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  1. The first Indian woman to get an Olympic medal is









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    Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney lifting 110 kg in the Snatch and 130 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a total of 240 kg, which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. In 1992 she participated in the Asian championship which took place in Thailand, and won three silver medals. She also won three bronze medals in the world championship.

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    Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney lifting 110 kg in the Snatch and 130 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a total of 240 kg, which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. In 1992 she participated in the Asian championship which took place in Thailand, and won three silver medals. She also won three bronze medals in the world championship.


  1. Who is the first Indian cricketer to take a hat-trick of wickets in a Test ?









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    In 2001, with leading leg spinner Anil Kumble injured, Harbhajan's career was resuscitated after Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called for his inclusion in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team. In that series victory over Australia, Harbhajan established himself as the team's leading spinner by taking 32 wickets, becoming the first Indian bowler to take a hat trick in Test cricket.

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    In 2001, with leading leg spinner Anil Kumble injured, Harbhajan's career was resuscitated after Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called for his inclusion in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team. In that series victory over Australia, Harbhajan established himself as the team's leading spinner by taking 32 wickets, becoming the first Indian bowler to take a hat trick in Test cricket.



  1. Whose name from the following is associated with a famous sports trophy ?









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    Dwight Filley Davis was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. In 1900, Davis developed the structure for, and donated a silver bowl to go to the winner of, a new international tennis competition designed by him and three others known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, which was later renamed the Davis Cup in his honor.

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    Dwight Filley Davis was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. In 1900, Davis developed the structure for, and donated a silver bowl to go to the winner of, a new international tennis competition designed by him and three others known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, which was later renamed the Davis Cup in his honor.


  1. With which game is Geet Sethi associated?









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    Geet Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professionallevel and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two world records, in English billiards.

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    Geet Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professionallevel and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two world records, in English billiards.



  1. The famous woman Tennis player, who was stabbed during a match, is









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    Monica Seles was the victim of an on-court attack, when a man stabbed her in the back with a 9-inchlong knife in April 1993. It happened during a quarterfinal match with Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg in which Seles was leading 6–4, 4–3, when Günter Parche, an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf, ran from the middle of the crowd to the edge of the court during a break between games and stabbed her.

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    Monica Seles was the victim of an on-court attack, when a man stabbed her in the back with a 9-inchlong knife in April 1993. It happened during a quarterfinal match with Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg in which Seles was leading 6–4, 4–3, when Günter Parche, an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf, ran from the middle of the crowd to the edge of the court during a break between games and stabbed her.