Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

In which of the following Olympic games did India NOT win Gold ?

Options:

1948

1928

1932

1960

Correct Answer:

1960

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - 1960

  • In Men's Olympic Field Hockey, the Indian team has won the most gold medals, 10 in total. The Indian men's hockey team has won eight Olympic gold medals in total, six in a row (from 1928 to 1956, including 1936 Berlin), and two more in Tokyo in 1964 and Moscow in 1980.
  • India won the silver medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics after losing to Pakistan (gold medal), ending India's run of six consecutive gold medals.
  • When Abhinav Bindra won gold in the 10-metre Air rifle event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
  • Neeraj Chopra is second individual Olympic champion after Abhinav Bindra.