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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

Which country has won the World Snooker Championship the most times?

  1. England

  2. Scotland

  3. Wales

  4. Northern Ireland
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England has won the World Snooker Championship the most times, with over 50 victories.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympic Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Leander Paes

  4. Abhinav Bindra
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Abhinav Bindra made history by winning the first individual gold medal for India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 10m air rifle event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the world record for the most medals won at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Dutt Nikalje

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Bindra Abhinav
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Dutt Nikalje, a renowned Indian wrestler, holds the world record for winning the most medals at the Commonwealth Games, with a total of 12 medals (9 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze).

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first gold medal for India at the Asian Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Leander Paes

  4. Gagan Narang
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Milkha Singh, known as the 'Flying Sikh,' won the first gold medal for India at the Asian Games in 1958 in the 200m race.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first gold medal for India at the Youth Olympic Games?

  1. Deepika Kumari

  2. Laishram Sarita Devi

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Vijender Singh
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Deepika Kumari made history by winning the first gold medal for India at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010 in the women's individual archery event.

Multiple choice

Which country has won the most World Chess Championships?

  1. Russia

  2. United States

  3. Germany

  4. Norway
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Russia has won the most World Chess Championships, with 13 titles.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the first Olympic medal for India in boxing?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Vijender Singh won the bronze medal in the middleweight category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Mary Kom won the gold medal in the flyweight category at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won a bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Vikas Krishan Yadav won the bronze medal in the welterweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Vijender Singh won the bronze medal in the middleweight category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Explanation

Mary Kom won the gold medal in the flyweight category at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

How many Indian boxers have competed in the Olympics?

  1. 10

  2. 15

  3. 20

  4. 25
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A total of 20 Indian boxers have competed in the Olympics since the sport was introduced in 1904.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the men's 100-meter dash?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Yohan Blake

  4. Tyson Gay
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Usain Bolt set the world record for the men's 100-meter dash at 9.58 seconds in 2009.

Multiple choice

Which athlete holds the world record for the women's 200-meter dash?

  1. Florence Griffith Joyner

  2. Marita Koch

  3. Allyson Felix

  4. Shaunae Miller-Uibo
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Florence Griffith Joyner set the world record for the women's 200-meter dash at 21.34 seconds in 1988.

Multiple choice

Who is the current world record holder for the women's 800-meter run?

  1. Caster Semenya

  2. Pamela Jelimo

  3. Maria Mutola

  4. Jarmila Kratochvílová
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Caster Semenya set the world record for the women's 800-meter run at 1:54.25 in 2016.