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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 lifter holds the record for the heaviest squat in the Women's World Powerlifting Championships?

  1. Belinda Castaneda

  2. Larysa Soloviova

  3. Amanda Lawrence

  4. Jennifer Thompson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Amanda Lawrence of the United States holds the record for the heaviest squat in the Women's World Powerlifting Championships, with a squat of 327.5 kg (722 lb) in the 84 kg weight class in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which lifter holds the record for the heaviest bench press in the Women's World Powerlifting Championships?

  1. Belinda Castaneda

  2. Larysa Soloviova

  3. Amanda Lawrence

  4. Jennifer Thompson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jennifer Thompson of the United States holds the record for the heaviest bench press in the Women's World Powerlifting Championships, with a bench press of 227.5 kg (501.5 lb) in the 84 kg weight class in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which lifter holds the record for the heaviest deadlift in the Women's World Powerlifting Championships?

  1. Belinda Castaneda

  2. Larysa Soloviova

  3. Amanda Lawrence

  4. Jennifer Thompson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Larysa Soloviova of Ukraine holds the record for the heaviest deadlift in the Women's World Powerlifting Championships, with a deadlift of 277.5 kg (611.8 lb) in the 75 kg weight class in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which Dalit athlete became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Mariyappan Thangavelu

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Girisha Nagarajegowda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Devendra Jhajharia, a Dalit athlete from Rajasthan, became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in 2004.

Multiple choice

Which Dalit athlete won a silver medal in the men's 1500m race at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Manjit Singh

  2. Lalita Babar

  3. Tintu Luka

  4. Sudha Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Manjit Singh, a Dalit athlete from Punjab, won a silver medal in the men's 1500m race at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Dalit wrestler won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Anshu Malik
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ravi Dahiya, a Dalit wrestler from Haryana, won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57kg freestyle category.

Multiple choice

Which athlete has won the most Olympic gold medals?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Carl Lewis

  4. Jesse Owens
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic gold medals, with 23 gold medals.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Special Olympics athlete who holds the world record in the bench press?

  1. Eric LeGrand

  2. Mark Barr

  3. Larry Wheels

  4. Eddie Hall
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Eric LeGrand, a Special Olympics athlete from the United States, holds the world record in the bench press.

Multiple choice

In swimming, which award is presented to the swimmer who breaks a world record?

  1. FINA World Swimmer of the Year

  2. Olympic Gold Medal

  3. World Aquatics Championships Gold Medal

  4. World Record Holder Plaque
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The World Record Holder Plaque is awarded to swimmers who break a world record, recognizing their exceptional achievement.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to have won gold medals in both the summer and winter Olympic Games?

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Jesse Owens

  3. Michael Phelps

  4. Eddy Alvarez
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Eddy Alvarez is the only athlete to have won gold medals in both the summer and winter Olympic Games. He won a silver medal in short-track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics and a gold medal in baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who holds the Indian national record in the men's 100-meter dash?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. PT Usha

  3. Dutee Chand

  4. Hima Das
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh holds the Indian national record in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 10.0 seconds, set in 1960.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the women's 100-meter dash?

  1. PT Usha

  2. Dutee Chand

  3. Hima Das

  4. Srabani Nanda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dutee Chand holds the Indian national record in the women's 100-meter dash with a time of 11.22 seconds, set in 2019.

Multiple choice

Who is the current Indian national record holder in the men's 200-meter dash?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. PT Usha

  3. Dutee Chand

  4. Hima Das
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh also holds the Indian national record in the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 20.6 seconds, set in 1960.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the women's 200-meter dash?

  1. PT Usha

  2. Dutee Chand

  3. Hima Das

  4. Srabani Nanda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

PT Usha holds the Indian national record in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 22.89 seconds, set in 1984.

Multiple choice

Who is the current Indian national record holder in the men's 400-meter dash?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. PT Usha

  3. Dutee Chand

  4. Hima Das
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Milkha Singh holds the Indian national record in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 45.6 seconds, set in 1960.