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Questions : The finalist of the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 were

(a) D.P.R.K. and Tajakistan

(b) India and Tajakistan

(c) Myanmar and D.P.R.K.

(d) India and Myanmar

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan. India won the match 4-1.

India was also the winner of the fair play award and the India captain Baichung Bhutia won the most valuable player award.;

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Question : 1

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List I List II
(Game) (Terminology)
A. Wrestling 1. Basketball
B. Dribbling 2. Nelson
C. Flat hit 3. Polo
D. Chucker 4. Table Tennis
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 2 4 3 1

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 2 1 4 3

Answer: (d)

Correctly matched: Games & Terminology

Wrestling - Nelson

Dribbling - Basketball

Flat hit - Table Tennis

Chucker - Polo

Question : 2

‘Ashes’ is the term associated with which of the following sports?

a) Basketball

b) Football

c) Badminton

d) Cricket

Answer: (d)

The term ‘ashes’ is associated with cricket.

Question : 3

In which sports is the participant called pugilist ?

a) Javelin throw

b) Boxing

c) Sprinter

d) Wrestling

Answer: (b)

Boxing (pugilism or prizefighting) is a combat sport in which two people engage in a contest of strength, reflexes, and endurance by throwing punches at an opponent with gloved hands.

Literally, a pugilist means a person who fights with fists. It is derived from Latin “pugil,” which means a boxer.;

Question : 4

Which of the following is called a ‘Grand Slam’?

a) Taking 100 wickets and scoring 1000 runs in cricket

b) Winning the Wimbeldon singles title successively for 2 years

c) Winning the highest number of medals in the Olympic Games

d) Winning all thirteen tricks of a deal at one time in the card game of Bridge

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Who was the Captain of the West Indies team that was defeated by the Indian Cricket team in 1983 to win the Prudential World Cup ?

a) Richie Richardson

b) Clive Lloyd

c) Malcolm Marshall

d) Viv Richards

Answer: (b)

Clive Lloyd captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985. He captained the West Indies in three World Cups. They won the 1975 final (Lloyd scoring his own century) and the 1979 final. They were very strong favourites for the 1983 final but lost to India.;

Question : 6

Which sports person is nick named Dennis the Menace ?

a) Pete Samprass

b) Jim Courier

c) John McNroe

d) Andre Agassi

Answer: (a)

Basketball player Dennis Rodman was nicknamed ‘Dennis the Menace.’ He was nicknamed “The Worm” and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Pete Sampras was sometimes called a menace to the game because he was boring and too dominating.

He won a record 14 Grand Slam single titles and had seven Wimbledon and five U.S. open wins in a storied 15-year career.;

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