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GK QUESTION#1943

Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully:

Assertion (A): Jeremy Bujakowski was the first Indian athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics, competing in 1964 and 1968.

Reason (R): After Bujakowski, India did not send any participants to the Winter Olympics for about 20 years. Choose the correct option:

  1. ABoth A and R are true, and R correctly explains A
  2. BBoth A and R are true, but R does not explain ACorrect answer
  3. CA is true, but R is false
  4. DA is false, but R is true
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B. Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A

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Jeremy Bujakowski was the first Indian to compete in the Winter Olympics, representing India in 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics. After his participation, India did not send athletes for nearly two decades, resuming Winter Olympics participation only in the 1980s.

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