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Sports Personalities and Achievements

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This hub covers questions on famous sports personalities and their record breaking achievements. It includes topics on Olympic medalists and national award winners. This content is highly relevant for general awareness sections in SSC, banking, railways, and UPSC exams.

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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian weightlifter to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Karnam Malleswari made history by becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1994.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter holds the world record in the women's 48 kg category?

  1. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Karnam Malleswari

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu set the world record in the women's 48 kg category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Sanamacha Chanu won a gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the women's 58 kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu won a gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu won a gold medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Sanamacha Chanu won a silver medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu won a bronze medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter is the current world champion in the women's 49 kg category?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu is the current world champion in the women's 49 kg category.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter is the current Commonwealth champion in the women's 49 kg category?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu is the current Commonwealth champion in the women's 49 kg category.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter is the current Asian champion in the women's 49 kg category?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu is the current Asian champion in the women's 49 kg category.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter is the current national champion in the women's 49 kg category?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Sanamacha Chanu

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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Mirabai Chanu is the current national champion in the women's 49 kg category.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete from a marginalized caste won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Neeraj Chopra

  2. Mirabai Chanu

  3. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  4. Bajrang Punia
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Neeraj Chopra, an Indian javelin thrower from a marginalized caste, won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian athlete from a marginalized caste who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Sakshi Malik

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Dipa Karmakar

  4. Sania Mirza
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Sakshi Malik, an Indian wrestler from a marginalized caste, won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She became the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.