This is the current affairs of 10 to 12 September 2024. Here are questions and answers of daily current affairs for better preparation of competitive exams for government jobs.
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1. How many medals did India win in Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 29
d. 35
Answer: c. 29 (7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze)
#Gold Medal Winners#
Name – Sport – Event – Medal
1. Avani Lekhara – Shooting – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 – Gold
2. Nitesh Kumar – Badminton – Men’s Singles SL3 – Gold
3. Sumit Antil – Athletics – Javelin Throw F64 – Gold
4. Harvinder Singh – Archery – Men’s Individual Recurve Open – Gold
5. Dharambir – Athletics – Men’s Club Throw F51 – Gold
6. Praveen Kumar – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T64 – Gold
7. Navdeep Singh – Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw F41 – Gold
#Silver Medal Winners#
Name – Sport – Event – Medal
1. Manish Narwal – Shooting – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 – Silver
2. Nishad Kumar – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T47 – Silver
3. Yogesh Kathunia – Athletics – Men’s Discus Throw F56 – Silver
4. Thulasimathi Murugesan – Badminton – Women’s Singles SU5 – Silver
5. Suhas Yathiraj – Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4 – Silver
6. Sharad Kumar – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T63 – Silver
7. Ajeet Singh – Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw F46 – Silver
8. Sachin Khiladi – Athletics – Men’s Shot Put F46 – Silver
9. Pranam Surma – Athletics – Men’s Club Throw F51 – Silver
#Bronze Medal Winner#
Name – Sport – Event – Medal
1. Mona Agarwal – Shooting – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 – Bronze
2. Preeti Pal – Athletics – Women’s 100m T35 – Bronze
3. Rubina Francis – Shooting – Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 – Bronze
4. Preeti Pal – Athletics – Women’s 200m T35 – Bronze
5. Manisha Ramdas – Badminton – Women’s Singles SU5 – Bronze
6. Rakesh Kumar/Sheetal Devi – Archery – Mixed Team Compound Open – Bronze
7. Nitya Sree Sivan – Badminton – Women’s Singles SH6 – Bronze
8. Deepti Jeevanjee – Athletics – Women’s 400m T20 – Bronze
9. Mariyappan Thangavelu – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T63 – Bronze
10. Sundar Singh Gurjar – Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw F46 – Bronze
11. Kapil Parmar – Judo – Men’s -60kg J1 – Bronze
12. Hokato Hotose Sema – Athletics – Men’s Shot Put F57 – Bronze
13. Simran – Athletics – Women’s 200m T12 – Bronze
When were the games held?
– Paris Paralympic Games 2024: August 28 to September 8, 2024
What are the Paralympic Games?
– The Paralympic Games are a major sports competition in which physically and mentally disabled people participate. – These games are held after the Olympic Games.
– In this, players compete in running, swimming, basketball, cycling and many other sports.
– The purpose of these games is to show the talent of disabled people to the world.
– These games are held to change the thinking of society towards disabled people and to inspire them.
– The first official Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy between 18 September and 25 September 1960.
– The Paralympic Games are overseen by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
– It is a body recognized by the IOC.
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2. Which country won the most medals in Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. USA
b. China
c. India
d. Great Britain
Answer: b. China (total 220 medals)
– This includes 94 gold medals, 76 silver medals and 50 bronze medals.
– India is at 18th place in terms of medal index.
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3. What was the mascot of Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. The Phryge
b. The Stand
c. You Run
d. The Sky
Answer: a. The Phryge (Paralympic Phryge)
– The official mascots of the Paris Paralympic Games 2024 are the Phryge, small figures based on traditional Phrygian hats. – They are the symbol of the French Republic.
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4. What is the motto of Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Phryge
b. Open to play
c. Games wide open
d. Games mind open
Answer: c. Games wide open (Games are bigger, different and with more openness) {Games are completely open}
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5. Who was the flag bearer for India at the opening ceremony of Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Jadhav
b. Devendra Jhajharia and Bhavina Patel
c. Avani Lekhara and Manoj Sarkar
d. Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil
Answer: a. Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Jadhav
– Indian Paralympic Committee (PCI) chief Devendra Jhajharia gave this information in August 2024.
– Javelin thrower Sumit Antil is a gold medalist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
– Shotput star Bhagyashree Jadhav is a silver medalist at the Asian Para Games.
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6. Who was the flag bearer for India at the closing ceremony of Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Jadhav
b. Harvinder Singh and Preeti Pal
c. Avani Lekhara and Manoj Sarkar
d. Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil
Answer: b. Harvinder Singh and Preeti Pal
– The closing ceremony was held at midnight on 9 September 2024 Indian time.
