Tournament winners, records, honours, literary awards
Questions & Answers
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11
Who won the prestigious Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship multiple times consecutively with Red Bull?
Answer:
Max Verstappen
12
Which Indian triple jumper won a historic gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022?
Answer:
Eldhose Paul
13
Which country won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2011, defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Wankhede Stadium?
Answer:
India
14
Who became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, securing bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
Answer:
Karnam Malleswari
15
Who won the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unspeakable?
Answer:
Jon Fosse
16
Which Indian badminton star won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Answer:
PV Sindhu
17
Who became the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal, securing bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
Answer:
Vijender Singh
18
Which Indian cricket legend is famously known as the 'Master Blaster' and holds the record of 100 international centuries?
Answer:
Sachin Tendulkar
19
Which country won the FIFA Women's World Cup in recent marquee football tournaments?
Answer:
Spain
20
Who became the first Indian male javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?
Answer:
Neeraj Chopra
21
Which Indian weightlifter won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games?
Answer:
Mirabai Chanu
22
Who became the first Indian badminton player to win a World Championship gold medal?
Answer:
PV Sindhu
23
Which country won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019, defeating New Zealand in a thrilling final at Lord's?
Answer:
England
24
Which Indian shooter won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the SH1 shooting event?
Answer:
Avani Lekhara
25
Which country hosted the 19th Asian Games where India secured 107 medals?
Answer:
China (Hangzhou)
26
Which Indian javelin star won gold at the Diamond League Finals, establishing dominance in global athletics?
Answer:
Neeraj Chopra
27
Which country won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2015, defeating New Zealand in the final?
Answer:
Australia
28
Which Indian grandmaster defeated reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in a rapid chess tournament, making global headlines?
Answer:
R. Praggnanandhaa
29
Who became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice?
Answer:
Santosh Yadav
30
Which country hosted the Commonwealth Games 2022 where India finished 4th with 61 medals?
Answer:
England (Birmingham)