Question : Who was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team , which won the first Olympic Gold Medal in Amsterdam in 1928 ?
Option 1: Dhyanchand
Option 2: Jaipal Singh
Option 3: Laebokhan
Option 4: Kishan Lal
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Correct Answer: Jaipal Singh
Solution : The correct answer is Jaipal Singh .
India participated in hockey for the first time in Amsterdam Olympics in 1928.He was captain when team clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He became president of Adivasi Mahasabha in 1939.
In the year 1948, Independent India won its first Olympic Gold Medal by defeating Britain in the 1948 London Olympics. India won its first medal in Field Hockey. India won first-ever Olympic medal in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics in hockey when India was a part of British India.
Indian team had won six consecutive gold medels in Olympic Games( 1928,1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956). India also won gold in olympic in 1964 and 1980.
Final answer is Jaipal Singh .
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Question : At which Olympic Games did India win a gold medal for the first time?
Option 1: 1936 Berlin
Option 2: 1968 Mexico
Option 3: 1928 Amsterdam
Option 4: 1952 Helsinki
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Option 2: Gagan Narang
Option 3: Anjali Bhagwat
Option 4: Abhinav Bindra
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Option 1: Michael Johnson
Option 2: Carl Lawis
Option 3: Alvin Harrison
Option 4: Gregory Haughton
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Option 1: Abhinav Bindra
Option 2: Sushil Kumar
Option 3: R.V.S. Rathore
Option 4: Leander Paes
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Option 1: Milkha Singh
Option 2: Dhyanchand
Option 3: Dhanraj Pillai
Option 4: Jafar Iqbal
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