India's First in Sports Quiz
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MCQ Questions on India's First in Sports Quiz
Q. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Olympics?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. KD Jadhav
C. Milkha Singh
D. Sushil Kumar
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: KD Jadhav won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
Q. Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Leander Paes
C. PV Sindhu
D. Sushil Kumar
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Abhinav Bindra won India’s first individual Olympic gold in shooting at Beijing 2008.
Q. Who was the first Indian woman to win an individual medal at the Olympic Games?
A. Karnam Malleswari
B. Mary Kom
C. Saina Nehwal
D. PT Usha
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Q. Who was the first Indian to win Olympic medals at two consecutive Olympic Games?
A. Sushil Kumar
B. PV Sindhu
C. Leander Paes
D. Milkha Singh
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Sushil Kumar won a bronze in 2008 (Beijing) and a silver in 2012 (London) in wrestling.
Q. Who was the youngest Indian to captain the Test cricket team?
A. Kapil Dev
B. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
C. Virat Kohli
D. Sunil Gavaskar
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: He became India’s youngest Test captain at the age of 21.
Q. Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel?
A. Mihir Sen
B. Bula Chaudhary
C. Aarti Saha
D. Virdhawal Khade
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Mihir Sen achieved this feat in 1958.
Q. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
A. Aarti Saha
B. Bula Chaudhary
C. Kamaljit Sandhu
D. Anju Bobby George
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Aarti Saha became the first Indian and Asian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1959.
Q. Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?
A. Kamaljit Sandhu
B. PT Usha
C. Anju Bobby George
D. Saina Nehwal
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: She won gold in the 400m race at the 1970 Asian Games.
Q. Who was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title?
A. Mahesh Bhupathi
B. Leander Paes
C. Sania Mirza
D. Rohan Bopanna
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Mahesh Bhupathi won the French Open mixed doubles in 1997.
Q. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title?
A. Sania Mirza
B. Koneru Humpy
C. PV Sindhu
D. Anju Bobby George
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Sania Mirza won the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2009.
Q. Who was India’s first Grandmaster in Chess?
A. Viswanathan Anand
B. Koneru Humpy
C. Parimarjan Negi
D. Dronavalli Harika
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: Viswanathan Anand became India’s first Grandmaster in 1988.