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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL - 11 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q40

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______ is the first woman hockey player to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Rani Rampal.

Rani Rampal is an Indian field hockey player from Haryana. She was the first female hockey player to have won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

  • The Indian women’s Hockey team captain Rani Rampal is the World Games Athlete of the Year 2019, thus becoming the first-ever hockey player to win the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year Award.
  • In 2020 the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri.
  • At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in the national team which participated in the 2010 World Cup.