SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 20 September 2025, Shift 1 · General Awareness · Question 13 of 100

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Identify the athlete NOT correctly paired with their sport as per National Games 2025:

(a)Lovlina Borgohain – Boxing
(b)Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Shot Put
(c)Sarabjot Singh – Swimming
(d)Jyothi Yarraji – 100m hurdles

Answer

Why

Correct — C. Sarabjot Singh is a pistol shooter, not a swimmer. He won bronze in the 10 m air pistol mixed team event at Paris 2024 with Manu Bhaker.

The other three pairings hold: Lovlina Borgohain boxes, Tajinderpal Singh Toor puts the shot, and Jyothi Yarraji runs the 100 m hurdles.

Why the others are wrong

(a)
Lovlina Borgohain – Boxing — Correctly paired. Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer, the bronze medallist in women's welterweight at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
(b)
Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Shot Put — Correctly paired. Tajinderpal Singh Toor is a shot putter who won Asian Games gold in 2018 at Jakarta and in 2023 at Hangzhou.
(d)
Jyothi Yarraji – 100m hurdles — Correctly paired. Jyothi Yarraji is a 100 m hurdles runner, silver medallist in the event at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Concept

A pairing item needs only each athlete's discipline, not the Games' results.

The 38th National Games were held across several cities of Uttarakhand from 28 January to 14 February 2025, and were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sarabjot's Paris 2024 bronze came in the mixed team with Manu Bhaker, who also won bronze in the women's individual 10 m air pistol there.

Key facts

38th National Games: Uttarakhand, 28 January to 14 February 2025, held across several cities.
Sarabjot Singh: pistol shooter, Paris 2024 bronze in the 10 m air pistol mixed team with Manu Bhaker.
Lovlina Borgohain: boxer, Tokyo 2020 bronze.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor: shot putter, Asian Games gold in 2018 and 2023.

Study next

India's Paris 2024 medallists and their events38th National Games: host cities and new medal sportsKhelo India Games

Common traps

Hesitating over the 'as per National Games 2025' tag. Each athlete's sport decides the pairing.
Crediting Sarabjot with an individual Paris medal. His bronze was in the mixed team.

The 38th National Games also appear at 21 Sep 2025, 09:00, GA Q.15 (host state and multi-city format), 18 Sep 2025, 09:00, GA Q.15 (Yogasana and Mallakhamb as medal events) and 16 Sep 2025, 09:00, GA Q.10 (the men's hockey results). Lovlina Borgohain also appears at 17 Sep 2024, 09:00, GA Q.8.

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