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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 badminton player who won the women's singles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. H. S. Prannoy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

P. V. Sindhu won the women's singles silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian badminton player who won the women's singles gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Jwala Gutta
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Saina Nehwal won the women's singles gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian badminton player to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari won the bronze medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships in Athens, Greece.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.