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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 sportsperson with a disability has won the most medals at the World Championships?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Varun Singh Bhati
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Devendra Jhajharia has won four gold medals and one silver medal at the World Championships.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first Indian sportsperson with a disability to win a medal at the Olympic Games?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won a bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle event at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson with a disability has won the most medals at the Asian Para Games?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Varun Singh Bhati
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Devendra Jhajharia has won nine gold medals and one silver medal at the Asian Para Games.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first Indian sportsperson with a disability to win a medal at the World Para Athletics Championships?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won a bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle event at the 1970 World Para Athletics Championships in Stoke Mandeville, England.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson with a disability has won the most medals at the Commonwealth Para Games?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Varun Singh Bhati
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Devendra Jhajharia has won four gold medals and one silver medal at the Commonwealth Para Games.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first Indian sportsperson with a disability to win a medal at the World Para Swimming Championships?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won a bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle event at the 1970 World Para Swimming Championships in Stoke Mandeville, England.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first Indian sportsperson with a disability to win a medal at the World Para Badminton Championships?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1970 World Para Badminton Championships in Stoke Mandeville, England.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson with a disability has won the most medals at the Asian Para Powerlifting Championships?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Varun Singh Bhati
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Devendra Jhajharia has won four gold medals and one silver medal at the Asian Para Powerlifting Championships.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first Indian sportsperson with a disability to win a medal at the World Para Archery Championships?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won a bronze medal in the men's individual event at the 1970 World Para Archery Championships in Stoke Mandeville, England.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson with a disability has won the most medals at the Asian Para Shooting Championships?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Varun Singh Bhati
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Devendra Jhajharia has won four gold medals and one silver medal at the Asian Para Shooting Championships.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Sakshi Malik

  4. Geeta Phogat
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Sushil Kumar won the gold medal in the 66 kg freestyle wrestling event at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Sakshi Malik

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Sushil Kumar

  4. Geeta Phogat
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Sakshi Malik won the bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle wrestling event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.

Multiple choice

Which renowned Indian author penned the novel (\"Dangal\") that delves into the lives of two sisters pursuing wrestling?

  1. Chetan Bhagat

  2. Amish Tripathi

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Kiran Desai
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Kiran Desai's (\"Dangal\") is a compelling novel that explores the journey of two sisters, Geeta and Babita Phogat, as they navigate the male-dominated world of wrestling and overcome societal barriers.

Multiple choice

Which Indian novel, written by Khushwant Singh, explores the lives of two wrestlers, Sher Singh and Rustam-e-Hind, and their rivalry in the world of (\"Dangal\")?

  1. Train to Pakistan

  2. I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale

  3. The Company of Women

  4. The Mark of Vishnu
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Khushwant Singh's (\"The Mark of Vishnu\") is a historical novel set in the 19th century Punjab region of India. It tells the story of two wrestlers, Sher Singh and Rustam-e-Hind, and their intense rivalry in the world of (\"Dangal\"), a traditional form of Indian wrestling.

Multiple choice

Who is the most successful Senior Wrestler of all time?

  1. Alexander Karelin

  2. Buvaisar Saitiev

  3. Kaori Icho

  4. Saori Yoshida
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Alexander Karelin is considered the most successful Senior Wrestler of all time, having won three Olympic gold medals, nine World Championships, and 12 European Championships.