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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

How many times has the Indian women's volleyball team participated in the Olympic Games?

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3
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The Indian women's volleyball team has never participated in the Olympic Games.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the greatest sprinter of all time?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Jesse Owens

  4. Florence Griffith Joyner
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Usain Bolt is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time due to his dominance in the 100-meter and 200-meter races.

Multiple choice

Which swimmer holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Katie Ledecky

  3. Ryan Lochte

  4. Natalie Coughlin
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Michael Phelps has won a record 28 Olympic gold medals, more than any other athlete in history.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to have won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?

  1. Eddie Eagan

  2. Eric Heiden

  3. Torsten Stenersen

  4. Christa Luding-Rothenburger
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Eddie Eagan is the only athlete to have won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, in boxing and bobsledding respectively.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian boxer to have won an Olympic medal in boxing?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Dingko Singh
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Vijender Singh is the only Indian boxer to have won an Olympic medal in boxing, securing a bronze medal in the middleweight category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Akhil Kumar

  4. Dingko Singh
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Dingko Singh became the first Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in 1998, achieving this feat in the bantamweight category.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian boxer to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Nikhat Zareen

  4. Manju Rani
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Nikhat Zareen became the first Indian boxer to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games, securing a silver medal in the flyweight category in 2018.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Nikhat Zareen

  4. Manju Rani
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Nikhat Zareen became the first Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win an Olympic medal in athletics?

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Anju Bobby George
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Norman Pritchard was the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic medal in athletics. He won two silver medals in the 200 meters and 200-meter hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in athletics?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in athletics. He won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the Summer Olympics?

  1. Norman Pritchard

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P. T. Usha

  4. Anju Bobby George
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Norman Pritchard is the only Indian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the Summer Olympics. He won two silver medals in the 200 meters and 200-meter hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in athletics?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in athletics. He won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the World Championships?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  4. Bahadur Prasad
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Anju Bobby George is the only Indian athlete to win a medal in athletics at the World Championships. She won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa was the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships. He won the gold medal in the discus throw at the 1973 Asian Athletics Championships in Manila, Philippines.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the South Asian Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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P. T. Usha is the only Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the South Asian Games. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 1985 South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh.