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Answer: (c)

The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media.

Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively.

At the end of the tournament which was won by Brazil, the Golden Boot Award was given to Ronaldo and Golden Ball Award to Oliver Kahn who was the German football goalkeeper. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he became the first and only goalkeeper in the tournament’s history to win the Golden Ball.

Note: The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.

• Golden Ball: Lionel Messi
• Golden Boot: James Rodríguez
• Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer
• Best Young Player: Paul Pogba

IFFA is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.

Answer: (a)

Heena also became the first Indian woman to win Gold in Shooting World Cup. She shot to fame with winning the Gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Answer: (a)

Karnataka won the Ranji Trophy for season 2014-2015.

Answer: (a)

The Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on November 2014 scored the highest ODI score ever of 264 runs. With this he became the only cricketer to score two double ODI became the first tennis player to win three world score of 219 runs made by Virendra Sehwag. Rohit Sharma achieved this distinction during the 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Kolkata.

Answer: (c)

World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated US Open champion Andy Murray in four sets to win his fourth and third consecutive Australian Open title on 28 January 2013. Djokovic also became the first man in the Open era to win three straight Australian titles.;