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
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Swimming
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Shooting
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Archery
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Rowing
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Weightlifting
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Nita Ambani
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P. T. Usha
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Anju Bobby Goerge
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Marry Kom
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Anjali Tendulkar
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Correct Answer: Nita Ambani
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archery
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table tennis
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shooting
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swimming
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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.
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Shot put
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Discus
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High jump
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Javelin
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Long jump
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Neeraj Chopra won gold in javelin throw at the 2016 IAAF World U-20 Championships, becoming the first Indian to achieve this feat. He later won Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020, also in javelin.
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D I Spigno, Italy
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Ronjan Sodhi, India
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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, India
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None of these
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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.
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Carolina Marin
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Dolores Marco
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Yoana Martínez
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Lucía Tavera
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Esther Sanz
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Tennis Champion
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Hollywood Actor
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Computer Engineer
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Football Player
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David Beckham is one of the most famous football (soccer) players in history, known for his career with Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, and the England national team. He played as a midfielder and was renowned for his free kicks, crossing ability, and celebrity status.
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Linford Christie: Gymnastics
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Cedric D Souza: Football
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Tanya Sachdev: Swimming
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Narayan Karthikeyan: Car-racing
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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.
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Sakshi Malik
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Vinesh Phogat
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Babita Kumari
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Geeta Phogat
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Divya Sharma
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Correct Answer: Sakshi Malik
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Sunil Gavaskar
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Kapil Dev
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Dilip Vengsarkar
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None of these
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Sunny Days is the autobiography of legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, covering his cricket career and achievements. Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar are also famous Indian cricketers but did not author this book.
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Viswanathan Anand won his first World Junior Chess Championship in 1987 in Baguio City, Philippines, at age 18. This victory launched his legendary career which would later include five World Chess Championship titles. The year 1987 is a well-documented milestone in chess history.
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Devendra Jhajhariya
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Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Deepa Malik
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Varun Singh Bhati
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Naresh Sharma
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Correct Answer: Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Bishan Singh Bedi
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Anjali Bhagvat
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Jarnail Singh
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None of these
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Anjali Bhagwat is a renowned Indian shooter who specializes in rifle shooting events. She has won multiple international medals including Commonwealth Games gold. Bishan Singh Bedi was a cricket spinner, Jarnail Singh was a hockey player, making them incorrect.
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P.T.Usha
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Abhinav Bindra
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Jeev Milkha Singh
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Vijendra Kumar
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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.