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Question : 41

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka has been conferred with prestigious 24th Vyaas Samman for year 2014.
  2. The award was instituted by Sahitya Akademy.
  3. It is awarded annually to Hindi writer for his work published in past 10 years.
Codes:

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) None

Answer: (a)

The award was instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1991.

Question : 42 [SSC CML (Pre) 2002]

The first Indian woman to get an Olympic medal is

a) Ashwini Nachappa

b) Karnam Malleswari

c) Usha Sachdev

d) P.T. Usha

Answer: (b)

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney lifting 110 kg in the Snatch and 130 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a total of 240 kg, which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

In 1992 she participated in the Asian championship which took place in Thailand and won three silver medals. She also won three bronze medals in the world championship.;

Question : 43

Consider the following statements.

  1. ‘Usain Bolt, The 100-metre race world record holder is from Jamaica.
  2. Narain Karthikenyan is the sportsman in the field of Formula One Car Racing.
Which of the above is/are true?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) None of these

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Answer: (a)

Question : 44 [SSC CGL 2016]

Who amongst the following Wrestlers has been the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

a) Anand Kumar Singh

b) Sushil Kumar

c) Zoravar Singh Faujdar

d) Vijender Singh

Answer: (b)

Sushil Kumar, an Indian freestyle wrestler, received the 2009 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – India’s highest honour for sportspersons, in July 2009 along with boxers Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom.

He won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the only Indian to win two individual Olympic medals.

Question : 45 [SSC CPO 2008]

Which sports person is nick named Dennis the Menace ?

a) Pete Samprass

b) Jim Courier

c) John McNroe

d) Andre Agassi

Answer: (a)

Basketball player Dennis Rodman was nicknamed ‘Dennis the Menace.’ He was nicknamed “The Worm” and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Pete Sampras was sometimes called a menace to the game because he was boring and too dominating.

He won a record 14 Grand Slam single titles and had seven Wimbledon and five U.S. open wins in a storied 15-year career.;

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