India very first participated in the year 1900 in Olympic Games. Olympic is the International Sporting Events which introduces all the games through out the world. Teams from each country are represented in International Olympic Games. Olympic Games are held every year.
India also participate in the Olympic Games and represents the nation in various competitions. Objective Type Questions and Answers are available in this article, which states about the champions of India in Olympic. Abhinav Bindra, Mary Kom, Sakshi Malik are the champions of India. This champions used to make our nation feel proud by winning the medals in the competitions.
Indian Olympic Quiz
Answers are in BOLD
#1. Who is the first Indian woman to join the International Olympic Committee?
Karnam Malleswari
Narinder Batra
Nita Ambani
None of these
#2. Who was the first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal ?
Geeta Phogat
Karnam Malleswari
Sakshi
PV Sindhu
#3. Who is the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at Olympics?
Vijender Singh
Sushil Kumar
Dhyan Chand
Abhinav Bindra
#4. In which year India won first gold medal in hockey?
1928
1924
1944
1958
#5. Who was the flag bearer for the 2018 Olympics India?
Abhinav Bindra
Vijender Singh
Shiva Keshvan
Sushil Kumar
#6. How many medals did India won in Olympics 2016?
5
4
3
2
#7. Who was the First Indian to win an individual Olympic medal after independence?
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Norman Pritc hard
Kishan Lal
Abhinav Bindra
#8. In which Olympics did the Indian team win its first gold medal in hockey?
1932 Los Angeles
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
None of these
#9. What unique Olympic achievement is Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule credited with?
Scored India’s first Olympic goal in hockey
He was India’s first swimmer in the Games
India’s first Olympic Marathon runner
All the Above
#10. While India did officially participate in the 1920 Antwerp and 1924 Paris Olympics, the medal tally did not increase until the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. In which team sport, also the country’s national game, did India strike gold in these games?
Field Hockey
Football
Water Polo
Rowing
#11. India won a bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Nicknamed the Pocket Dynamo, in which sport did KD Jadhav win the first individual Olympic medal for independent India?
Archery
Rowing
Swimming
Wrestling
#12. Milkha Singh represented India in the 400 meter sprint at the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics. Which of these medals did he win for the country?
Bronze
He didn’t win any Olympic medals
Gold
Silver
#13. Who was the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the Olympics, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
Anjali Bhagwat
Saina Nehwal
PT Usha
Mary Kom
#14. India’s wait for its first female Olympic medal winner finally ended in the 2000 Sydney Olympics with a bronze medal won by Karnam Malleswari. In which sport did she compete?
Swimming
Table Tennis
Weightlifting
Badminton
#15. In which Olympic Games, Indian hockey team won Gold medal?
12th
11th
10th
9th
#16. Who among the following is the lone winner of gold medal from India in the Olympics?
Rajyavardhan Rathore
Vijender Kumar
Sushil Kumar
Abhinav Bindra
#17. How many athletes were India(Bharat) sent to the 2016 Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro?
15
19
23
35
#18. Which Indian personality was awarded Olympic Order in 1983?
Pargat Singh
Dhyan Chand
Milkha Singh
Indira Gandhi
#19. Who is the First Indian woman to reach Semifinal in Olympics ?
PT Usha
Saina Nehwal
Shiny Wilson
Mary Kom
#20. When did India Officially participated in Olympics ?
1988
1978
1900
1920
#21. The only Indian woman boxer to win a medal at the Olympics
Mary Kom
Jamuna Boro
Simranjit Kaur
Pinki Rani
#22. Indian Olympic Association was formed in the year
1999
1947
1967
1927
Article last re-published on August 11, 2020.