania Mirza

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Lovlina Borgohain

Concept:

Sports awards:

• A sports award is given to a sportsperson for their outstanding performance in any high-level competition/tournament.
• There are many awards, some examples are, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the Arjuna Award, the Dronacharya Award, the Major Dhyan Chand Award, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, etc.

Explanation:

Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award recipient:

• Earlier Known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
• In the year 2021, Lovlina Borgohain received the award.
• She also received Arjuna Award, presented by President Ram Nath Kovind virtually for her outstanding performance in boxing.
• In 2022, Borgohain was appointed as deputy superintendent of police by Assam Government.
• In May 2022, she was elected as the chair and a voting member on the Board of Directors for the International Boxing Association (amateur) Athletes' Committee.

Thus, the boxing player who received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2021 is Saina Lovlina Borgohain.

• The Khel Ratna Award, officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, formerly the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honor in India.
• It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Other options:

• Sakshi malik is an Indian wrestler who received the award in 2016.
• P.V. Sindhu is an Indian Badminton player who received the award in 2016.
• Sania Mirza is an Indian Tennis player who received the award in 2015.

Sports MCQ Question 4:

Name the gold medalist Indian wrestler who played under 65 kg category in the 2018 Commonwealth games?

1. Rahul Aware
2. Sumit Malik
3. Bajrang Punia
4. Vinesh Phogat.

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Bajrang Punia

Concept:

2018 Commonwealth Games (medals won by India):

• India in the 2018 CWG got 66 medals in total.
• Out of which 26 Gold medals, 20 Silver & 20 Bronze medals.
• India ended up at 3rd position in the medal table during that year.
• Out of 26 Gold medals, 7 came in Shooting, 5 in Wrestling, 5 in Weightlifting, 3 in Boxing, 3 in Table Tennis, 2 in Badminton, and 1 in Athletics sport.

Explanation:

Wrestlers 2018 Commonwealth Games(Gold):

• Rahul Aware: Under 57kg
• Sushil Kumar: Under 74kg
• Bajrang Punia: Under 65 kg.
• Sumit Malik: Under 125 kg
• Vinesh Phogat: Under 50kg

Thus, the gold medalist Indian wrestler who played under the 65 kg category in the 2018 Commonwealth games was Bajrang Punia.

• He was born in the Khudan village of Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana, India.
• He began wrestling at the age of seven and was encouraged to pursue the sport by his father.
• Instead, he had to partake in free sports like Wrestling and Kabaddi.
• He has numerous achievements which rank from regional to international.

Sports MCQ Question 5:

Name the national player from Manipur who is a professional goalkeeper in football and represented Kerala Blasters?

1. Chinglensana Singh
2. Dheeraj Singh
3. Naorem Roshan Singh
4. Jaekson Singh

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Dheeraj Singh

Explanation:

• Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem was born on 4 July 2000.
• He was born in Manipur,
• He is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Goa in the Indian Super League.
• He gained fame for his performance at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
• Dheeraj represented Kerala Blasters in the 2018–19 Indian Super League season.
• He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the club.

Thus, Dheeraj Singh is the national player from Manipur who is a professional goalkeeper in football and represented Kerala Blasters.

• Dheeraj was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.
• After the tournament, Singh was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.
• He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City.
• He started and kept the clean sheet as Indian Arrows won 3–0.
• On 31 December 2017, he ended his contract with the AIFF to attend trials in Europe, beginning with Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership.

Top Sports MCQ Objective Questions

Walker Cup is associated with which sport?

1. Cricket 
2. Football
3. Fencing
4. Golf

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Golf

The correct answer is Golf.

• The Walker Cup is named after George Herbert Walker the President of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1920.

Image of Walker Cup:

Eisenhower Cup is associated with which among the following sports?

1. Tennis 
2. Chess
3. Football
4. Golf

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Golf

The Correct Answer is Option 4 i.e Golf.

Which among the following cup/trophy is awarded for women in the sport of Badminton?

1. Webb Ellis Cup
2. Wisden Trophy
3. Uber Cup
4. Derby Cup

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Uber Cup

The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e Uber Cup.

Ashwini Ponnappa is associated with which game?

1. Football
2. Hockey
3. Badminton
4. Chess

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Badminton

The correct answer is Badminton.

• Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines.
• She was born on18 September 1989 in Bangalore. 
• She had a successful partnership with Jwala Gutta as the pair has won many medals in international events including a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the Uber Cup and the Asian Badminton Championships.
• They were consistently ranked among the top 20 in the BWF World Ranking reaching as high as no. 10.
• Ponnappa and Gutta also won the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2011, becoming the first Indian pair and women and only the second overall to win a medal at the World Championships.

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Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?

