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All Olympics
Questions
1. Which city will host the 2032 Summer Olympics?
Ans. Brisbane, Australia
2. The 1st Modern Olympics were held in?
Ans. Athens, Greece in 1896 AD
3. The 1st Representation of India were in which Olympics?
Ans. Paris Olympics in 1900 AD
4. Who was the 1st Indian Flag-Bearer in Olympics?
Ans. Purma Bannerjee in 1920 Olympics
5. Where is the HQ of International Olympics Committee?
Ans. Lausanne, Switzerland
6. When was International Olympics Committee established?
Ans. 23rd June, 1894 in Paris, France
7. Who is the chairman of IOC as of July 2021?
Ans. Thomas Bach (from Germany)
8. When did India gain their 1st Olympic Gold Medal?
Ans. 1928 Amsterdam Olympics
9. Who was the captain of Indian Hockey Team in 1928?
Ans. Major Dhyan Chand
10. What is the highest margin of Victory in Hockey in the Olympics History?
Ans. India defeated USA (24-1) in 1932 Los Angeles Olympic
11. What did Indian team score in 1936 Olympics?
Ans. Gold Medal in Hockey
12. In which Olympics India won Gold Medal for 3 times?
Ans. 1928, 1932, 1936 (3 consecutive Gold Medals)
13. Which was the 1st Indian Olympics after Independence?
Ans. 1948 Olympics
14. Who won the 1st Individual Olympics Medal for India?
Ans. Norman Pritchard in 1900 (Not the 1st Indian)
15. Who was 1st Indian to win Individual Olympics medal?
Ans. 1952 Helsinki Olympics (KD Jadhav)
16. KD Jadhav won the Bronze Medal in 1952 Olympics in?
Ans. Freestyle Wrestling (1st Individual Indian Medal)
17. In which Olympics India did not win any Medal?
Ans. 1992, 1988, 1984, 1976 and 1924 Olympics
18. Milkha Singh got 4th position in which Olympics?
Ans. 1960 Rome Olympics
19. Who has won the 'only Olympic medal' in Tennis?
Ans. Leander Paes - Bronze Medal (1996 Atlanta Olympics)
20. Who is the 1st Indian Woman to win Olympic medal?
Ans. Karnam Malleshwari (2000 Sydney Olympics)
21. Karnam Malleshwari won which medal in which sport?
Ans. Bronze Medal in Weightlifting
22. Who won the 1st Olympics medal in Shooting?
Ans. Rajyavardhan Rathore - Silver (2004 Athens Olympics)
23. Who won the 1st Individual Silver Medal in Olympics?
Ans. Rajyavardhan Rathore (in Shooting) - 2004 Olympics
24. Who won the 1st Individual Gold Medal in Olympics?
Ans. Abhinav Bindra (in Shooting) - 2008 Beijing Olympics
25. Who won the 1st Olympic Medal for India in Boxing?
Ans. Vijendra Singh - Bronze Medal (2008 Beijing Olympics)
26. Who won the 1st Olympics Medal for India in Wrestling?
Ans. KD Jadhav - Bronze Medal (1952 Helsinki Olympics)
27. Maximum medals won by India in which Olympics?
Ans. 2012 London Olympics - 6 Medals (0 G, 2 S, 4 B)
28. Who won 1st Olympics Medal for India in Badminton?
Ans. Saina Nehwal - Bronze in 2012 London Olympics
29. Who is the 1st Indian woman to win medal in Boxing?
Ans. MC Mary Kom - Bronze in 2012
30. Who is the only Indian to win multiple Olympics medals?
Ans. Sushil Kumar in Wrestling (2008 & 2012)
31. Who is the 1st Indian woman wrestler to win medal?
Ans. Sakshi Malik - Bronze in 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
32. Who is the 1st Indian woman to win a Silver medal?
Ans. PV Sindhu in Badminton (2016 Olympics)
33. Who is the youngest Indian sports silver medalist?
Ans. PV Sindhu in Badminton (2016 Olympics)
34. No. of Gold Medals India has till 2020 Olympics?
Ans. 9 Gold Medals
Ans. No. of Silver Medals India has till 2020 Olympics?
Ans. 7 Silver Medals
35. No. of Bronze Medals India has till 2020 Olympics?
Ans. 12 Bronze Medals
36. Total number of Medals by India till 2020 Olympics?
Ans. 28 (9+7+12)
37. Which sports has India achieved maximum medals?
Ans. Hockey (11 medals) [8 G, 1 S, 2 B]
38. Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Ans. Paris, France
39. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?
Ans. Los Angeles, USA
40. Who is known as 'Father of Modern Olympics'?
Ans. Pierre de Coubertin
41. How many countries took part in 1st Olympics of 1896?
Ans. 11 Countries
42. What is the distance of marathon race in the Olympics?
Ans. 26 miles 385 yards (42 kms)
43. Which sports will make its debut in 2020 Olympics?
Ans. Karate
44. What do the 5 rings on the Olympic symbol represent?
Ans. 5 Continents (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, Antarctica)
45. Who has the record of max individual Olympic Medals?
Ans. Micheal Phelps (28 medals in Swimming)
46. Who was the 1st female Olympic Champion?
Ans. Charlotte Cooper (Tennis)
47. When was the 1st recorded Olympic games held?
Ans. 776 BCE
48. The Olympic flame was introduced for the 1st time in?
Ans. 1928 Amsterdam Olympics
49. What are the official languages of IOC?
Ans. English and French
50. Which country won max. medals in 1896 Olympics?
Ans. Greece
51. Which continent has not hosted the Olympics till now?
Ans. Africa Continent
52. Women's participation in Olympics started from?
Ans. 1900 Paris Olympics
53. 1st Indian woman to reach the finals of Olympics event?
Ans. P T Usha (Athlete)
54. In 2020, which game is re-introduced in Olympics?
Ans. Baseball (it was earlier removed from Olympics)
55. Which edition of Olympics is the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Ans. 32nd Edition of Olympics
56. Who are the flag bearers from India in 2020 Olympics?
Ans. MC Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh
57. Who is the mascot of 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Ans. Miraitowa
58. When was the mascot introduced 1st time in Olympics?
Ans. 1972 Olympics
59. When did India participate for the 1st time in Olympics?
Ans. 1920 Olympics
60. How many active member countries are there in IOC?
Ans. 105 Member Countries
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