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Answer: (d)

During the 1st Test at Lords in the 2005 Ashes series, Glenn McGrath became the fourth bowler in history to take 500 Test wickets with the dismissal of Marcus Trescothick.

This wicket was also the start of a very productive spell of 5-2 which led to England being bowled out for 155. McGrath took 4-29 in the 2nd innings and was named man of the match in a comprehensive Australian victory.

Answer: (c)

Female wrestler Sakshi Malik, on 18 August 2016, secured India’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she clinched bronze medal in women’s wrestling 58kg category. She defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova for the feat. She is the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.;

Answer: (d)

Germany won the men’s Hockey Champions Trophy for the year 2014 after defeating Pakistan by 2-0 margin at the Kalinga stadium in Bhuvaneswar Odisha. This was 10th Champions Trophy crown for Germany. It had last won the tournament in 2007. For the third position world Champion Australia defeated India 2-1.

Answer: (d)

Michael Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also currently holds the world’s best time at 300 m.

He is the only male athlete in history to win both the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash events at the same Olympics, a feat he accomplished at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Johnson is also the only man to successfully defend his Olympic title in the 400 m in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Answer: (a)