Q32 · UPPSC Prelims 2021 · Set D · General Studies

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Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?(Name of Player) (Medal Won in Tokyo Olympic 2020)

A P. V. Sindhu - Bronze Medal
B Bajrang Punia - Silver Medal
C Mirabai Chanu - Silver Medal
D Neeraj Chopra - Gold Medal

Correct answer: (b) Bajrang Punia - Silver Medal

Explanation

  1. A

    P. V. Sindhu - Bronze Medal

    (a) P. V. Sindhu – Bronze Medal. Sindhu won bronze in women’s badminton singles at Tokyo 2020. The pairing is correctly matched, so it is not the odd one out.

  2. B

    Bajrang Punia - Silver Medal

    (b) Bajrang Punia – Silver Medal. Punia won bronze, not silver, in men’s 65 kg freestyle wrestling at Tokyo 2020. That wrong medal is the official key for ‘NOT correctly matched’.

  3. C

    Mirabai Chanu - Silver Medal

    (c) Mirabai Chanu – Silver Medal. Chanu took silver in women’s 49 kg weightlifting. The medal is correctly stated.

  4. D

    Neeraj Chopra - Gold Medal

    (d) Neeraj Chopra – Gold Medal. Chopra’s javelin gold was India’s first track-and-field Olympic gold. The pairing is correct.

Summary. Official key is (b) Bajrang Punia – Silver Medal. Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021) gave Punia a bronze in 65 kg freestyle, so listing silver is the mismatch. Sindhu’s bronze, Chanu’s silver and Chopra’s gold are all right. The question asks for the incorrect pairing, not for who won gold.

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