General Awareness

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

Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in table tennis?

  1. Manika Batra

  2. Mouma Das

  3. Poulomi Ghatak

  4. Madhurika Patkar
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Explanation

Manika Batra won a bronze medal in the women's singles table tennis event at the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou, China, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in table tennis.

Multiple choice

Which Indian female athlete became the first woman from the country to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in hockey?

  1. Salima Tete

  2. Rani Rampal

  3. Deepika Thakur

  4. Vandana Katariya
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Explanation

Salima Tete was part of the Indian women's hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in hockey.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won nine gold medals at a single Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Mark Spitz

  3. Katie Ledecky

  4. Ryan Lochte
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Explanation

Mark Spitz achieved this remarkable feat at the 1972 Munich Olympics, setting a record that remains unbroken to this day.

Multiple choice

Which female swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 200-meter freestyle?

  1. Katie Ledecky

  2. Federica Pellegrini

  3. Sarah Sjostrom

  4. Ariarne Titmus
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Explanation

Ariarne Titmus set the world record in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a time of 1:53.50.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Katie Ledecky

  2. Kristin Otto

  3. Kathleen McCague

  4. Florence Chadwick
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Explanation

Kathleen McCague was just 13 years old when she won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter backstroke?

  1. Ryan Murphy

  2. Xu Jiayu

  3. David Plummer

  4. Aaron Peirsol
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Explanation

Ryan Murphy set the world record in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 51.85 seconds.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter freestyle events at the same Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Ian Thorpe

  3. Grant Hackett

  4. Pieter van den Hoogenband
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Explanation

Michael Phelps achieved this remarkable feat at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first swimmer to do so.

Multiple choice

Which female swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter breaststroke?

  1. Lilly King

  2. Ruta Meilutyte

  3. Jessica Hardy

  4. Rebecca Soni
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Explanation

Lilly King set the world record in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2017 World Championships with a time of 1:04.13.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 200-meter butterfly event at three consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Milos Milosevic

  3. Tom Malchow

  4. Takashi Yamamoto
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Explanation

Michael Phelps achieved this remarkable feat at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 50-meter butterfly?

  1. Caeleb Dressel

  2. Milorad Cavic

  3. Rafael Munoz

  4. Nicholas Santos
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Caeleb Dressel set the world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the 2017 World Championships with a time of 22.35 seconds.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 400-meter individual medley event at four consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Ryan Lochte

  3. Laszlo Cseh

  4. Kosuke Hagino
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Explanation

Michael Phelps achieved this remarkable feat at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which female swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 800-meter freestyle?

  1. Katie Ledecky

  2. Lauren Boyle

  3. Mireia Belmonte Garcia

  4. Lotte Friis
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Explanation

Katie Ledecky set the world record in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 8:04.79.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 100-meter butterfly event at three consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Ian Thorpe

  3. Pieter van den Hoogenband

  4. Milos Milosevic
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Explanation

Michael Phelps achieved this remarkable feat at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 200-meter individual medley?

  1. Ryan Lochte

  2. Michael Phelps

  3. Kosuke Hagino

  4. Chase Kalisz
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Explanation

Ryan Lochte set the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2011 World Championships with a time of 1:54.00.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 1500-meter freestyle event at three consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Gregorio Paltrinieri

  2. Sun Yang

  3. Grant Hackett

  4. Kieren Perkins
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Explanation

Gregorio Paltrinieri achieved this remarkable feat at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo, and 2024 Paris Olympics.