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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 swimmer was the first to represent India at the FINA World Swimming Championships?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Rehan Poncha
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Khazan Singh was the first Indian swimmer to represent India at the FINA World Swimming Championships, competing in the 200-meter breaststroke event in 1950.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer was the first to win a medal at the Asian Swimming Championships?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Rehan Poncha
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Explanation

Khazan Singh was the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the Asian Swimming Championships, winning a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke event in 1951.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer was the first to represent India at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Rehan Poncha
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Khazan Singh was the first Indian swimmer to represent India at the Commonwealth Games, competing in the 200-meter breaststroke event in 1954.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer was the first to win a medal at the South Asian Games?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Rehan Poncha
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Khazan Singh was the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the South Asian Games, winning a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke event in 1954.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer was the first to represent India at the Olympic Games?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Rehan Poncha
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Explanation

Arati Saha was the first Indian swimmer to represent India at the Olympic Games, competing in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer was the first to win a medal at the Asian Games?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Rehan Poncha
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Khazan Singh was the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the Asian Games, winning a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke event in 1951.

Multiple choice

Which handball player holds the record for most goals scored in a single Olympic Games?

  1. Magnus Wislander

  2. Nikola Karabatic

  3. Talant Dujshebaev

  4. Mikkel Hansen
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Explanation

Talant Dujshebaev is a Spanish handball player who holds the record for most goals scored in a single Olympic Games. He scored 71 goals in the 1992 Olympics, leading Spain to the gold medal.

Multiple choice

Who is the only handball player to have won the World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic gold medal in the same year?

  1. Magnus Wislander

  2. Nikola Karabatic

  3. Talant Dujshebaev

  4. Mikkel Hansen
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Explanation

Nikola Karabatic is the only handball player to have won the World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic gold medal in the same year. He achieved this feat in 2008.

Multiple choice

Who is the only handball player to have won the World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic gold medal twice?

  1. Magnus Wislander

  2. Nikola Karabatic

  3. Talant Dujshebaev

  4. Mikkel Hansen
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Explanation

Nikola Karabatic is the only handball player to have won the World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic gold medal twice. He achieved this feat in 2008 and 2012.

Multiple choice

Who is the only handball player to have won the World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic gold medal three times?

  1. Magnus Wislander

  2. Nikola Karabatic

  3. Talant Dujshebaev

  4. Mikkel Hansen
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Nikola Karabatic is the only handball player to have won the World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic gold medal three times. He achieved this feat in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Multiple choice

Which wrestling club has produced the most Olympic medalists for India?

  1. Akhada Mahavir Hanuman

  2. Akhada Jantar Mantar

  3. Akhada Shri Ram

  4. Akhada Guru Hanuman
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Akhada Mahavir Hanuman has produced four Olympic medalists, including two gold medals.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Gagan Narang

  3. Vijay Kumar

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal, winning a silver medal in the men's double trap event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter has won the most Olympic medals?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Gagan Narang

  3. Vijay Kumar

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Abhinav Bindra is the most successful Indian shooter at the Olympics, having won a gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first gold medal for India at the Paralympics?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won the first gold medal for India at the Paralympics in 1972 in archery.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in men's javelin throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Sundar Singh Gurjar

  3. Girisha Nagarajegowda

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Explanation

Devendra Jhajharia won the gold medal in men's javelin throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.