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[#286] Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
Correct Answer

(D) K.D.Jadhav

Explanation

Solution: Mr. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav or KD Jadhav, widely known as 'Pocket Dynamo', was independent India's first individual Olympic medalist when he won the freestyle wrestling bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games

[#287] Which county did speedster Javagal Srinath play for in 1995?
Correct Answer

(C) Gloucestershire

Explanation

Solution: Javagal Srinath played for Gloucestershire in 1995.

[#288] Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing induction into the U.S. military, Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight championship on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire with an eighth-round knockout of which prizefighter?
Correct Answer

(A) George Foreman

Explanation

Solution: Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing induction into the U.S. military, Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight championship on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire with an eighth-round knockout of George Foreman.

[#289] Undertaker wrestled Yokozuna at the 1994 "Royal Rumble". This was a Casket Match. Undertaker wrestled in another Casket Match at the 1998 "Royal Rumble". Who did he wrestle?
Correct Answer

(B) Shawn Michaels

Explanation

Solution: This was the match that injured Shawn Michaels' back. Undertaker back dropped Shawn on the casket. Undertaker lost this match when Kane interfered.

[#290] How many gold medals were won by India in commonwealth games organized in Manchester in 2002?
Correct Answer

(B) 30

Explanation

Solution: India won 69 medals (30 Gold, 22 Silver, 17 Bronze) in Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. India ranked 5th in Glasgow Games 2014 by winning 64 medals (15 Gold, 30 Silver, 19 Bronze).