NDA (II) 2021 GAT Q91: Dingko Singh, an Asian Games gold medallist, who died

Q: What is the answer to NDA (II) 2021 GAT Q91?

B. Correct — B, Boxing. Ngangom Dingko Singh was an Indian boxer from Manipur who won the bantamweight gold at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. He later coached young boxers and was honoured with the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri. He died in June 2021 after a long illness, which made him topical current affairs for the exam. His sport was boxing, so option (b) is right.

NDA (II) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 91 of 149

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Dingko Singh, an Asian Games gold medallist, who died recently, was associated with which one of the following games?

(a)Swimming
(b)Boxing
(c)Archery
(d)Gymnastics

Answer

Why

Correct — B, Boxing. Ngangom Dingko Singh was an Indian boxer from Manipur who won the bantamweight gold at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. He later coached young boxers and was honoured with the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri. He died in June 2021 after a long illness, which made him topical current affairs for the exam. His sport was boxing, so option (b) is right.

Why the others are wrong

(a)Swimming — Dingko Singh had no association with swimming — he was a boxer.
(c)Archery — He was not an archer; archery is a different discipline with different Indian medallists.
(d)Gymnastics — He was not a gymnast; his Asian Games gold came in boxing.

Concept

Ngangom Dingko Singh (1979–2021) was a Manipuri boxer whose bantamweight gold at the 1998 Asian Games helped revive Indian boxing and inspired the state's later champions. Manipur is one of India's strongest nurseries of boxing talent.

This is straight recall of a recently-deceased sportsperson. He died in June 2021, months before the November 2021 exam, which is why he appeared as current affairs.

Key facts

Dingko Singh won the bantamweight boxing gold at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
He hailed from Manipur, a state with a strong boxing culture.
He received the Arjuna Award (1998) and the Padma Shri (2013).
He died in June 2021.

Two amateur boxers in headgear trading punches with gloves inside a boxing ring as a referee watches — Dingko Singh won Asian Games gold in boxing (bantamweight, 1998 Bangkok).Image: U.S. Navy · Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Study next

Indian medallists at the Asian GamesBoxing as a sport and its weight categoriesThe sporting culture of Manipur (Mary Kom and boxing)The Arjuna Award and Padma Shri sporting honoursIndian boxers at the Olympic Games

Common traps

Guessing a random sport for an unfamiliar name.
Confusing Dingko Singh with other prominent Manipuri athletes.

Straight recall of a recently-deceased sportsperson's game — match the name to the sport (boxing).

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Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Dingko Singh, who won gold at the 1998 Asian Games, belonged to which Indian state?
- (a)Manipur
- (b)Haryana
- (c)Punjab
- (d)Kerala
Answer(a) Manipur — the state with a strong boxing tradition.
practice — not a real PYQ
In which sport did India's Mary Kom, like Dingko Singh, win world honours?
- (a)Wrestling
- (b)Boxing
- (c)Weightlifting
- (d)Shooting
Answer(b) Boxing — both are celebrated Manipuri boxers.