Which of the following players were part of the Indian Women's Hockey team in Tokyo Olympics – 2020?
- (a)Sushila Chanu
- (b)Monika
- (c)Vandana Katariya
- (d)All of the above
Correct — D, All of the above. Sushila Chanu, Monika and Vandana Katariya were all members of the Indian women's hockey squad at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (held in 2021) — the team that famously finished 4th, the best-ever Olympic result for Indian women's hockey, after beating three-time defending champions Australia in the quarter-final.
- (a)Sushila Chanu — True on its own — she was indeed on the squad — but incomplete, since Monika and Vandana Katariya were equally part of the team, making 'All of the above' the fuller correct answer.
- (b)Monika — True on its own — she was on the squad too — but incomplete for the same reason; picking only one name misses the other genuine squad members.
- (c)Vandana Katariya — True on its own — she was on the squad — but incomplete, since Sushila Chanu and Monika were also part of the same team.
The Indian women's hockey team's run at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 postponement) is a landmark in Indian sport: the team finished 4th, its best-ever Olympic result, after upsetting three-time champions Australia 1-0 in the quarter-final. Vandana Katariya scored a hat-trick against South Africa in the pool stage — the first hat-trick by an Indian woman at the Olympics.
MPPSC/UPPSC sports questions often probe Olympic squad rosters with an 'all of the above' pattern once a team has several recognisable players — this tests whether the candidate knows the team's composition broadly, not just one star name.
- India's women's hockey team finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (played 2021) — its best-ever Olympic finish
- The team beat three-time defending champions Australia 1-0 in the quarter-final
- Vandana Katariya scored a hat-trick vs South Africa — the first Olympic hat-trick by an Indian woman
- Rani Rampal captained the side; Savita Punia was the goalkeeper
- Assuming only the most famous name (e.g. captain Rani Rampal) was on the squad and missing that other named players were simultaneously part of it
- Confusing the women's team's 4th-place finish with the men's team's bronze medal at the same Olympics
MPPSC/UPPSC/RPSC papers frequently list 2-3 real squad members from one Olympic team and ask an 'all of the above' or 'not correctly matched' question — always check whether ALL named players genuinely belonged to that exact squad.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Indian men's hockey team's medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 — its first Olympic hockey medal in 41 years — was:
- (a)Gold
- (b)Silver
- (c)Bronze
- (d)None
Answer(c) Bronze — India's men's hockey team won bronze at Tokyo 2020, its first Olympic hockey medal since 1980.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who captained the Indian women's hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
- (a)Savita Punia
- (b)Rani Rampal
- (c)Vandana Katariya
- (d)Sushila Chanu
Answer(b) Rani Rampal — she captained the side to its historic 4th-place finish.