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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 holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter freestyle swim in the men's category?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Caeleb Dressel

  3. Ryan Lochte

  4. Ian Thorpe
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B Correct answer
Explanation

As of 2023, Caeleb Dressel holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter freestyle swim in the men's category, with a time of 46.96 seconds.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Rehan Poncha

  2. Khajan Singh

  3. Sandeep Sejwal

  4. Virdhawal Khade
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Khajan Singh became the first Indian swimmer to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1958, when he won the 220-yard butterfly event.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian swimmer to represent India at the Olympic Games?

  1. Arati Saha

  2. Nisha Millet

  3. Bula Choudhury

  4. Khajan Singh
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Arati Saha became the first Indian swimmer to represent India at the Olympic Games when she competed in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Khajan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Bula Choudhury
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Khajan Singh became the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the Asian Games when he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly event at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most Olympic medals?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Mary Kom
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Abhinav Bindra is the only Indian sportsperson to have won an individual Olympic gold medal. He won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most Commonwealth Games medals?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Mary Kom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal is the most successful Indian sportsperson at the Commonwealth Games. She has won a total of 11 medals, including four gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most medals at the World Championships?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Mary Kom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Kom is the most successful Indian sportsperson at the World Championships. She has won a total of eight medals, including six gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most medals at the Youth Olympic Games?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Mary Kom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu is the most successful Indian sportsperson at the Youth Olympic Games. She has won a total of three medals, including two gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most medals at the Afro-Asian Games?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Mary Kom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Kom is the most successful Indian sportsperson at the Afro-Asian Games. She has won a total of four medals, including three gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson has won the most medals at the World University Games?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. P.V. Sindhu

  4. Mary Kom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

P.V. Sindhu is the most successful Indian sportsperson at the World University Games. She has won a total of three medals, including two gold medals.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Dingko Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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 have won a gold medal at the World Championships?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Dingko Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mary Kom is the only Indian boxer to have won a gold medal at the World Championships. She has won the title six times, in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2018.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the bronze medal in the bantamweight category at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Shiva Thapa
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Shiva Thapa won the bronze medal in the bantamweight category at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the second Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian boxer who won the gold medal in the middleweight category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Vikas Krishan

  4. Manish Kaushik
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Vikas Krishan won the gold medal in the middleweight category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the bronze medal in the welterweight category at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Vikas Krishan

  4. Manish Kaushik
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Vikas Krishan won the bronze medal in the welterweight category at the 2016 Rio Olympics.