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

The first medal for India, in London Olympics (2012), was won by

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Geeta Chaudhary

  5. Vijay Kumar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gagan Narang won India's first medal at the 2012 London Olympics - a bronze in the 10m air rifle event. This was India's third individual Olympic medal in shooting. Sushil Kumar and Vijay Kumar won medals later, while Saina Nehwal won bronze in badminton after the shooting events.

Multiple choice

Koneru Humpy is the youngest female player in the history of

  1. billiards

  2. kho-kho

  3. chess

  4. badminton
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Koneru Humpy is a renowned chess player from India who achieved the title of Grandmaster and has been one of the top female chess players globally. She made history by becoming the youngest female to achieve the men's Grandmaster title at that time. Chess is the sport she is associated with, not the other options listed.

Multiple choice

Who won the Asian Woman' s Chess Tournament Held in Sept 2007?

  1. Ju Wenjun(China)

  2. Lufei Ruan(China)

  3. Tania Sachdev (India)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Tania Sachdev won the Asian Women's Chess Championship in September 2007. This is correct. She is an Indian chess player who has won multiple titles. Options A and B list Chinese players (Ju Wenjun, Lufei Ruan) who are strong players but did not win this specific 2007 tournament.

Multiple choice

Neha Aggarwal, who qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is related with

  1. archery

  2. table tennis

  3. shooting

  4. swimming
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Neha Aggarwal is a professional table tennis player from India who qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She represented India in table tennis at the Olympic Games. She has never been associated with archery, shooting, or swimming at the Olympic level.