APPSC Group-I Prelims 2023 Paper I · Question 90

Question 90 of the APPSC Group-I Prelims 2023 Paper I (8 January 2023). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Prelims 2023 · P-I · Q90 · Indian & AP Economy · AP Economy

   Who among the following is a heavyweight weightlifting champion who hails from Andhra Pradesh ?

   కింది వారిలో ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌కు చెందిన హెవీవెయిట్ వెయిట్ లిఫ్టింగ్ ఛాంపియన్ ఎవరు ?

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   Answer: Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao

   సమాధానం: దండమూడి రాజగోపాల్ రావు

   Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao (1916–1981) of Gandigunta in Krishna district was India's heavyweight weightlifting champion from 1945 to 1958, won bronze at the 1951 Asian Games and competed in three Olympics; he was hailed as "Andhra Bhima" and was the first Indian "Mr. Asia" (1948).

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