1. Milkha Singh
2. Karnam Malleshwari
3. P. T. Usha
4. K. D. Jadhav

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : K. D. Jadhav

The correct answer is K DJadhav.

• K D Jadhav was an Indian athlete.
  • He won a bronze medal in the Summer Olympics in 1952.
  • He was awarded the Arjuna Award posthumously in 2001.
• Milkha Singh is an Indian athlete.
  • He is known as 'The Flying Sikh'.
  • He won four Gold medals in Asian games.
• Karnam Malleshwari is an Indian weightlifter.
  • She was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
  • She was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
• P.T Usha is one the most successful athlete , also known as 'The Golden Girl'.
  • She won 13 gold medals in the Asian Games.

"Stopper"  terminology is associated with which of the following sports?

1. Football
2. Hockey
3. Rugby Football
4. Cricket

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Football

The correct answer is option 1) i.e Football.

• A stopper is positioned between the defenders and the midfielders.
• They typically stay in a central position on the field, focusing on stopping balls from getting to the defense.
• Occasionally, the stopper will move far towards the touchlines in order to stop an attack from the other team.
• Stoppers often help to move the ball from the defenders to the midfielders or forwards.
• This position is not included in every lineup; only some coaches choose to use stoppers in their on-field formations.

About Football:

• The Football game is a team game and an outdoor sport which is basically played on the field. The field is rectangular in shape. Some of the countries Football game is known as Soccer.
• This game consists of two teams sixteen(16) players on each team Eleven(11) players from each team played on the field and the rest of the five (5) players are sitting on the substitute bench.
• The standard dimension of the Football Field is (110 meters by 90 meters) in length and (90 meters by 60 meters) in breadth approximately the international stadium size.
• The weight of the football is measured on an Ounce. Some of the positions of football are played on the field they are Stopper, Goal Keeper, Winger (right and left), Striker, Midfielder, etc.
• In 1888, The Football League was founded in England (United Kingdom) and became the first of many professional football competitions in the world. 
• Globally Football is governed by FIFA (Federation International Football Association). It was established on 21st May 1904 in Paris (France).
• In India Football is governed by AIFF (All India Football Federation). It was founded on 23rd June 1937.

• The current President of FIFA is Mr. Gianni Infantino (August 2020). Its headquarters is located in Zurich(Switzerland).
• The current President of AIFF is Mr. Kalyan Chaubey (August 2020). Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.
• The latest ranking by FIFA Brazil topped the spot at 1st rank (April 2022) and India at 106th rank (April 2022).

Which of the following city is going to host the Summer Olympics of 2024?

1. Beijing
2. South Korea
3. Sydney
4. Paris

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Paris

The correct answer is Paris.

• The 2024 Summer Olympics is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, France.
• Paris will become the second city to host the Olympics three times, after London (1908, 1948, and 2012).
• The Olympic edition of 1900 and 1924 were hosted by Paris.
• The 2024 Games will mark the third time Paris has staged the Olympics, coming exactly 100 years after they last hosted the Games.

• The Motto of 2024 Paris Games is Made for Sharing.
• 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing.
• The official Mascot of the 2022 Winter Olympics Games is Bing Dwen Dwen.
• 2020 Summer Olympics rescheduled to 2021 was held in Tokyo, Japan.
• The official Mascot of the 2020 Summer Olympics Games is Miraitowa.

With which of the following sports is Indian sportsperson Bhavani Devi associated?

1. Rowing
2. Fencing
3. Boxing
4. Wrestling

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Fencing

The correct answer is Fencing.

• Tamil Nadu's Bhavani Devi, the 1st Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics, was felicitated by Indian Fencing Association.
• The 27-year-old qualified for the Tokyo Olympics through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) method.
• In March 2021 ending, Bhavani storms into the semifinals of the Women's sabre individual competition in the 31st Senior National Fencing Championships at Delhi Public School.

Which of the following trophy is related to Badminton sport where there is no prize money for the winner?

1. Thomas Cup
2. BWF World Championships
3. Malaysian Open
4. Uber Cup

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : BWF World Championships

The correct answer is the BWF World Championships.

About BWF World Championships:

• The BWF World Championships is related to the game of Badminton that was started in the year 1977.
  • Until 1983 this tournament was held once every three years.  Now, the BWF organised ever year.
  • The tournament is organized by BWF (Badminton World Federation).
• The World Championships are known as IBF World Championships or the World Badminton Championships. 
  • ​The player who wins this tournament offers the most ranking points.
• There is an Exceptional point about the BWF World Championships is that this is the only tournament in the world that only offers the crown title of "World Champions" and Gold Medals for the winner. There is No Prize Money for the winner.
• The inaugural edition was hosted by the Malmo city (Sweden). The First winner of this tournament was won by the Denmark team. The most successful player in this tournament is Lin Dan of China. He won (5) times this title.

