SSC GD Constable 2021 · Question 232 of 377
The correct answer is Sania Mirza. Key Points Sania Mirzais not a professional badminton player. Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she has won six Grand Slam titles in her career. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women’s Tennis Association as India’s No. 1 player. She is one of the two Indian female tennis players to win a WTA title . She was named one of the “50 Heroes of Asia” by Time in October 2005. She won 6 ITF singles titles in 2004. She became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open. Additional Information Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal, an Indian badminton player, was born on 17 March 1990 in Hisar District, Haryana . In 2006, She created history by winning the prestigious Asian Satellite Badminton tournament twice, becoming the first player to do so. In 2006, She became the first Indian woman and youngest player of Asia to win the Philippines Open. In 2008, She became the first Indian to win World Junior Badminton Championship. In June 2009, she became the first Indian to win a BWF Super Series title. She has already been accredited by the Padma Bhushan . Apart from this, she has also bagged the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award. Srikanth Kidambi Kidambi Srikanth is one of the finest badminton players India has produced; having reached the No.1 one spot in the world rankings He is the first Indian man to win a silver medal at the world championships. Kidambi reached the final of the men’s singles at the 2021 badminton world championships and is also the only Indian to win the men's title in a Super Series Premier event on the BWF Tour. Born on February 7, 1993, at Ravulapalem in Andhra Pradesh, Srikanth Kidambi started playing badminton in 2001 at Guntur after watching his elder brother. PV Sindhu Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is a sporting icon of the 21st century and a shining beacon for sportswomen in India. The shuttler has risen to the top of the world in the last decade, winning dozens of titles across the globe. PV Sindhu’s consistency at the highest level can somewhat be attributed to the sporting genes she inherited from her parents. Born July 5, 1995, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh to parents who were both volleyball players at the national level, sport already coursed through PV Sindhu’s veins since she was born.
Source: SSC GD Constable 2021 Prev. Year Paper (2021-11-29 Shift 1) English — Prepp (with solutions) · reliable-secondary
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