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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 gymnast was the first to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympic Games and the World Championships in the same year?

  1. Nadia Comaneci

  2. Mary Lou Retton

  3. Simone Biles

  4. Ecaterina Szabo
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Nadia Comaneci, a Romanian gymnast, was the first to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympic Games and the World Championships in the same year (1976).

Multiple choice

Which Indian film is based on the life of boxer Dingko Singh?

  1. Mary Kom

  2. Dangal

  3. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  4. Sarpatta Parambarai
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Sarpatta Parambarai is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by Pa. Ranjith and produced by K9 Studios and Neelam Productions.

Multiple choice

Who played the role of boxer Mary Kom in the 2014 biographical film Mary Kom?

  1. Priyanka Chopra

  2. Deepika Padukone

  3. Alia Bhatt

  4. Anushka Sharma
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Priyanka Chopra played the role of boxer Mary Kom in the 2014 biographical film Mary Kom.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film follows the journey of boxer Nikhat Zareen?

  1. Knockout

  2. The Golden Girl

  3. The Pugilist

  4. Unbeaten
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Knockout is a 2022 Indian documentary film directed by Danish Renzu and produced by Shaheen Mistri and Vikramaditya Motwane.

Multiple choice

Which Indian film is based on the life of boxer Vijender Singh?

  1. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  2. Dangal

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Toofan
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Toofan is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and produced by Excel Entertainment and ROMP Pictures.

Multiple choice

Who played the role of boxer Sarita Devi in the 2019 biographical film Sarpatta Parambarai?

  1. Dushara Vijayan

  2. Anupama Parameswaran

  3. Sai Pallavi

  4. Keerthy Suresh
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Dushara Vijayan played the role of boxer Sarita Devi in the 2019 biographical film Sarpatta Parambarai.

Multiple choice

Which Indian documentary film follows the journey of boxer Amit Panghal?

  1. The Golden Boy

  2. The Pugilist

  3. Unbeaten

  4. Knockout
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The Golden Boy is a 2020 Indian documentary film directed by Parth Saurabh and produced by Shaheen Mistri and Vikramaditya Motwane.

Multiple choice

Which Indian film is based on the life of boxer MC Mary Kom?

  1. Mary Kom

  2. Dangal

  3. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

  4. Toofan
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Mary Kom is a 2014 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Multiple choice

Who played the role of boxer Dingko Singh in the 2021 film Sarpatta Parambarai?

  1. Arya

  2. Pasupathy

  3. Kalaiyarasan

  4. John Kokken
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Arya played the role of boxer Dingko Singh in the 2021 film Sarpatta Parambarai.

Multiple choice

In the 2013 film 'Mary Kom', which actress plays the role of Mary Kom, a five-time world boxing champion and Rajya Sabha MP who holds a PhD in mathematics?

  1. Priyanka Chopra

  2. Deepika Padukone

  3. Alia Bhatt

  4. Kangana Ranaut
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Priyanka Chopra portrays the role of Mary Kom in 'Mary Kom', a biographical film that tells the story of the Indian boxer and her journey to becoming a world champion.

Multiple choice

In the 2016 film 'Dangal', which actress plays the role of Geeta Phogat, a renowned Indian wrestler and Commonwealth Games gold medalist who holds a degree in mathematics?

  1. Fatima Sana Shaikh

  2. Aamir Khan

  3. Sanya Malhotra

  4. Sakshi Tanwar
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Fatima Sana Shaikh plays the role of Geeta Phogat in 'Dangal', a biographical sports drama film that explores the journey of two sisters who become world-class wrestlers under the guidance of their father.

Multiple choice

Which Indian state has produced the most national squash champions?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Karnataka

  4. Delhi
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Tamil Nadu has produced the most national squash champions with 25 titles between 1957 and 2022.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was disqualified from the 2022 Winter Olympics for taking a banned substance?

  1. Kamila Valieva

  2. Alexandra Trusova

  3. Anna Shcherbakova

  4. Kaori Sakamoto
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Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine.

Multiple choice

Which famous rower won nine Olympic gold medals in the single sculls event?

  1. Steve Redgrave

  2. Matthew Pinsent

  3. Lasse Kjus

  4. Birgit Fischer
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Steve Redgrave, a British rower, won nine Olympic gold medals in the single sculls event, making him one of the most successful Olympians in history.

Multiple choice

Which famous rower won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the women's single sculls event?

  1. Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski

  2. Ekaterina Karsten

  3. Rumyana Neykova

  4. Silken Laumann
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Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, a German rower, won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the women's single sculls event from 1992 to 2000.