SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 43

SSC GD Constable (English) - 26th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q43

Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer player who passed away on 25 Nov 2020, is fondly remembered for one memorable goal known as:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 'Hand of God' goal.

  • Diego Maradona, who led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup but was tormented by drug abuse died at the age of 60.
  • He is one of the greatest soccer players of all time and achieving a godlike status in his homeland when he led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup.
  • Maradona played 91 games for the Argentine national team and was a star for teams in Italy and Spain.
  • He played his last World Cup game in Foxboro, Mass., in 1994, escorted off the field for a drug test he would fail.