Image of the trophy:

Notes:

• The current President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) is Mr Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen (August 2020).
• The current President of the Badminton Federation of India (BFI) is Mr Himanta Biswa Sharma (August 2020).

Saurabh Chaudhary is related to which Sports?

1. Archery
2. Shooting
3. Chess
4. Badminton

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Shooting

The correct answer is Shooting.

• Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter.
• He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in 10 m Air Pistol.
• He was the youngest Indian gold medalist at the Asian Games.
• He is the only Indian shooter to win a gold medal in ISSF World Championship, ISSF World Cup, Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games, and Asian Air Gun Championship.

• He broke his own world record with a score of 245.5 and won the Gold medal in Junior Men 10m Air Pistol at the 2018 World Championship in Changwon, Korea.
• In January 2020, he won 63rd gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in men's 10-meter air pistol.

• Shooting is an important Olympic sport in India. Of India's 28 Olympic medals, four have come from shooting, including a gold by Abhinav Bindra in the 2008 Olympics.
• Indian shooters who have excelled at international events include Abhinav Bindra, Jitu Rai, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar, Gagan Narang, Apurvi Chandela, Ronjan Sodhi, Anjali Bhagwat, Heena Sidhu, Shreyasi Singh, Manu Bhaker, Anisa Sayyed, Rahi Sarnobat, Saurabh Chaudhary, Aprajita Singh.

Avani Lekhara is associated with which one of the following sports?

1. Badminton
2. Tennis
3. Shooting
4. Archery

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Shooting

The correct answer Shooting.

• Avani Lekhara is from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
•  As 19-year-old Avani Lekhara won the gold medal in women’s 10 m air rifle Standing event in the SH 1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics.
• She became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.
• Avani shot 249.6 points in the R2 women’s 10m air rifle SH1 category for a Paralympic Record and equal the World Record.
• In the final, she led from the start and edged out China’s Zhang C and Ukraine’s I Shchetnik in the medal series to win the gold.
• Avani has won many World Cup medals since 2017 including a Silver with a Junior World Record in R2 at the WSPS World Cup 2017, bronze at the WSPS World Cup Bangkok 2017, silver in the WSPS World Cup in Osijek, Croatia 2019 and silver in the WSPS World Cup Al-Ain 2021. She won the Tokyo Paralympics quota in February 2019 in the UAE.
• In 2012, the whole Lekhara family met with an accident on their way to Dholpur from Jaipur.
• The then 11-year-old Avani suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralysed below the waist.

Ryder Cup is associated with which sport?

1. Golf 
2. Table Tennis
3. Cricket 
4. Hockey

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Golf 

Concept:

Following chart shows the different games with their respective cups and trophies:

P. V. Sindhu, is associated with which of the following sports?

1. tennis
2. gymnastics
3. weight lifting
4. badminton

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : badminton

The correct answer is P. V. Sindhu, which is associated with Badminton.

• P. V. Sindhu- Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
  • ​She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal.
  • She broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Ranking in September 2012, at the age of 17.
• She is an India Badminton player from Hyderabad, Telangana.
  • In the Badminton bronze medal match, PV Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao in straight games to clinch the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games and become the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals.
  • After becoming the first Indian female athlete to win a Silver medal at the Olympics in Rio 5 years ago, PV Sindhu has become only the 2nd Indian athlete after Sushil Kumar to win 2 individual medals at the Games.
  • PV Sindhu: Achievements
    • In January 2020, PV Sindhu was awarded the Highest Civilian Award in India- Padma Bhushan.
    • In March 2015, Sindhu was awarded the Fourth Highest Civilian Award in India- Padma Shri. 
    • In August 2016, she was awarded the Highest Sporting Honour of India- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
    • In September 2013, PV Sindhu was awarded the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in sports. etc.

The first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at Olympics is _____.

1. Sakshi Malik
2. Babita Kumari
3. Vinesh Phogat
4. Geetha Phogat

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Sakshi Malik

The correct answer Sakshi Malik.

• Female wrestler Sakshi Malik earned India's first medal of the 2016 Rio Olympics with a third-place finish on August 18, 2016.
• Sakshi Malik, 23, was also the first Indian woman to win a wrestling medal and the fourth to win at any Olympic Games.

• Seven women from India have won an Olympic medal and their names are as follows:-
  •  Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu (twice), Sakshi Malik, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, and Lovlina Borgohain.  
• Geeta Phogat is a freestyle wrestler who won India's first-ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
• She is also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Summer Games. 
• The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.
• P.V.Sindhu became the first-ever Indian woman to win the Silver medal at the Olympics, by reaching the Badminton final at Rio Olympics 2016. She became the youngest Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

• The first Olympic medal for India after Independence was won by the Men’s Field Hockey team at the 1948 London Olympics, where they won the gold medal.
•  K. D. Jadhav won the first individual Olympic medal for India after Independence. In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 125 lb bantamweight category of Wrestling.
• At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold in the Men's 10-meter air rifle event becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.
• The Olympics is an international sports event which is held every four years. These are the Summer and Winter Games (alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart). Indian athletes have won 28 medals, all at the Summer Games. 

