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Major Sporting Event (Sports) (Part-I)

📆 April 19, 2025

Total Questions: 50

21. Who won the Gold Medal in 400m sprint in 2016 Summer Olympics? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Wayde van Niekerk
Solution:South African sprinter Wayde Van Niekerk won the world record gold medal in the men's 400m sprint at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio Olympics). The gold medal in the women's 400m sprint was won by Bahamas runner Shaun Miller.

Note: Steven Gardiner (born 12 September 1995) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter and current Olympic (2021) and world champion in the 400 m.

22. ___________ was the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for Sri lanka. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Duncan White
Solution:Duncan White was the first athlete to win an Olympic medal in Sri Lanka athletes. He won a silver in the 400 meters hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, England.

23. In which Olympic Games did Shabana Akhtar, the first female athlete to represent Pakistan, participate? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Atlanta Olympics
Solution:Shabana Akhtar, the first female athlete to represent Pakistan, participated in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. She is the first female athlete from Pakistan to compete in the Olympics. She participated in the women's long jump event in this Olympics.

24. Famous swimmer Michael Phelps is related to __________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 6.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) America
Solution:The famous swimmer Michael Phelps, better known as the 'Golden Shark', is an American swimmer. He has won a total of 28 medals (23 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze) in the Olympic Games. He retired in the year 2016. Phelps also holds the record for winning the most gold medals (8) in any single Olympics (Beijing Olympics-2008).

25. Which player has won the most gold medals in the history of the Olympics? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.08.2019 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 22.08.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Michael Phelps
Solution:The famous swimmer Michael Phelps, better known as the 'Golden Shark', is an American swimmer. He has won a total of 28 medals (23 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze) in the Olympic Games. He retired in the year 2016. Phelps also holds the record for winning the most gold medals (8) in any single Olympics (Beijing Olympics-2008).

26. The first Asian city to host Summer Olympics was _________. [SS.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Tokyo
Solution:Tokyo, Japan is the first Asian city to host the Summer Olympic Games. The 18th Summer Olympic Games were held here in the year 1964. The 32nd Summer Olympic Games of the year 2020 were held in Tokyo (Japan) from 23 July to 8 August 2021.

27. What is the venue of 2020 Summer Olympics? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.01.2017 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.08.2019 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online Constable GD 19.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Tokyo
Solution:Tokyo, Japan is the first Asian city to host the Summer Olympic Games. The 18th Summer Olympic Games were held here in the year 1964. The 32nd Summer Olympic Games of the year 2020 were held in Tokyo (Japan) from 23 July to 8 August 2021.

28. Who is the only Indian to have won an individual Olympic gold medal? [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-I) 23.11.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Abhinav Bindra
Solution:Abhinav Bindra is an Indian Olympic gold medallist, retired sport shooter, and businessman. He is the first and one of only two Indians to win an Individual Olympic Gold Medal. He won the gold in the 10-metre Air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Neeraj Chopra is India's second individual Olympic champion - after Abhinav Bindra - with his men's javelin throw gold at Tokyo 2020.

29. In which of the following events did India win a gold medal in the Summer Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Javelin Throw
Solution:Neeraj Chopra became India's first-ever gold medalist in athletics. He won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with the best winning throw of 87.58 meters.

30. Who won a gold medal for India in the javelin throw event at Tokyo Olympics 2020? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 06.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Neeraj Chopra
Solution:India's Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal in the javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He set a new national record with a throw of 87.58 meters, which also made him the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics.
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