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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 badminton player won the first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games?

  1. Prakash Padukone

  2. Pullela Gopichand

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P.V. Sindhu
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Explanation

Prakash Padukone won the first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games in 1982.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympic Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Leander Paes

  4. Abhinav Bindra
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Explanation

Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympic Games in 2008 in the 10m air rifle event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal in men's singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. K. Srikanth

  4. H.S. Prannoy
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Explanation

P.V. Sindhu won the gold medal in women's singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in badminton.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in men's freestyle 65 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Sushil Kumar
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Explanation

Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the gold medal in men's freestyle 65 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal since 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the gold medal in men's lightweight at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Amit Panghal

  2. Manish Kaushik

  3. Vikas Krishan Yadav

  4. Shiva Thapa
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Amit Panghal won the gold medal in men's lightweight at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal since 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in men's 10m air pistol at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Saurabh Chaudhary

  2. Manu Bhaker

  3. Yashaswini Singh Deswal

  4. Rahi Sarnobat
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Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in men's 10m air pistol at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic gold medal since 2012.

Multiple choice

Which Indian weightlifter won the gold medal in men's 87 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Mirabai Chanu

  2. Jeremy Lalrinnunga

  3. Achinta Sheuli

  4. Sanket Sargar
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Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal in women's 49 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic gold medal since 2000.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

  1. Neeraj Chopra

  2. Shivpal Singh

  3. Davinder Singh Kang

  4. Gurpreet Singh
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Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian hockey team won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics?

  1. Indian men's hockey team

  2. Indian women's hockey team

  3. Indian field hockey team

  4. Indian ice hockey team
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The Indian men's hockey team won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, defeating Great Britain in the final.

Multiple choice

Which archer holds the world record for the highest score in a single round of 72 arrows?

  1. Im Dong-hyun

  2. Brady Ellison

  3. Viktor Ruban

  4. Oh Jin-hyek
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Explanation

Im Dong-hyun holds the world record for the highest score in a single round of 72 arrows, with a score of 702, set at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympic Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Abhinav Bindra

  4. Vijay Kumar
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Explanation

Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal for India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 10m air rifle event.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Mary Kom
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Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal when she won a bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Shiny Wilson

  4. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Explanation

Shiny Wilson won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic gold in athletics.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian to win a gold medal in wrestling at the Olympic Games?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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Sushil Kumar is the only Indian to win a gold medal in wrestling at the Olympic Games, which he achieved in the 66 kg freestyle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal in women's singles at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Jwala Gutta

  4. Ashwini Ponnappa
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Explanation

Saina Nehwal won the gold medal in women's singles at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal.