P.T. Usha Quiz Questions
1. In which year was P.T. Usha born?
(a) 1962
(b) 1964
(c) 1966
(d) 1968
2. What does “P.T.” in P.T. Usha’s name stand for?
(a) Pushpa Thayyil
(b) Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil
(c) Priya Thankam
(d) Padma Tiruvallur
3. In which state of India was P.T. Usha born?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
4. What was P.T. Usha’s nickname?
(a) The Golden Girl
(b) The Payyoli Express
(c) The Sprint Queen
(d) The Flying Sikh
5. In which Olympic Games did P.T. Usha narrowly miss winning a bronze medal?
(a) 1980 Moscow Olympics
(b) 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
(c) 1988 Seoul Olympics
(d) 1992 Barcelona Olympics
6. In which event did P.T. Usha miss the Olympic bronze medal by 1/100th of a second?
(a) 100m sprint
(b) 200m sprint
(c) 400m hurdles
(d) Long jump
7. How many gold medals did P.T. Usha win at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
8. Which award did P.T. Usha receive in 1984?
(a) Padma Shri
(b) Arjuna Award
(c) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(d) Padma Bhushan
9. In which year did P.T. Usha retire from competitive athletics?
(a) 1990
(b) 1992
(c) 1998
(d) 2000
10. How many medals in total did P.T. Usha win in her career at the Asian Games?
(a) 11
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 17
11. In which year did P.T. Usha establish her athletics school?
(a) 2000
(b) 2002
(c) 2004
(d) 2006
12. What is the name of P.T. Usha’s athletics school?
(a) Usha School of Athletics
(b) P.T. Usha Academy
(c) Payyoli Athletics Training Center
(d) Golden Girl Sports Academy
13. Which of these events was NOT one of P.T. Usha’s specialties?
(a) 100m sprint
(b) 200m sprint
(c) 400m hurdles
(d) Marathon
14. Which Indian state government offered P.T. Usha a job in recognition of her achievements?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
15. In which year did P.T. Usha receive the Arjuna Award?
(a) 1980
(b) 1982
(c) 1984
(d) 1986
16. What was P.T. Usha’s best timing in the 400m hurdles?
(a) 54.62 seconds
(b) 55.42 seconds
(c) 56.81 seconds
(d) 57.39 seconds
17. How many times did P.T. Usha participate in the Olympic Games?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
18. In which year was P.T. Usha nominated to the Rajya Sabha?
(a) 2016
(b) 2018
(c) 2020
(d) 2022
19. Which international athletics event did P.T. Usha win a bronze medal in 1998?
(a) Commonwealth Games
(b) Asian Games
(c) World Championships
(d) IAAF Grand Prix
20. Which famous Indian cricketer has been a supporter of P.T. Usha’s athletics school?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) M.S. Dhoni
P.T. Usha Quiz Questions with Answers
1. In which year was P.T. Usha born?
(b) 1964
2. What does “P.T.” in P.T. Usha’s name stand for?
(b) Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil
3. In which state of India was P.T. Usha born?
(c) Kerala
4. What was P.T. Usha’s nickname?
(b) The Payyoli Express
5. In which Olympic Games did P.T. Usha narrowly miss winning a bronze medal?
(b) 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
6. In which event did P.T. Usha miss the Olympic bronze medal by 1/100th of a second?
(c) 400m hurdles
7. How many gold medals did P.T. Usha win at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul?
(c) 4
8. Which award did P.T. Usha receive in 1984?
(a) Padma Shri
9. In which year did P.T. Usha retire from competitive athletics?
(d) 2000
10. How many medals in total did P.T. Usha win in her career at the Asian Games?
(a) 11
11. In which year did P.T. Usha establish her athletics school?
(b) 2002
12. What is the name of P.T. Usha’s athletics school?
(a) Usha School of Athletics
13. Which of these events was NOT one of P.T. Usha’s specialties?
(d) Marathon
14. Which Indian state government offered P.T. Usha a job in recognition of her achievements?
(a) Kerala
15. In which year did P.T. Usha receive the Arjuna Award?
(c) 1984
16. What was P.T. Usha’s best timing in the 400m hurdles?
(b) 55.42 seconds
17. How many times did P.T. Usha participate in the Olympic Games?
(c) 3
18. In which year was P.T. Usha nominated to the Rajya Sabha?
(d) 2022
19. Which international athletics event did P.T. Usha win a bronze medal in 1998?
(b) Asian Games
20. Which famous Indian cricketer has been a supporter of P.T. Usha’s athletics school?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
