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6 SSC CGL (Prelims) 2008 questions with worked solutions.
Q1. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10 m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
Q2. Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic individual gold medal?
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10 m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
Q3. In which Olympic Games did Vijender Singh win India's first-ever Olympic medal in boxing?
Answer: 2008 Beijing
Vijender Singh won a bronze medal in boxing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was India's first Olympic medal in boxing.
Answer: Shooting
Abhinav Bindra won India’s first individual Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in shooting. He achieved this in the 10m air rifle event.
Q5. What is the central theme of Aravind Adiga’s novel The White Tiger, which won the Booker Prize?
Answer: Rural-urban divide and social inequality
The White Tiger focuses on social inequality, class struggle, and the rural-urban divide in India. It examines how poverty and ambition shape the protagonist’s journey, rather than historical or international themes.
Q6. At which Olympic Games did India win its first individual Olympic gold medal?
Answer: Beijing 2008
India won its first individual Olympic gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Abhinav Bindra achieved this historic feat in the men's 10 m air rifle event.