Who among the following was the first Indian Women Athlete to represent India on the Olympics?

1. P. T. Usha
2. Nilima Ghose
3. Shiny Wilson
4. M. D. Valsama

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Nilima Ghose

First Among Indian Women:

• First Indian woman athlete to be awarded Arjuna Award – Stephie D'Souza
• First highest individual score in women's Test Cricket – Mithali Raj
• First Indian woman to become Miss World – Rita Faria
• First Indian woman to enter the final of an Olympic athletic event – P.T. Usha (1984)
• First Indian woman to win Miss Universe title – Sushmita Sen
• First Indian woman to receive the Dada Saheb Phalke Award – Devika Rani
• First Indian woman athlete representing India in the Olympics – Nilima Ghose.
• First Indian woman hockey player to receive Arjuna Award – Ann Lumsden
• First Indian woman to qualify Olympic semi-finals (athletics) - Shiny Wilson
• Second Indian woman to win an individual Gold medal at the Asian Games and the First to win it on Indian soil - M. D. Valsamma

Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games?

1. Golf
2. Tennis
3. Hockey
4. Badminton

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Hockey

The correct answer is Hockey.

• Agha Khan Cup is associated with the game of Hockey.

• Other major trophies related to Hockey are Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Dhyanchand Trophy, Stanley Cup.
• Major trophies related to Cricket are ICC Cricket World Cup, Asia Cup, Irani Trophy, Ranji Trophy.
• Major Lawn Tennis trophies are Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open.
• Major football-related tournaments are the UEFA Champions league, Subroto Cup, Santosh Trophy.

• Agha Khan Cup is associated with the game of Hockey whereas Agha Khan Gold Cup is associated with Football. 

Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games?

1. Golf
2. Tennis
3. Hockey
4. Badminton

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Hockey

The correct answer is Hockey.

• Agha Khan Cup is associated with the game of Hockey.

• Other major trophies related to Hockey are Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Dhyanchand Trophy, Stanley Cup.
• Major trophies related to Cricket are ICC Cricket World Cup, Asia Cup, Irani Trophy, Ranji Trophy.
• Major Lawn Tennis trophies are Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open.
• Major football-related tournaments are UEFA Champions league, Subroto Cup, Santosh Trophy. ​

• Agha Khan Cup is associated with the game of Hockey whereas Agha Khan Gold Cup is associated with Football. 

Who among the following was nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards?

1. Anirban Chatterji
2. Pankaj Advani
3. Dutee Chand
4. Vinesh Phogat

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Vinesh Phogat

The correct answer is Vinesh Phogat.

• She became the first Indian athlete to be nominated for the Laureus world sports Awards.
• The Laureus World Sports Award
  • It is an annual award ceremony honoring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.
  • Established in 1999.
• Vinesh Phogat
  • She is an Indian woman wrestler.
  • The first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in Commonwealth and Asian games.

Which cricketer became the first Indian to hit 400 international sixes?

1. Rohit Sharma
2. Virat Kholi
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. MS Dhoni

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Rohit Sharma

The correct answer is Rohit Sharma.

• Rohit Sharma became the first Indian batsman to smash 400 international sixes in a T20I against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
• Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi and West Indies’ Chris Gayle have hit more sixes than Rohit in international cricket.

Virat Kohli

• Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer of the Indian national team.
• He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

Shikhar Dhawan

• Shikhar Dhawan is an Indian international cricketer.
• He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a former Indian international cricketer.
• He captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. 

Muskan Kirar belongs to which sports?

1. Kayaking
2. Sailing
3. Archery
4. Athletics

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Archery

The correct answer is Archery.

• Muskan Kirar is an archery player in India.
  • She is from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
  • She is a gold medal winner in the women's compound event at the Archery Asia Cup (stage 1) in 2018.
  • She won the gold medal in the 37th sub-junior National Archery competition in 2017.
  • She represented India in the senior Asian Championship held at Dhaka in 2017.
  • She was trained at the Madhya Pradesh archery academy in Bhopal by Richpal Singh Salaria.

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Additional Information

​Important Archery players in India are:

• Deepika Kumari.
• Tarundeep Rai.
• Atanu Das.
• Pravin Jadhav.
• Laxmirani Majhi.
• Ankita Bhakat
• Jayanta Talukdar.
• Bombayla Devi Laishram.

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