Who was the first Indian woman wrestler to represent the country at the 2012 London Olympic Games?

Correct — D. Geeta Phogat was the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify for and compete at the Olympic Games, at London 2012, in the 55 kg freestyle category.

She had already become the first Indian woman to win a wrestling gold at the Commonwealth Games, at Delhi 2010. Option (d) is the wrestler the question describes.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Sakshi Malik — Sakshi Malik was the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal, a bronze at Rio 2016 — a later Games than the one named in the stem.
• (b)
  Vinesh Phogat — Vinesh Phogat made her Olympic debut at Rio 2016, four years after the London Games.
• (c)
  Babita Phogat — Babita Kumari (Phogat) is a Commonwealth Games champion, with gold at Glasgow 2014, but Geeta reached the Olympics first.

Indian women's wrestling has a short, well-documented timeline, and SSC tests its firsts.

Olympic qualification came first, in 2012, when Geeta Phogat won a berth at a world qualifying tournament and went on to compete at London.

The Olympic medal came four years later, when Sakshi Malik took bronze in the 58 kg category at Rio 2016.

Key facts

• Geeta Phogat was the first Indian woman wrestler to compete at the Olympics, at London 2012.
• She won India's first women's wrestling gold at the Commonwealth Games, at Delhi 2010.
• Sakshi Malik's bronze at Rio 2016 was the first Olympic medal won by an Indian woman wrestler.

Common traps

• Choosing Sakshi Malik because she is the wrestler remembered for the Olympic medal.
• Reading first to represent as first to win, which are two different milestones here.

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