Who among the following was India's first world champion in any sport after independence?
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SSC MTS 8th October 2021 Shift-1
Milkha Singh
Incorrect AnswerLila Ram
Incorrect AnswerRamanathan Krishnan
Incorrect AnswerWilson Jones
Correct AnswerExplanation:
- Option 1: Milkha Singh was a renowned Indian sprinter but did not win a world championship title. He was famously known as "The Flying Sikh" and achieved significant success in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
- Option 2: Lila Ram was an Indian wrestler who excelled in national and international events but didn't become a world champion.
- Option 3: Ramanathan Krishnan was a celebrated Indian tennis player but is not known as the first world champion post-independence.
- Option 4: Wilson Jones was a legendary Indian billiards player and became the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards Championship in 1958, marking an outstanding milestone in Indian sports.