History of Sports and Disability in India

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When was the first National Sports Festival for the Disabled held in India?

  1. 1984

  2. 1988

  3. 1992

  4. 1996


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first National Sports Festival for the Disabled was held in New Delhi in 1984.

Which Indian athlete won the first gold medal for India at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won the first gold medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Which Indian athlete won the first silver medal for India at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bhimrao Ambedkar won the first silver medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Which Indian athlete won the first bronze medal for India at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Rajendra Prasad

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

  4. Sarojini Naidu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajendra Prasad won the first bronze medal for India at the Paralympic Games in 1972.

Which Indian athlete won the most medals at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a total of 13 medals at the Paralympic Games, including 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in two different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games and a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in three different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in four different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in five different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in six different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in seven different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in eight different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in nine different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in boccia at the 2004 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in ten different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in boccia at the 2004 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in rowing at the 2008 Paralympic Games.

Which Indian athlete was the first to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in eleven different sports?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Bhimrao Ambedkar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal in swimming at the 1972 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in archery at the 1976 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in athletics at the 1980 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in table tennis at the 1984 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in powerlifting at the 1988 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in shooting at the 1992 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in cycling at the 1996 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in boccia at the 2004 Paralympic Games, a gold medal in rowing at the 2008 Paralympic Games, and a gold medal in sailing at the 2012 Paralympic Games.

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