Harvinder Singh (33 years old)
– In the men’s individual recurve open event, on 4 September 2024, Harvinder defeated Lukas Ciszek of Poland in the final.
– He won the gold medal. He is from Haryana.
Preeti Pal (23 years old)
– She won two bronze medals in the 100 and 200 metres events in the women’s T35 category.
– She is from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
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#Gold Medal Winner#
7. Which player won the first medal for India in Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Preeti Pal
b. Sheetal Devi
c. Avani Lekhara
d. Manasi Joshi
Answer: c. Avani Lekhara
– Avani Lekhara won the first medal for India in the Paralympic Games.
– She won the gold medal with a Paralympic record in the SH1 category of Women’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting.
– The previous Paralympic record of 249.6 was also in the name of Avni Lekhara, which she made in Tokyo.
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8. Which medal did Avani Lekhara win in the SH1 category of 10m air rifle shooting at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
d. None of these
Answer: a. Gold
– She won the gold medal with a Paralympic record in the SH1 category of Women’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting.
– The previous Paralympic record of 249.6 was also in Avni’s name, which she made in Tokyo.
– Yunri Lee of Korea got silver, her score was 246.8.
– Mona Agarwal of India won the bronze medal with a score of 228.7.
About Avani Lekh – She lives in Jaipur.
– Avani was not a stranger since childhood. In the year 2012, she suffered a joint bone injury in an accident.
– After this, she became immobile and disabled in motion.
– Now she is dependent on the driver.
– After the accident, Avani was in depression for a few days and she locked herself in her room for a few days.
– After the insistence of her parents, Avani regained her self-confidence and taking inspiration from Abhinav Bindra’s biography, she started playing tikkabaaji.
– Apni Lekhara won silver in the Para World Cup Shooting 2019 and 2021.
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9. Who won India’s first Paralympic gold medal in archery at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Praveen Jadhav
b. Harvinder Singh
c. Rajesh Kumar
d. Sunil Sikarwar
Answer: b. Harvinder Singh
– In the men’s individual recurve open event, Harvinder defeated Poland’s Lukas Ciszek in the final on 4 September 2024.
– This is India’s first Paralympic gold medal in archery. And the second Paralympic medal.
Harvinder Singh
– He was born on 25 February 1991.
– He is from Haryana (Ajit Nagar village).
– His journey in the world of sports also started from here.
– At the age of just one and a half years, he got dengue and due to the side effects of the treatment, he suffered permanent disability in his legs.
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10. Which medal did Nitesh Kumar win in the men’s singles SL3 badminton event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
d. Bronze and Silver
Answer: a. Gold
– Nitesh Kumar won the gold medal in the men’s singles SL3 badminton event on September 2, 2024.
– This is the second gold medal for India.
– Earlier, shooter Avani Lekhara had won the gold medal.
– According to PIB, Nitesh Kumar is currently ranked world number 1 in the men’s singles SL3 category.
Nitesh Kumar
– He was born on December 30, 1994, in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana.
– He used to play football in his childhood.
– He lost his legs in an accident in 2009.
– He developed a keen interest in badminton while studying at IIT-Mandi.
– He is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from IIT-Mandi.
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11. Which medal did Sumit Antil win in the men’s javelin throw F64 category at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Bronze
d. None of these
Answer: b. Gold
– He won the gold medal in the F64 category with a record throw of 70.59 meters on 2 September 2024.
– In the last Tokyo Paralympic 2020 Games, he won the gold medal with a world record throw.
Note: His world record is 73.29m set at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.
Sumit Antil
– He is an Indian Paralympian and javelin thrower.
– He is from Sonipat, Haryana.
– He was born on 7 June 1998.
– He is 26 years old.
– Sumit lost his leg in an accident while returning home from coaching class.
– Sumit has a prosthetic leg.
– One day Sumit met Rajkumar, a para-athlete from his village.
– He introduced Sumit to the world of para games.
– From here his life started changing.
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12. Which medal did Dharambir win in the men’s club throw F51 final at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Bronze
d. None of these
Answer: b. Gold
– Dharambir set a new Asian record with a brilliant throw of 34.92m.
– He won this medal on 4 September 2024.
– Dharambir’s achievement gave India a medal in the club throw event at the Paralympic Games for the first time.
Dharambir
– Birth: Dharambir was born on 18 January 1989 in Sonipat, Haryana.
