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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 32

SSC CGL - 23 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q32

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Who among the following was the first Indian badminton player to qualify for two events - mixed doubles and women’s doubles - in the Olympics?

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Jwala Gutta

  • Jwala Gutta become the first and the only Indian to qualify in two events i.e women's doubles as well as mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics.
  • Jwala Gutta is an Indian badminton player, born on 7 September 1983, at Wardha, Maharashtra.
  • She has won bronze at Women's doubles in the 2011 London, Badminton World Championship. She has a total of 316 match wins in both women's doubles as well as mixed doubles.