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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

In 2008, who won gold at the Shotgun World Cup held in Siberia?

  1. D I Spigno, Italy

  2. Ronjan Sodhi, India

  3. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, India

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

He became first Indian shooter to win gold medal in double trap event at the world cup and scored 194/200 which is equal to the world record holder score set by D I Spigno in1999.

Multiple choice

Identify the correct pair:

  1. Linford Christie: Gymnastics

  2. Cedric D Souza: Football

  3. Tanya Sachdev: Swimming

  4. Narayan Karthikeyan: Car-racing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Narayan Karthikeyan is India's first Formula 1 driver and competed in car racing. Linford Christie was a sprinter (athletics), Cedric D'Souza is a field hockey coach, and Tanya Sachdeva is a chess grandmaster.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian to win an individual gold medal at Olympics for India?

  1. P.T.Usha

  2. Abhinav Bindra

  3. Jeev Milkha Singh

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

Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold medal in the 10m air rifle shooting event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This was a historic achievement as it ended India's long wait for an individual gold medal at the Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who won the first Olympic gold medal for India in personal category?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. R. Rathore

  4. Abhinav Bindra
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Leander Paes won bronze in 1996 (but in men's doubles), P.T. Usha won Olympic medals (none gold), and Rajyavardhan Rathore won silver in 2004.

Multiple choice

Who won the men's 100m and 200m Gold medal at Beijing Olympics?

  1. Asafa Powell

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Tyson Gay

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

Usain Bolt of Jamaica won both the men's 100m and 200m gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, setting world records in both events (9.69s in 100m, 19.30s in 200m). Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay were elite sprinters but didn't win gold in Beijing. Michael Johnson was a retired 400m specialist by 2008, having won 200m/400m gold in 1996.

Multiple choice

Who is the hero of olympics?

  1. Micheal Fred phelps

  2. Sushil kumar

  3. Abhinav bindra

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

Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Olympics, the most by any athlete in a single Games. His dominant performance earned him the title of Olympic hero.