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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

Who was Ajinkya Rahane's coach

  1. Tendulkar

  2. Dravid

  3. Ganguly

  4. Kapil Dev
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Rahul Dravid has been a long-time mentor and coach for many young Indian cricketers, including Ajinkya Rahane, particularly during his time with the India A team and at the National Cricket Academy.

Multiple choice

When did Sachin tendulkar retire?

  1. December 2, 2014

  2. November 12, 2014

  3. October 23, 2013

  4. November 16, 2013
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar played his final Test match against the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, which concluded on November 16, 2013.

Multiple choice

When is V Kohli's Birthday?

  1. September 23

  2. December 17

  3. November 5

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

Virat Kohli was born on November 5, 1988, in Delhi, India.

Multiple choice

How many followers does Kohli have on Instagram 😂?

  1. 675K

  2. 12 M

  3. 34 K

  4. 63 M
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Virat Kohli is one of the most followed athletes on Instagram globally. As of recent years, his follower count has been in the tens of millions, making 63 million the only plausible choice among the options provided.

Multiple choice

When was the Run machine born on ?

  1. 12th September 1988

  2. 28th July 1988

  3. 5th November 1988

  4. 27th December 1988
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Virat Kohli was born on November 5, 1988, in Delhi, India.

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Karnam Malleshwari is the first Indian woman to win a medal in weightlifting in the ________.

  1. Asiad Games

  2. Olympic Games

  3. Commonwealth Games

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari. Karnam Malleswari (born June 1, 1975) is an Indian athlete. She is best known as a weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney. She became the first Indian woman to stand on an Olympic victor's podium, and she was the only Indian to win a medal in the 2000 olympic games.

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P.T. Usha was about to get the _______ but missed it with a little difference of 1/100 second.

  1. Bronze medal

  2. Silver medal

  3. Gold medal

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In 1984 Los Angeles Olympics P. T. Usha was about to get the Bronze medal but missed it with 1/100 second. This followed after one of her competitors had a false start, which was said to have broken P. T. Usha rhythm. She got off the blocks a bit slower at the restart.

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Milkha Singh wins the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in the year ________.

  1. 1952

  2. 1968

  3. 1958

  4. 1960
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh won a gold medal in the 440m competition at the Commonwealth Games with a time of 46.6 seconds in the year 1958. This achievement made him the first gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games from independent India.

Multiple choice

What is Usain Bolt's nationality?

  1. English

  2. American

  3. South African

  4. Jamaican
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Usain Bolt is a world-renowned sprinter and the fastest man in history. He is a national hero in his home country of Jamaica.