SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 40

SSC GD Constable (English) - 25 Jan 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

In the post-independence period, who won the individual Olympic Medal for India in 1952?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Khashaba Jadhav.

1952 Summer Olympics:

The 1952 Summer Olympics or Helsinki 1952 was an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.

Opened by President Juho Kusti Paasikivi.

Khashaba Jadhav:

He was an Indian freestyle wrestler.

Won bronze medal and was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics.