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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

What is the name of the Indian boxer who won the gold medal in the lightweight category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Amit Panghal

  4. Shiva Thapa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Amit Panghal won the gold medal in the lightweight category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Amit Panghal

  4. Shiva Thapa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Amit Panghal won the bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which award is given annually to the most outstanding male athlete in the world by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)?

  1. Jesse Owens Award

  2. World Athlete of the Year

  3. Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

  4. Olympic Athlete of the Year
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The World Athlete of the Year award is presented annually by the IAAF to recognize the top male and female athletes in track and field.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Leander Paes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Norman Pritchard won two silver medals in athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, becoming the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first Olympic gold medal for India in badminton?

  1. P. V. Sindhu

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. H. S. Prannoy
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A Correct answer
Explanation

P. V. Sindhu won the first Olympic gold medal for India in badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the first Olympic gold medal for India in wrestling?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sushil Kumar won the first Olympic gold medal for India in wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Amit Panghal

  4. Lovlina Borgohain
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vijender Singh won the first Olympic gold medal for India in boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the first Olympic gold medal for India in shooting?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Gagan Narang

  3. Vijay Kumar

  4. Jitu Rai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Abhinav Bindra won the first Olympic gold medal for India in shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won the first Olympic gold medal for India in weightlifting?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Mirabai Chanu

  4. Saikhom Mirabai Devi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari won the first Olympic gold medal for India in weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Paralympic gold medal for India?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Deepa Malik
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Explanation

Murlikant Petkar won the first Paralympic gold medal for India at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg.

Multiple choice

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

  1. K. D. Jadhav

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Leander Paes
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A Correct answer
Explanation

K. D. Jadhav won the first Commonwealth Games gold medal for India at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Balbir Singh Sr.

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Leander Paes
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Balbir Singh Sr. won the first Asian Games gold medal for India at the 1951 Asian Games in Delhi.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first World Championships gold medal for India?

  1. P. T. Usha

  2. Leander Paes

  3. Viswanathan Anand

  4. Saina Nehwal
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A Correct answer
Explanation

P. T. Usha won the first World Championships gold medal for India at the 1983 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first World Cup gold medal for India?

  1. Kapil Dev

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. Sourav Ganguly

  4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kapil Dev led the Indian cricket team to victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, winning the first World Cup gold medal for India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Olympic medal for India in a team sport?

  1. Dhyan Chand

  2. Leslie Claudius

  3. Roop Singh

  4. Balbir Singh Sr.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Dhyan Chand led the Indian hockey team to victory in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, winning the first Olympic medal for India in a team sport.