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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 gymnast is known for his signature move, the "Li Ning" on the pommel horse?

  1. Li Ning

  2. Bart Conner

  3. Alexander Dityatin

  4. Mariusz Kruk
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Li Ning, a Chinese gymnast, created and popularized the "Li Ning," a difficult and highly-scored move on the pommel horse.

Multiple choice

Who was the first recipient of the Nijinsky Award?

  1. Vaslav Nijinsky

  2. George Balanchine

  3. Rudolf Nureyev

  4. Mikhail Baryshnikov
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The Nijinsky Award is an annual award given to a dancer who has made a significant contribution to the art of ballet. The award was first given in 1955 to Vaslav Nijinsky, who is considered one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time.

Multiple choice

Which Bollywood movie is based on the life of Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand?

  1. The Queen's Gambit

  2. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Dangal
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The Queen's Gambit (2020) is an American drama miniseries that tells the story of fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon, who rises to become one of the world's greatest chess players.

Multiple choice

Which Bollywood movie is based on the life of Indian football player Bhaichung Bhutia?

  1. Captain

  2. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Dangal
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Captain (2022) is a biographical sports drama film that tells the story of Indian football player Bhaichung Bhutia, who is considered one of the greatest Indian footballers of all time.

Multiple choice

Which Bollywood movie is based on the life of Indian basketball player Satnam Singh?

  1. The Sky is Pink

  2. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Dangal
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The Sky is Pink (2019) is a biographical drama film that tells the story of Aisha Chaudhary, an Indian girl who died of pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 18. The film also features the story of Satnam Singh, an Indian basketball player who was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2015 NBA draft.

Multiple choice

Which Bollywood movie is based on the life of Indian tennis player Sania Mirza?

  1. 83

  2. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Dangal
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83 (2021) is a biographical sports drama film that tells the story of the Indian cricket team's victory at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. The film also features the story of Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis player who has won six Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles.

Multiple choice

Which Bollywood movie is based on the life of Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra?

  1. Gold

  2. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Dangal
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Gold (2018) is a biographical sports drama film that tells the story of the Indian hockey team's victory at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The film also features the story of Abhinav Bindra, an Indian shooter who won the gold medal in the 10 meter air rifle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which player had the most short-handed goals in CWHL history?

  1. Jayna Hefford

  2. Caroline Ouellette

  3. Marie-Philip Poulin

  4. Natalie Spooner
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Jayna Hefford had the most short-handed goals in CWHL history, with 10 short-handed goals in 228 games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson won the first individual Olympic gold medal for India?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  4. Gagan Narang
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Abhinav Bindra won the first individual Olympic gold medal for India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 10m air rifle event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian chess player became the youngest Grandmaster in history?

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. Magnus Carlsen

  3. Garry Kasparov

  4. Judit Polgar
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Magnus Carlsen became the youngest Grandmaster in history at the age of 13 years and 148 days in 2004.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. P.V. Sindhu

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. K. Srikanth

  4. Kidambi Srikanth
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P.V. Sindhu won the gold medal in women's singles badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in badminton.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Vinesh Phogat
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Ravi Dahiya won the gold medal in men's 57kg freestyle wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian hockey team won the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

  1. Men's Hockey Team

  2. Women's Hockey Team

  3. Both Men's and Women's Hockey Teams

  4. Neither Men's nor Women's Hockey Teams
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The Indian men's hockey team won the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, defeating Spain in the final.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Vijay Kumar

  2. Gagan Narang

  3. Abhinav Bindra

  4. Jitu Rai
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Vijay Kumar won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian archer won the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Deepika Kumari

  2. Atanu Das

  3. Pravin Jadhav

  4. Tarundeep Rai
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Deepika Kumari won the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.