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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 rower won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Dattu Baban Bhokanal

  2. Sawarn Singh

  3. Bajrang Lal Takhar

  4. Manjeet Singh
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Explanation

Bajrang Lal Takhar won a bronze medal in the men's single sculls event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sailor won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Vishnu Saravanan

  2. Harshita Tomar

  3. Ganesh Pednekar

  4. Varun Thakkar
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Ganesh Pednekar won a bronze medal in the men's Laser event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian rower won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Dattu Baban Bhokanal

  2. Sawarn Singh

  3. Bajrang Lal Takhar

  4. Manjeet Singh
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Explanation

Dattu Baban Bhokanal won a silver medal in the men's single sculls event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sailing team won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Varun Thakkar and K.C. Ganapathy

  2. Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan

  3. Harshita Tomar and Pinky

  4. Ganesh Pednekar and Varun Singh Thakur
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Varun Thakkar and K.C. Ganapathy won a bronze medal in the men's 470 event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian rower won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games?

  1. Dattu Baban Bhokanal

  2. Sawarn Singh

  3. Bajrang Lal Takhar

  4. Manjeet Singh
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Explanation

Manjeet Singh won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2014 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first female esports player to win a major tournament in a male-dominated game?

  1. Sasha Hostyn

  2. Kim Se-yeon

  3. Geguri

  4. Rachel Quirico
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Explanation

Geguri was the first female esports player to win a major tournament in a male-dominated game, doing so in the Overwatch League in 2018.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first openly transgender esports player to compete in a major tournament?

  1. Sasha Hostyn

  2. Kim Se-yeon

  3. Geguri

  4. Merritt K
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Explanation

Merritt K was the first openly transgender esports player to compete in a major tournament, doing so in the Overwatch League in 2020.

Multiple choice

Which athlete has won the most Olympic gold medals?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Carl Lewis

  4. Jesse Owens
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Explanation

Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic gold medals, with 23 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has won the most Commonwealth Games gold medals?

  1. Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Achanta Sharath Kamal

  4. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
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Achanta Sharath Kamal has won the most Commonwealth Games gold medals among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player has represented India in the most Olympic Games?

  1. Sharath Kamal

  2. Manika Batra

  3. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

  4. Mouma Das
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Sharath Kamal has represented India in the most Olympic Games among Indian table tennis players.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the national record for the men's 100-meter sprint?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. PT Usha

  3. Hima Das

  4. Dutee Chand
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Explanation

Milkha Singh holds the national record for the men's 100-meter sprint with a time of 10.0 seconds, which he set in 1958.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the national record for the women's 100-meter sprint?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. PT Usha

  3. Hima Das

  4. Dutee Chand
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Explanation

Dutee Chand holds the national record for the women's 100-meter sprint with a time of 11.22 seconds, which she set in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which track and field athlete is known as the "World's Fastest Man"?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Jesse Owens

  4. Michael Johnson
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Explanation

Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter, holds the world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, earning him the title of "World's Fastest Man".

Multiple choice

Which track and field athlete is known for breaking the 4-minute mile barrier?

  1. Roger Bannister

  2. Jim Ryun

  3. Sebastian Coe

  4. Steve Prefontaine
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Explanation

Roger Bannister, a British middle-distance runner, became the first person to break the 4-minute mile barrier in 1954.

Multiple choice

Which track and field athlete is known for winning nine Olympic gold medals?

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Jesse Owens

  3. Usain Bolt

  4. Michael Johnson
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Explanation

Carl Lewis, the American track and field athlete, won nine Olympic gold medals in four different events, making him one of the most decorated Olympians of all time.