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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 wrestler has won the most gold medals in wrestling at the Cadet World Championships?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bajrang Punia has won the most gold medals in wrestling for India at the Cadet World Championships, with two gold medals (2013 and 2014).

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the first gold medal in wrestling at the School World Championships?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the first gold medal in wrestling for India at the School World Championships in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler has won the most gold medals in wrestling at the School World Championships?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ravi Kumar Dahiya has won the most gold medals in wrestling for India at the School World Championships, with two gold medals (2017 and 2018).

Multiple choice

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

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Explanation

Abhinav Bindra is the only Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics, which he achieved in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. PT Usha

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Saina Nehwal
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Karnam Malleswari is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Explanation

Vijay Kumar has won the most medals at the Commonwealth Games, with 10 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze).

Multiple choice

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

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Explanation

Gagan Narang has won the most medals at the Asian Games, with 10 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze).

Multiple choice

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

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. PT Usha

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Saina Nehwal
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Explanation

Mary Kom is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning the gold medal in boxing at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. PT Usha

  3. Shiny Wilson

  4. Deepa Malik
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Explanation

Anju Bobby George is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics, winning a bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 Paris World Championships.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. PT Usha

  3. Shiny Wilson

  4. Deepa Malik
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Explanation

Anju Bobby George is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics, winning a bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 Paris World Championships.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Explanation

Murlikant Petkar is the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the Paralympic Games, winning a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Heidelberg Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to have won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games?

  1. Eddie Eagan

  2. Eric Heiden

  3. Carl Lewis

  4. Jesse Owens
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Explanation

Eddie Eagan is the only athlete to have won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in bobsledding at the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the fastest 100m freestyle swim?

  1. Caeleb Dressel

  2. David Popovici

  3. Florent Manaudou

  4. Nathan Adrian
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Explanation

Caeleb Dressel set the world record in the 100m freestyle at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, with a time of 46.96 seconds.

Multiple choice

Who is the youngest swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Katie Ledecky

  2. Michael Phelps

  3. Kristin Otto

  4. Kornelia Ender
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Explanation

Katie Ledecky was 15 years old when she won her first Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games.

Multiple choice

Which swimmer has won the most Olympic gold medals?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Katie Ledecky

  3. Jenny Thompson

  4. Natalie Coughlin
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Explanation

Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic gold medals, with a total of 28 medals.