Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who was India's first Olympian who went on to star in Hollywood and Broadway?

Options:

Milkha Singh

Norman Pritchard

Virat Kohli

PT Usha

Correct Answer:

Norman Pritchard

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Norman Pritchard

India's first Olympian who went on to star in Hollywood and Broadway was Norman Pritchard. It's important to note that Norman Pritchard was British-Indian, born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) to a British father and Indian mother. Though he competed for India in the Olympics, he later returned to Britain and then moved to the US to pursue his acting career.