Question 1

Neeraj Chopra, who won India's first Olympic athletics gold medal, is from which district of Haryana?

Accepted Answer

Panipat. Neeraj Chopra was born in Khandra village, Panipat district, Haryana. He won the gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (held in 2021), becoming India's first-ever Olympic athletics gold medalist. He also won silver at the Paris Olympics 2024. He is a Subedar in the Indian Army and has won multiple World Athletics Championship medals.

Question 2

Sushil Kumar, a two-time Olympic wrestling medalist, represents which district of Haryana?

Accepted Answer

Sonipat (Baprola/Najafgarh area). Sushil Kumar is from Baprola village, which falls in the Najafgarh area (now Delhi but his training base was Chhatrasal Stadium and Sonipat SAI). He won bronze at Beijing 2008 and silver at London 2012 in freestyle wrestling (66 kg). He was the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. He was arrested in 2021 in connection with a murder case at Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi.

Question 3

Kapil Dev, India's 1983 Cricket World Cup-winning captain, was born in which city?

Accepted Answer

Chandigarh. Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj was born on January 6, 1959, in Chandigarh (then part of Punjab). He was raised in Chandigarh and went to DAV College there. As captain of the Indian cricket team, he led India to victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He was the first player to take 400 Test wickets and was named Wisden Cricketer of the Century. He is considered one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history.

Question 4

Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman astronaut in space, was born in which Haryana city?

Accepted Answer

Karnal. Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana. She completed her early education at Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School, Karnal. She became the first woman of Indian origin to go to space in 1997 (STS-87 mission). She died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003. Haryana honors her memory through the Kalpana Chawla Memorial Planetarium in Kurukshetra and the Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College in Karnal.

Question 5

Rao Tula Ram, the 1857 freedom fighter from Haryana, was the ruler of which princely state?

Accepted Answer

Rewari. Rao Tula Ram (1825–1863) was the ruler of Rewari and a prominent freedom fighter in the 1857 revolt against British rule. He led the sepoy mutiny in southern Haryana and organized resistance. After defeat, he fled to Afghanistan seeking military support. He died in Kabul in 1863 without returning to India. He is celebrated as a hero of the 1857 uprising in Haryana and a statue of him stands at New Delhi's Parliament Street.

Famous Personalities — Set 1