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Question : 41 [SSC CPO 2016]

Who among the following was the only athlete to represent India in the 1900 summer Olympics ?

a) Purma Banerjee

b) Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

c) Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule

d) Norman Pritchard

Answer: (d)

Norman Pritchard was the only athlete from India to compete at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won two silver medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, coming second in both the 200 metres and 200 metres hurdles categories. He was the first athlete from India and first athlete representing an Asian nation to win an Olympic medal.;

Question : 42

Consider the following statements:

  1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become first Indian Cricket team Captain to register the 100 One Day International (ODI) match wins.
  2. He was able to achieve this feat after Indian team defeated Bangladesh in the 2015 ICC World Cup quarter-final match by 109- run in Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.
  3. He is the third captain in the history of the cricket to record 100 wins.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

Other two captains to achieve this feat are – Australians Allan Border (107 wins) and Ricky Ponting (165 wins).

Question : 43 [Goa PSC (Pre) 2016]

Nirupama Vaidyanathan is associated with

a) Table Tennis

b) Tennis

c) Cricket

d) Shooting

Answer: (a)

Question : 44 [SSC CGL 2016]

At the Rio Olympics, who was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent?

a) Dipa Karmakar

b) Abhinav Bindra

c) Sania Mirza

d) Narsingh Yadav

Answer: (b)

India’s ace shooter Abhinav Bindra was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of Rio Olympics. Bindra won the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.;

Question : 45 [SSC SL 2011]

The 6 medals which the Indian sportsmen have bagged in the London Olympics are in

a) Wrestling, Boxing, Hockey and Badminton.

b) Wrestling, Archery. Boxing and Badminton.

c) Wrestling, Shooting, Boxing and Swimming.

d) Wrestling, Shooting. Boxing and Badminton.

Answer: (d)

Badminton : Saina Nehwal (Bronze medal)

Boxing : MC Mary Kom (Bronze medal)

Shooting : Gagan Narang (Bronze medal) and Vijay Kumar (Silver medal)

Wrestling : Sushil Kumar (Silver medal) and Yogeshwar Dutt (Bronze medal);

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