Dipa Karmakar of Tripura is associated with

Concept

Exam items that pair a well-known personality with their home state test recall of notable individuals — sportspersons, artists, or achievers — associated with each Indian state, along with the specific field, sport, or discipline in which they are known.

Application

Dipa Karmakar, born in Agartala, Tripura, is an artistic gymnast. She became the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games (Rio 2016), where she attempted the high-difficulty Produnova vault and finished fourth. For her achievements she received the Arjuna Award (2015) and the Padma Shri (2017). Her sport is therefore gymnastics.

Cross-check

Checking against the other offered sports confirms the exclusion:

• Badminton — associated with players such as Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, not with Dipa Karmakar.

• Lawn-tennis — a racket-and-ball sport contested at the four Grand Slam tournaments; not Dipa Karmakar's discipline.

• Chess — a board game governed by FIDE; unrelated to Dipa Karmakar's field.

Gymnastics is therefore the sport with which Dipa Karmakar of Tripura is associated.