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GK QUESTION#1812

Which of the following statements correctly describes India’s performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  1. India secured medals in Shooting, Boxing, and Wrestling, marking its first individual Olympic Gold.
  2. Saina Nehwal represented India in the women’s singles badminton event. Select the correct option:
  1. AOnly 1
  2. BOnly 2
  3. CBoth 1 and 2Correct answer
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2
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C. Both 1 and 2

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Both 1 and 2 are correct. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, India won medals in Shooting (Abhinav Bindra - Gold), Boxing (Vijender Singh - Bronze), and Wrestling (Sushil Kumar - Bronze). Saina Nehwal also represented India in women’s singles badminton.

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