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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 athlete won the first Commonwealth Games gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. K.D. Jadhav

  4. Leslie Claudius
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K.D. Jadhav won the first Commonwealth Games gold medal for India in the men's 100-yard freestyle swimming event at the 1934 British Empire Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Asian Games gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  4. Leslie Claudius
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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa won the first Asian Games gold medal for India in the men's 110m hurdles event at the 1951 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first World Championships gold medal for India?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Krishna Poonia

  4. Seema Punia
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Anju Bobby George won the first World Championships gold medal for India in the women's long jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.

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Which Indian athlete won the first World Cup gold medal for India?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Mahesh Bhupathi

  3. Sania Mirza

  4. Rohan Bopanna
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Leander Paes won the first World Cup gold medal for India in the men's doubles event at the 1996 Davis Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Asian Cup gold medal for India?

  1. Bhaichung Bhutia

  2. I.M. Vijayan

  3. Renedy Singh

  4. Jo Paul Ancheri
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Bhaichung Bhutia won the first Asian Cup gold medal for India in the men's football event at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

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Which Indian athlete won the first Afro-Asian Games gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  4. Leslie Claudius
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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa won the first Afro-Asian Games gold medal for India in the men's 110m hurdles event at the 1951 Afro-Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Commonwealth Youth Games gold medal for India?

  1. Jinson Johnson

  2. Dutee Chand

  3. Hima Das

  4. Muhammed Anas
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Jinson Johnson won the first Commonwealth Youth Games gold medal for India in the men's 800m event at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Deepika Kumari

  2. Laishram Sarita Devi

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Vijender Singh
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Deepika Kumari won the first Youth Olympic Games gold medal for India in the women's individual archery event at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Asian Youth Games gold medal for India?

  1. Jinson Johnson

  2. Dutee Chand

  3. Hima Das

  4. Muhammed Anas
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Jinson Johnson won the first Asian Youth Games gold medal for India in the men's 800m event at the 2009 Asian Youth Games.

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Which Indian athlete won the first South Asian Games gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  4. Leslie Claudius
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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa won the first South Asian Games gold medal for India in the men's 110m hurdles event at the 1985 South Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the most decorated track and field athlete in history?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Jesse Owens

  4. Allyson Felix
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Usain Bolt is the most decorated track and field athlete in history, with 11 Olympic gold medals and 8 World Championship gold medals.

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Which Indian athlete with a disability has won the most Paralympic medals?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Deepa Malik

  3. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  4. Bhavinaben Patel
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Devendra Jhajharia, a javelin thrower, has won the most Paralympic medals (four golds and two silvers) among Indian athletes with disabilities.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cyclist won the first gold medal in cycling at the Asian Games?

  1. A.N. Sachdeva

  2. R.N. Mukherjee

  3. H.N. Singh

  4. R.K. Sharma
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A.N. Sachdeva won the first gold medal in cycling at the Asian Games in 1951.

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Which Indian cyclist won the first gold medal in cycling at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. A.N. Sachdeva

  2. R.N. Mukherjee

  3. H.N. Singh

  4. R.K. Sharma
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H.N. Singh won the first gold medal in cycling at the Commonwealth Games in 1958.

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Which Indian cyclist won the first gold medal in cycling at the Asian Cycling Championships?

  1. A.N. Sachdeva

  2. R.N. Mukherjee

  3. H.N. Singh

  4. R.K. Sharma
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R.K. Sharma won the first gold medal in cycling at the Asian Cycling Championships in 1963.