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Who was the first President of India?

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Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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Who is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’ in India?

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

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Indira Gandhi

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Who is called the ‘Missile Man of India’?

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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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Who is the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

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Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913)

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Who is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?

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Indira Gandhi

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Who is the first Indian to win an Oscar?

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Bhanu Athaiya (for costume design, 1982)

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Who is the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?

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Arundhati Roy (for ‘The God of Small Things,’ 1997)

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Who was the first Indian to go to space?

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Rakesh Sharma

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Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’?

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Dadasaheb Phalke

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Who founded the Indian National Army (INA)?

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Subhas Chandra Bose

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Who is the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

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Abhinav Bindra (2008, Shooting)

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Who is known as the ‘Nightingale of India’?

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Sarojini Naidu

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Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

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Harilal Jekisundas Kania

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Who wrote the famous Indian novel ‘The Guide’?

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R.K. Narayan

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Who is the founder of the Indian National Congress (INC)?

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Allan Octavian Hume

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Who was the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

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Meira Kumar

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Who is the first Indian cricketer to score a double century in a One Day International?

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Sourav Ganguly

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Who was the first Indian to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title?

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Mahesh Bhupathi

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Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Space Program’?

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Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

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Which Indian company developed the first indigenous mobile phone?

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Micromax

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What was the name of India’s first satellite?

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Aryabhata

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Which Indian company is known for creating the world’s cheapest tablet?

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Aakash (by DataWind)

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Which Indian scientist invented the first ‘jute processing machine’?

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Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

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In which year did India launch its first Mars mission, Mangalyaan?

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2013

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Who is the founder of Infosys?

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Narayana Murthy

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Who invented the first automated teller machine (ATM) in India?

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Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar

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What is the name of India’s first nuclear test?

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Smiling Buddha (1974)

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Which Indian scientist developed the technology for the first indigenously developed computer?

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Dr. Homi J. Bhabha

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Who is the founder of the Indian IT industry and founder of Wipro?

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Azim Premji

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Which Indian organization is responsible for the launch of Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar probe?

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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Which Indian city is known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’?

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Bengaluru

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Who invented the Indian ‘railway’ train?

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George Stephenson (although he was British, the first train in India was a British invention)

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Who is credited with developing India’s first supercomputer?

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Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

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Which company is the first Indian IT company to be listed on NASDAQ?

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Infosys

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Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Nuclear Science’?

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Dr. Homi J. Bhabha

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Who invented the first successful heart bypass surgery in India?

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Dr. P. K. Sethi

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Which Indian company is known for making the world’s largest single-location solar power plant?

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Adani Power

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What is the name of the Indian satellite navigation system launched by ISRO?

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NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation)

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Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal?

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Abhinav Bindra (2008, Shooting)

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Who was the first woman cricketer to score a century in a Women’s World Cup?

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Diana Edulji

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Who is known as the ‘God of Cricket’ in India?

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Sachin Tendulkar

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Who is the first Indian to win a Formula 1 race?

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Narain Karthikeyan

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Which Indian football player is considered the most famous and successful?

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Sunil Chhetri

46
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Which sport is associated with the Kabbadi World Cup?

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Who is the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

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Manik Bedi

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Which Indian athlete won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

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Sushil Kumar (Wrestling)

49
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Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the highest runs scored in a single match?

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Virat Kohli

50
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Who was the first female Indian athlete to win an Olympic medal?

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Karnam Malleswari

51
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Who is the first Indian woman to win a boxing medal at the Olympics?

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Which Indian wrestler won the first ever World Wrestling Championship gold?

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Sushil Kumar

53
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Which Indian team won the 1983 Cricket World Cup?

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Which Indian athlete broke the 400-meter sprint world record in 2004?

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Michael Johnson

55
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Who is the most decorated Indian Olympian?

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P.V. Sindhu (Badminton)

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Which country did India defeat to win the 1983 World Cup Cricket?

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West Indies

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Which famous Indian cricketer is known as ‘The Wall’?

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Rahul Dravid

58
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Who is the first Indian athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal?

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Abhinav Bindra (2008)

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Which sport did India win a gold medal in at the 2018 Asian Games?

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Which Indian cricketer is known for his record number of Test match centuries?

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Sachin Tendulkar

61
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Which Indian badminton player was the first to win the All England Badminton Championship?

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Prakash Padukone

62
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Who is the most successful Indian tennis player?

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Leander Paes

63
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Which Indian boxer has won five World Boxing Championship gold medals?

64
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Which Indian cricketer is known as ‘Captain Cool’?

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M.S. Dhoni

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Who was the first Indian woman to participate in the Winter Olympics?

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Shiva Keshavan

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Which Indian cricketer was the first to score a double century in ODIs?

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Virender Sehwag

67
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Who is the first female athlete from India to win an Olympic medal?

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Karnam Malleswari

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Which Indian cricket player was the first to hit a T20I century?

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Suresh Raina

69
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Who holds the record for the most number of goals in international football for India?

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Sunil Chhetri

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Which sport is associated with the prestigious Arjuna Award?

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All Indian Sports

71
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Who was the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics?

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Shiva Keshavan

72
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Who won the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) championship?

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Chennai Super Kings

73
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Which famous Indian football club has won the most I-League titles?

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Mohun Bagan AC

74
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Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the most sixes in international cricket?

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Shahid Afridi

75
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Who won the 2016 Olympic silver medal for India in Badminton?

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P.V. Sindhu

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Which Indian cricketer has the highest career batting average in Tests?

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Rahul Dravid

77
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Which sport is associated with the Dhyanchand Award?

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Who was the first Indian to play in the NBA?

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Satnam Singh Bhamara

79
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Who won the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup?

80
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Which Indian cricket player is called the ‘Little Master’?

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Sunil Gavaskar

81
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Which Indian athlete has won the maximum number of medals in the Commonwealth Games?

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Sushil Kumar

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Which Indian hockey player is known as the ‘Wizard of Indian Hockey’?

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Dhyan Chand

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Which Indian cricketer is known for his famous ‘Helicopter Shot’?

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M.S. Dhoni

84
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Who is the first Indian to win the Tour de France cycling race?

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No Indian has won yet

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Which Indian cricketer was the first to reach 10,000 runs in ODI?

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Sachin Tendulkar

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Who won the first-ever FIFA World Cup for India?

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India has never won a FIFA World Cup.

87
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Who is the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic silver in wrestling?

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Sushil Kumar

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Which sport does India traditionally excel in at the Asian Games?

89
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Which Indian wrestler won the first ever Olympic wrestling gold?

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Ravi Kumar Dahiya (2021)

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Which Indian cricketer is known for his famous ‘Chennai Super Kings’ legacy?

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M.S. Dhoni

91
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Who was India’s first captain in Test cricket?

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C.K. Nayudu

92
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Who was the first woman Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal?

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Which sport is associated with the Ranji Trophy?

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Which city hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

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Who is the first Indian to win the Men’s Singles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships?

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Prakash Padukone

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Who is known as ‘The Flying Sikh’?

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Milkha Singh

97
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Who is the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam tennis title?

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Sania Mirza

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Which Indian footballer has been awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2020?

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Sunil Chhetri

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Who was the first Indian to compete in Formula One racing?

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Narain Karthikeyan

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Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the most Test centuries?

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Sachin Tendulkar

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