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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 was the first to win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Athletics?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

  4. Deepa Malik
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Jyotirmoyee Sikdar won a gold medal in the heptathlon event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Santiago, Chile, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Neeraj Chopra

  2. Hima Das

  3. Dutee Chand

  4. Shaili Singh
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Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 2016 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a gold medal at the Asian Youth 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 2009 Asian Youth Games in Singapore, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Asian Youth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth 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 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson was the first to win a gold medal at the South 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 1948 South Asian Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the South Asian Games.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. Leslie Claudius

  3. K. D. Jadhav

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Leslie Claudius, the hockey player, won a gold medal at the 1951 Afro-Asian Games in New Delhi, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Afro-Asian Games.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar

  4. Deepa Malik
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Anju Bobby George won a gold medal in the long jump event at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games in Bangkok, Thailand, becoming the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Asian Indoor Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first gold medal for India at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Murlikant Petkar won the first gold medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first silver medal for India at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Bhimrao Ambedkar won the first silver medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first bronze medal for India at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Rajendra Prasad

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

  4. Sarojini Naidu
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Rajendra Prasad won the first bronze medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the most medals at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Murlikant Petkar won a total of 13 medals at the Paralympic Games, including 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in two different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games and a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in three different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in four different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in five different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Explanation

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games.