SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 32

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2022 - 10 Feb 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q32

Gymnast Pranati Nayak, who has qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics after winning Asian quota, is from which of the following states?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. West Bengal.

Gymnast Pranati Nayak, who qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, hails from West Bengal. Born in Jhargram, West Bengal, she became the second Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics after Dipa Karmakar. She secured her spot through an Asian continental quota, largely due to her bronze medal win in the vault event at the 2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships.