Asian Games: India Adds Two Silver and Three Bronze Medals

The correct answer is the shot put. Tajinderpal Singh won silver in the men's shot put with an impressive throw, and the Prime Minister noted that his focus and perseverance have brought India laurels over and over, so this medal is another milestone in a long career. Options A, B and D name the javelin, the discus and the hammer, which are also throwing events in athletics but not the one in which he competed here, so they are wrong. Aspirants should link his name firmly with the shot put, because papers often list four throwing events as options. On the same day India's other athletics medal came from Prachi Choudhary, who took bronze in the women's 400m. His silver was one of the two silver medals India took that day, the other coming from the women’s rifle team event in shooting.

The correct answer is Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar. The pair won bronze in the squash mixed team event, and for Joshna the medal extended a remarkable run of consistency, since she has played at consecutive Asian Games and taken a medal at every edition since 2010. Option A is wrong because Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won their bronze in mixed doubles table tennis, a different sport on the same day. Option C names two of the three shooters who won silver in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions team event, so it is wrong here. Option D pairs a sprinter with a thrower, neither of whom took part in squash. Keep each sport with its own athletes when revising a medal day.

The correct answer is the women's 400m. Prachi Choudhary finished third in that race, and her run was praised for earning India a place on the podium. Options A and C, the 200m and the 800m, are other track distances and are wrong because her medal came over one lap. Option D is the trickiest distractor, since the 400m hurdles is a separate event with its own final; the medal in question came in the flat 400m. Along with Tajinderpal Singh's silver in the men's shot put, this was India's second athletics medal of the day, while shooting, table tennis and squash brought one medal each. Remembering the exact distance is essential, because a paper can offer several sprint options.