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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 Indian-born athlete won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

  1. P. V. Sindhu

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Dipa Karmakar

  4. Sakshi Malik
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Saina Nehwal, an Indian-born badminton player, won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Multiple choice

Which Indian-born athlete won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter air pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

  1. Vijay Kumar

  2. Gagan Narang

  3. Abhinav Bindra

  4. Jitu Rai
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Vijay Kumar, an Indian-born shooter, won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter air pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Multiple choice

Which Indian-born athlete won the gold medal in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

  1. P. T. Usha

  2. M. R. Poovamma

  3. Ashwini Akkunji

  4. Manjit Kaur
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Manjit Kaur, an Indian-born athlete, won the gold medal in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Multiple choice

Which Indian-born athlete won the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer walk at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

  1. Gurbinder Singh

  2. Manish Singh

  3. K. T. Irfan

  4. Sandeep Kumar
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Gurbinder Singh, an Indian-born race walker, won the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer walk at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Multiple choice

Which Indian-born athlete won the gold medal in the women's 69-kilogram weightlifting event at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

  1. Mirabai Chanu

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Kunjarani Devi

  4. Pratima Kumari
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Mirabai Chanu, an Indian-born weightlifter, won the gold medal in the women's 69-kilogram weightlifting event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Mary Kom
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Karnam Malleswari is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Summer Olympics?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Abhinav Bindra is the only Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most medals at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Vijay Kumar

  4. Mary Kom
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Leander Paes has won the most medals at the Commonwealth Games. He has won a total of 18 medals, including 8 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Mary Kom
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P.T. Usha is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. She won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles event at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most medals at the World Championships in Athletics?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. Tintu Luka

  3. Krishna Poonia

  4. Seema Punia
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Anju Bobby George has won the most medals at the World Championships in Athletics. She has won a total of 3 medals, including 1 gold medal.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics?

  1. Shiva Keshavan

  2. Narendra Kumar

  3. Himanshu Thakur

  4. Arif Khan
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Shiva Keshavan is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles luge event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most medals at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Murlikant Petkar

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Devendra Jhajharia has won the most medals at the Paralympic Games. He has won a total of 4 medals, including 2 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games?

  1. Rimil Buriuly

  2. Khushi Sharma

  3. Manu Bhaker

  4. Lakshya Sen
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Rimil Buriuly is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete has won the most medals at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games?

  1. Vinesh Phogat

  2. Bajrang Punia

  3. Sakshi Malik

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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Vinesh Phogat has won the most medals at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. She has won a total of 4 medals, including 2 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World University Games?

  1. Gagan Narang

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Anjali Bhagwat

  4. Abhinav Bindra
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Gagan Narang is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World University Games. He won a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu.