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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

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Which Indian wrestler is known for his dominance in the freestyle wrestling category and has won multiple medals at the Olympics and World Championships?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Sushil Kumar

  3. Yogeshwar Dutt

  4. Narsingh Yadav
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Bajrang Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler who has won medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games, making him one of the most successful Indian wrestlers.

Multiple choice

Who is considered to be one of the greatest Indian athletes and has won multiple medals in track and field events at the Olympics and World Championships?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. Shiny Wilson

  4. Anju Bobby George
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P.T. Usha is an Indian track and field athlete who has won multiple medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and Asian Games, establishing herself as one of the greatest Indian athletes of all time.

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Which Indian boxer is known for her exceptional achievements in the ring and has won multiple medals at the Olympics and World Championships?

  1. Mary Kom

  2. Sarita Devi

  3. Lovlina Borgohain

  4. Nikhat Zareen
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Mary Kom is an Indian boxer who has won multiple medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and Asian Games, making her one of the most successful Indian boxers of all time.

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Which Indian shooter is known for his exceptional achievements in the sport and has won multiple medals at the Olympics and World Championships?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Gagan Narang

  3. Vijay Kumar

  4. Jitu Rai
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Abhinav Bindra is an Indian shooter who has won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics.

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Which Indian athlete is known for his exceptional achievements in the javelin throw and has won multiple medals at the Olympics and World Championships?

  1. Neeraj Chopra

  2. Shivpal Singh

  3. Davinder Singh Kang

  4. Anil Kumar Saroha
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Neeraj Chopra is an Indian javelin thrower who won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete is known for his exceptional achievements in the discus throw and has won multiple medals at the Olympics and World Championships?

  1. Vikas Gowda

  2. Krishna Poonia

  3. Seema Punia

  4. Anil Kumar Saroha
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Vikas Gowda is an Indian discus thrower who has won medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games, establishing himself as one of the top discus throwers in the world.

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Which Indian athlete is known for his exceptional achievements in the long jump and has won multiple medals at the Olympics and World Championships?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. Tessa Sanderson

  3. Heike Drechsler

  4. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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Anju Bobby George is an Indian long jumper who has won medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games, making her one of the most successful Indian athletes in the sport.

Multiple choice

Who is the all-time leading scorer in men's Olympic field hockey?

  1. Teun de Nooijer (Netherlands)

  2. Jamie Dwyer (Australia)

  3. Hassan Sardar (Pakistan)

  4. Dhanraj Pillay (India)
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Teun de Nooijer of the Netherlands is the all-time leading scorer in men's Olympic field hockey, with 21 goals.

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Who is the all-time leading scorer in women's Olympic field hockey?

  1. Ellen Hoog (Netherlands)

  2. Maartje Paumen (Netherlands)

  3. Luciana Aymar (Argentina)

  4. Natascha Keller (Germany)
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Ellen Hoog of the Netherlands is the all-time leading scorer in women's Olympic field hockey, with 17 goals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Abhinav Bindra

  4. Vijay Kumar
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Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.

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Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a medal at the Summer Paralympic Games?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympic Games in Tel Aviv, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a medal at the Paralympics.

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Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. K. D. Jadhav
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Leslie Claudius, the hockey player, won a gold medal at the 1948 Commonwealth Games in London, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

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Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
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Anju Bobby George won a gold medal in the long jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics.

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Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. Leslie Claudius

  3. K. D. Jadhav

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa won a gold medal in the 110m hurdles event at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.

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Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games?

  1. Deepika Kumari

  2. Pankaj Advani

  3. Tushar Khandker

  4. Manu Bhaker
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Deepika Kumari won a gold medal in the women's individual archery event at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games.