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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 39

SSC MTS - 21 July 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q39

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Who among the following Indian players is also known as ‘Dhing Express’?

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is Option 3 i.e  Hima Das.

  • Sprinter Hima Das, also known as 'Dhing Express', gets candid on life after her golden feat at the Asian Games 2018 and strategy for the Tokyo Olympics.
  • She became the first Indian woman — indeed the first ever Indian athlete — to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds. 
  • She also set an Indian U20 record of 51.32 seconds to finish sixth in the Commonwealth Games 400m final in Gold Coast in April 2018.