– Accident: While jumping into a canal, he misjudged the depth of the water and collided with rocks.
– Injury: Paralysed from the waist down.
– Struggle: Despite this incident, he continued to look for new opportunities.
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13. Which medal did Praveen Kumar win in the men’s high jump T64 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Gold medal
b. Silver medal
c. Bronze medal
d. None of these
Answer: a. Gold medal
– Praveen Kumar won the gold medal by topping the podium in the men’s high jump T64 event on 6 September 2024. He jumped 2.08 meters.
– He won the gold medal in the same event at the 4th Asian Para Games in the year 2023.
Praveen Kumar
– He is an Indian Paralympian.
– He was born on 15 May 2003 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He is 21 years old.
– He was born with one leg shorter.
– Initially he struggled with inferiority complex.
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14. Which medal did Navdeep Singh win in the men’s javelin throw F41 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Bronze medal
b. Silver medal
c. Gold medal
d. Silver and bronze
Answer: c. Gold medal
– Javelin Throw Navdeep Singh won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F41 event on 7 September 2024.
– He threw the javelin to a distance of 47.32 meters.
– With this he was in second place, but his silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran’s Bet Sayah Sadegh was disqualified.
– This is India’s first gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F41 category.
Navdeep Singh
– He was born in the year 2000.
– Navdeep Singh suffers from dwarfism and hails from Panipat district of Haryana.
– From the beginning, he not only had to endure the usual rigours of training, but also had to endure the cruel taunts of the audience.
His father was a national level wrestler.
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#Silver Medal#
15. Which medal did Nishad Kumar win in the Men’s T47 High Jump event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Silver
b. Bronze
c. Gold
d. Gold and Bronze
Answer- a. Silver
– He won the seventh medal for the country in Paris Paralympics 2024.
– USA got the gold medal in this event.
– He jumped 2.04 meters in the Men’s T47 high jump event.
– He won the gold medal in the fourth Asian Para Games 2023.
Nishad Kumar
– He is an Indian Paralympian and high jumper.
– He hails from Una district of Himachal Pradesh.
– His father is a farmer.
– Nishad, when he was eight years old,
– lost his right hand by a grass cutting machine in the field.
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16. Which medal did Yogesh Kathuniya win in the men’s discus throw F56 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Bronze
d. None of these
Answer: a. Silver
– Yogesh Kathuniya won the silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 event on 2 September 2024 with a throw of 42.22m.
Yogesh Kathuniya
– Yogesh Kathuniya was born on 3 March 1997.
– He is an Indian Paralympic athlete who specializes in discus throw.
– He represented India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
– At this competition, he won the silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 event.
– He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome at the age of 9.
– His mother first learned physiotherapy and within 3 years Yogesh’s muscles grew stronger.
Guillain-Barré syndrome
– This is a disease in which our body’s defense system (immune system) mistakenly attacks the nerves.
– This can cause weakness, numbness, and sometimes paralysis in the body.
Note: Discus throw is a sport in which a player throws a round and flat object (disc) as far as possible.
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17. Which medal did Sharad Kumar win in the men’s high jump T63 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Both Silver and Bronze
d. Only Bronze
Answer: a. Silver
– Sharad Kumar won the silver medal on 3 September 2024.
– Made a best jump of 1.88 meters in the men’s high jump T63 event.
Note: Para high jumper Sharad Kumar has not met his Ukrainian coach Nikitin Yevhen for over two years due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
– The T63 classification is for athletes with single knee or above-knee limb deficiency.
Sharad Kumar
– Sharad was born on 1 March 1992 in Motipur, Bihar.
– When Sharad was two years old, he suffered from polio.
– His early life was full of health problems.
– He had to visit hospitals frequently.
– Sharad Kumar’s sports career started in 2009.
When he won the gold medal in the 6th Junior National Para-Athletics Championship.
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18. Which medal did Ajeet Singh win in the men’s javelin throw F46 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Bronze
b. Silver
c. Gold
d. Silver and Bronze
Answer: b. Silver
– Ajeet Singh won the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw F46 event on 3 September 2024.
– Ajeet made a personal best throw of 65.62 meters.
Ajit Singh (30 years old)
– He hails from Etawah city of Uttar Pradesh.
– He was born on 5 September 1993.
– He grew up in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
– While trying to save his best friend from falling in a train accident, Ajit himself got trapped in the wheels of the train, and his left arm below the elbow had to be amputated.
