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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 athlete was the first to win a medal at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won the first medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1968, securing a bronze medal in swimming.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first individual gold medal at the Olympics?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P.T. Usha

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal at the Olympics for India in 2008 in the 10m air rifle event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Narsingh Yadav

  4. Bajrang Punia
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Sushil Kumar won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the Olympics.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Vijay Kumar

  2. Jitu Rai

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Abhinav Bindra
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Vijay Kumar won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Neeraj Chopra

  2. Shivpal Singh

  3. Davinder Singh Kang

  4. Anil Kumar Saroha
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Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian gymnast won the bronze medal in the women's vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

  1. Dipa Karmakar

  2. Pranati Nayak

  3. Aruna Reddy

  4. Manpreet Kaur
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Dipa Karmakar won the bronze medal in the women's vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian gymnast to win a medal at the Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer won the gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Virdhawal Khade

  2. Sandeep Sejwal

  3. Rehan Poncha

  4. Khajan Singh Tokas
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Virdhawal Khade won the gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian swimmer to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Sathish Sivalingam

  2. Vikas Thakur

  3. K Ravi Kumar

  4. Ajay Singh
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Sathish Sivalingam won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Jwala Gutta

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

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vinesh Phogat

  2. Sakshi Malik

  3. Geeta Phogat

  4. Babita Phogat
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Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson with a disability has won the most Paralympic medals?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
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Devendra Jhajharia has won the most Paralympic medals among Indian sportspersons with a disability, with a total of 4 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian sportsperson with a disability who won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
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Mariyappan Thangavelu won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson with a disability won the gold medal in the women's shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
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Deepa Malik won the gold medal in the women's shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian sportsperson with a disability who won the gold medal in the men's discus throw at the 2016 Paralympic Games?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
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Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda won the gold medal in the men's discus throw at the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
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Devendra Jhajharia has won the most medals at the Commonwealth Games among Indian sportspersons with a disability, with a total of 8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze).