Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal?
A. Leander Paes
B. Milkha Singh
C. K. D. Jadhav
D. Norman Pritchard
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
K. D. Jadhav won India's first individual Olympic medal – a bronze in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Norman Pritchard won medals for India in 1900 but later it was considered under Great Britain in some records; however Jadhav is officially recognised as the first individual medallist for independent India.

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