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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q35

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As of January 2020, who among the following became the first Indian female para-athlete and the oldest to be honoured with the "Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award"?

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is option 3 i.e Deepa Malik.

  • The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India.
  • Deepa Malik is an Indian athlete. She started her career at the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shot put.