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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 weightlifter won a gold medal in the 69 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Sathish Sivalingam

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Karnam Malleswari

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mirabai Chanu won a gold medal in the 69 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, successfully defending her title from the 2014 Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won a gold medal in the 55 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Sathish Sivalingam

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Karnam Malleswari

  4. Mirabai Chanu
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mirabai Chanu won a gold medal in the 55 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England, becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win a gold medal in three consecutive Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Shiny Wilson

  4. Anju Bobby George
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg category at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Yogeshwar Dutt

  2. Sushil Kumar

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Yogeshwar Dutt won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg category at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal in the men's singles at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. P. V. Sindhu

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Lakshya Sen
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lakshya Sen won the gold medal in the men's singles at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Heena Sidhu

  2. Apurvi Chandela

  3. Anjum Moudgil

  4. Elavenil Valarivan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Apurvi Chandela won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian gymnast won the bronze medal in the women's vault event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Dipa Karmakar

  2. Pranati Nayak

  3. Aruna Reddy

  4. Manika Batra
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Explanation

Dipa Karmakar won the bronze medal in the women's vault event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the gold medal in the men's light welterweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Amit Panghal

  2. Manish Kaushik

  3. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  4. Shiva Thapa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Amit Panghal won the gold medal in the men's light welterweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Mirabai Chanu

  2. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

  3. Bindyarani Devi

  4. Punam Yadav
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Anshu Malik
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Explanation

Bajrang Punia won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. P. V. Sindhu

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. Lakshya Sen
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Explanation

P. V. Sindhu won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian chess player won the gold medal in the men's individual rapid event at the 2022 Chess Olympiad?

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. Garry Kasparov

  3. Magnus Carlsen

  4. Anatoly Karpov
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Explanation

Viswanathan Anand won the gold medal in the men's individual rapid event at the 2022 Chess Olympiad.

Multiple choice

Who is the most decorated gymnast in Olympic history?

  1. Simone Biles

  2. Vitaly Scherbo

  3. Larisa Latynina

  4. Nadia Comaneci
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Explanation

Larisa Latynina is the most decorated gymnast in Olympic history, with a total of 18 medals, including 9 golds.

Multiple choice

Who is the only gymnast to have won the all-around gold medal in three consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Simone Biles

  2. Vitaly Scherbo

  3. Larisa Latynina

  4. Nadia Comaneci
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Explanation

Nadia Comaneci is the only gymnast to have won the all-around gold medal in three consecutive Olympic Games, achieving this feat from 1976 to 1980.

Multiple choice

Which gymnast is known for performing the first triple backflip on the balance beam?

  1. Simone Biles

  2. Vitaly Scherbo

  3. Larisa Latynina

  4. Dominique Dawes
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Dominique Dawes is known for performing the first triple backflip on the balance beam at the 1988 Olympic Games.