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Questions : Who is the first Aborigine to win a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games?

(a) Lorraine Graham

(b) Cathy Freeman

(c) Katherine Merry

(d) Maria Mutola

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Cathy Freeman is a former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame. Freeman was the first-ever Aboriginal Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16 in 1990.

1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Champion in the 400 m event.

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Question : 1

National Sports Day is celebrated on

a) 14th Nov.

b) 28th Oct.

c) 4th Dec.

d) 29th Aug.

Answer: (d)

National Sports Day is celebrated on 29thAugust in the memory of the great hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

Question : 2

Which sportsperson announced recently that he will not contest charges of doping against US AntiDoping Agency ??

a) Carl Lewis

b) Bradley Wiggins

c) Lance Armstrong

d) George Hincapie

Answer: (c)

Lance Armstrong was stripped on October 22,2012 of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by the governing body of cycling, the International Cycling Union following a report from the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) that has accused him of leading a massive doping programme on his teams.;

Question : 3

Gagan Narang, whose name has been recommended for ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ is a famous

a) Air Rifle Shooter

b) Footballer

c) Cricketer

d) Motor Car Racer

Answer: (a)

Gagan Narang is an Air Rifle Shooter. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 10 mAir Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympicsin London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012.

Question : 4

Who became first Indian to be elected to ISSF executive committee ?

a) Shambu Nath Singh

b) Ranaveer Singh

c) Surendra Singh

d) Ravinder Singh

Answer: (d)

Ravinder Singh became the first Indian to get elected as a member of the International shooting sport Federation (ISSF)’s Executive Committee. He is the president of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). He was also elected as the member of the Administrative Council of ISSF.

Question : 5

Which of the following trophies is not associated with cricket?

a) Charminar Challenge Cup

b) Duleep Trophy

c) Rohinton Baria Trophy

d) Champions Trophy

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

The first women to swim across seven important seas is :

a) Mridula Rajiv

b) Bula Choudhary

c) Priya Shanbhag

d) Chandini

Answer: (b)

Bula Choudhury is a former national women's swimming champion of India. She is the first woman to cross seven seas. She twice swam the English Channel first in 1989 and again in 1999.;

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