Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who among the following won the first ever individual Olympic medal for India?

Options:

Rajyavardhan Rathore

PT Usha

Khashaba Jadhav

Abhinav Bindra

Correct Answer:

Khashaba Jadhav

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Khashaba Jadhav

The first ever individual Olympic medal winner for India was K. D. Jadhav. He won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. It's important to note that this achievement refers to independent India. India did win medals before independence, but those were team events in field hockey.