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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 wrestler won the gold medal in the 57 kg freestyle category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Anshu Malik
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Bajrang Punia won the gold medal in the 57 kg freestyle category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the silver medal in the 74 kg freestyle category at the 2018 Asian Games?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Anshu Malik
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Deepak Punia won the silver medal in the 74 kg freestyle category at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian woman wrestler to win a medal at the Asian Games?

  1. Geeta Phogat

  2. Babita Kumari

  3. Sakshi Malik

  4. Vinesh Phogat
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Geeta Phogat won the bronze medal in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the 57 kg freestyle category at the 2014 Asian Games?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Anshu Malik
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Bajrang Punia won the gold medal in the 57 kg freestyle category at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the 74 kg freestyle category at the 2016 South Asian Games?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Anshu Malik
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Deepak Punia won the gold medal in the 74 kg freestyle category at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportsperson won the first-ever individual Olympic gold medal for India?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  4. Gagan Narang
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Abhinav Bindra won the first-ever individual Olympic gold medal for India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 10-meter air rifle event.

Multiple choice

In the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, what is the name of the British runner who overcomes religious and social obstacles to compete in the 1924 Olympics?

  1. Eric Liddell

  2. Harold Abrahams

  3. Aubrey Montague

  4. Lord Andrew Lindsay
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Eric Liddell is the protagonist of the film, a British runner who overcomes religious and social obstacles to compete in the 1924 Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian military unit has won the most medals at the Olympics?

  1. Indian Army

  2. Indian Navy

  3. Indian Air Force

  4. Central Reserve Police Force
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The Indian Army has won the most medals at the Olympics, with a total of 10 medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian military officer won the first individual Olympic gold medal for India?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  4. Leander Paes
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Abhinav Bindra won the first individual Olympic gold medal for India in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian military officer won the first Olympic medal for India?

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Khashaba Jadhav

  3. Dhyan Chand

  4. Leslie Claudius
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Norman Pritchard won the first Olympic medal for India in the 200m hurdles event at the 1900 Paris Olympics.

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Which Indian cyclist has won the most medals at the Olympics?

  1. Nishitha Suresh

  2. Deborah Herold

  3. Rajesh Chaudhary

  4. Samim Anwar
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Nishitha Suresh is an Indian cyclist who has won the most medals at the Olympics, with a total of three medals (one gold, one silver, and one bronze).

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian cyclist who won the gold medal in the men's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Samim Anwar

  2. Nishitha Suresh

  3. Deborah Herold

  4. Rajesh Chaudhary
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Samim Anwar is an Indian cyclist who won the gold medal in the men's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cyclist has won the most medals at the Asian Cycling Championships?

  1. Nishitha Suresh

  2. Deborah Herold

  3. Rajesh Chaudhary

  4. Samim Anwar
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Nishitha Suresh is an Indian cyclist who has won the most medals at the Asian Cycling Championships, with a total of five medals (two gold, two silver, and one bronze).

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian cyclist who won the gold medal in the women's road race at the 2018 Asian Games?

  1. Nishitha Suresh

  2. Deborah Herold

  3. Rajesh Chaudhary

  4. Samim Anwar
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Nishitha Suresh is an Indian cyclist who won the gold medal in the women's road race at the 2018 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cyclist has won the most medals at the World Cycling Championships?

  1. Nishitha Suresh

  2. Deborah Herold

  3. Rajesh Chaudhary

  4. Samim Anwar
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Nishitha Suresh is an Indian cyclist who has won the most medals at the World Cycling Championships, with a total of two medals (one silver and one bronze).