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19. Which medal did ‘Sachin Sarjerao Khiladi’ win in the men’s shot put F46 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Bronze
b. Silver
c. Gold
d. Silver and Bronze
Answer: b. Silver
– Sachin Khiladi won the silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 event on 4 September 2024.
Sachin Khiladi
– His full name is Sachin Sarjerao Khiladi.
– He was born on 23 October 1989.
– He is a resident of Sangli district of Maharashtra.
– He lost his elbow muscles in a tragic accident during his school days. He could not recover even after several surgeries.
– Due to which his left hand became disabled.
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20. Which medal did Pranav Surma win in the men’s club throw F51 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Gold
b. Bronze
c. Silver
d. Both gold and bronze
Answer: c. Silver
– He won this medal on 4 September 2024.
– He also won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
Pranav Surma
– He was born in the year 1994.
– Pranav Surma is an Indian para-athlete.
– Surma is from Faridabad, Haryana.
– He suffered a spinal fracture at the age of 16.
– He did his schooling from St. Paul’s School, Delhi.
– He completed his post graduation from Delhi School of Economics.
– He is working as an Assistant Manager in Bank of Baroda.
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21. Which medal did Thulasimathi Murugesan win in the women’s singles badminton SU5 category at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Silver
b. Bronze
c. Gold
d. Both gold and bronze
Answer: a. Silver
– Thulasimathi Murugesan won the silver medal in the women’s singles badminton SU5 category on 2 September 2024.
– She has emerged as one of the most promising para-badminton players in India.
Thulasimathi Murugesan
– Born on April 11, 2002 in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
– Thulasimathi started athletics at the age of 5.
– She was born with a deformity in her left hand, which led to the amputation of her thumb.
– She had a condition called chronic ulnar neuritis, which weakened her muscles and limited her hand movements.
– A major accident further reduced the range of motion in her left hand, causing difficulty in straightening and bending her hand.
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22. Which medal did Yathiraj Suhas Lalinakere win in the men’s singles SL4 badminton event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Silver
b. Bronze
c. Gold
d. None of these
Answer: a. Silver
– He won the silver medal in the men’s singles SL4 badminton event on 2 September 2024.
About Suhas Yathiraj
– He was born in Shimoga, Karnataka.
– He was physically handicapped (leg problem) since birth.
– He did engineering in Computer Science from National Institute of Technology.
– He started preparing for UPSC.
– After passing the UPSC exam, he was posted in Agra. Then he became the District Magistrate of Jaunpur, Sonbhadra, Azamgarh, Hathras, Maharajganj, Prayagraj and Gautam Buddha Nagar.
– He is a 2007 batch IAS officer.
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23. Which medal did Manish Narwal win in the men’s 10m air pistol shooting SH1 event at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
d. Bronze and Silver
Answer: b. Silver
– Manish Narwal of India won the silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol shooting SH1 category at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on 30 August 2024.
– Manish Narwal scored 234.9 points in the final.
– Earlier, Manish won the gold medal in the 50m pistol SH1 mixed event at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Manish Narwal
– He is an Indian para shooter.
– He was born on October 17, 2001 in Faridabad, Haryana.
– He is a congenital amputee of the right hand, but he did not let it become an obstacle in his desires.
– His coach Jai Prakash Nautiyal recognized Manish’s potential and started guiding him in para-shooting.
– Manish won the gold medal for the first time at the international level in the P1 – 10m air pistol SH1 event at the 2017 Bangkok World Cup.
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24. Who won two bronze medals in the 100 and 200 metres events in the women’s T35 category at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024?
a. Avani Lekhara
b. Deepti Jeevanji
c. Preeti Pal
d. Manasi Joshi
Answer: c. Preeti Pal
– First medal won on 30 August 2024.
– Second medal won on 1 September 2024.
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25. Who became the first Indian woman to win two medals in the same Paralympic Games?
a. Avani Lekhara
b. Preeti Pal
c. Deepti Jeevanji
d. Manasi Joshi
Answer: b. Preeti Pal (23 years old)
– She won two bronze medals in the 100 and 200m events in the women’s T35 category.
– She became the first Indian female track and field athlete to win two medals at the same Paralympic Games.
– This is a historic achievement in track and field.
– All the athletics medals won by India since the 1984 Paralympic Games have come from field events.
Preeti Pal
– She is from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
– She was born on 22 September 2000.
– Her lower body was plastered a few days after birth due to weakness in her legs and irregular posture.
– She was fitted with calipers at the age of 5 and wore them for 8 years.
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