Who was the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal?
- A.Vijender Singh
- B.Amit Panghal
- C.Manoj Kumar
- D.Akhil Kumar
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The correct answer is A, Vijender Singh. The boxer from Kaluwas in Bhiwani district won a bronze medal in the middleweight class at the Beijing Olympics of 2008, the first Olympic medal in boxing for India. His success is one reason Bhiwani is called the mini Cuba of Indian boxing, and he later received the Padma Shri.
Option B, Amit Panghal, also of Rohtak district, has won world and Asian medals but not an Olympic one. Option C, Manoj Kumar, won a Commonwealth Games gold in 2010 and competed at the Olympics without a medal. Option D, Akhil Kumar, was in the same Beijing team and reached the quarter-final, which makes him the sharpest distractor in this set. Note the parallel first: Mary Kom of Manipur was the first Indian woman boxer with an Olympic medal, at London in 2012.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Rohtak
- B.Bhiwani
- C.Sirsa
- D.Jhajjar
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Sir Chhotu Ram was born at Garhi Sampla in Rohtak district on 24 November 1881.
Read the full explanation →Who led the Revolt of 1857 in the Ahirwal region of Haryana and fought the British at Nasibpur near Narnaul?
- A.Rao Tula Ram
- B.Pandit Neki Ram Sharma
- C.Bhagat Phool Singh
- D.Chaudhary Bansi Lal
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The ruler of Rewari raised troops, took over the administration of his territory during the Revolt and met the British in battle at Nasibpur near Narnaul on 16 November 1857.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana?
- A.Chaudhary Devi Lal
- B.Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
- C.Chaudhary Bansi Lal
- D.Rao Birender Singh
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When Haryana was carved out of Punjab on 1 November 1966, he became the first Chief Minister of the new state.
Read the full explanation →Chaudhary Devi Lal of Haryana held which office at the Union level?
- A.President of India
- B.Deputy Prime Minister of India
- C.Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- D.Chief Justice of India
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Chaudhary Devi Lal, born on 25 September 1914 at Teja Khera in Sirsa district and known across the state as Tau, served as Chief Minister of Haryana and became Deputy Prime Minister of India in the government formed in 1989, holding that office into 1991.
Read the full explanation →Neeraj Chopra, who won India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics, belongs to which district of Haryana?
- A.Panipat
- B.Sonipat
- C.Karnal
- D.Rohtak
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Neeraj Chopra was born on 24 December 1997 at Khandra village in Panipat district.
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