sports & games MCQ section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

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Deodhar Trophy — Cricket.

The Deodhar Trophy is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket. It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 5 zonal teams - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. The competition was introduced in the 1973-74 season with South Zone winning the trophy.

Durand Cup — Football.

The Durand Football Tournament is a football competition in India that has a history dating back to 1888. The Tournament is named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, British India’s Foreign Member of the time, the counterpart of the Foreign Secretary in London.

Grandmaster — Chess.

Answer: (c)

Rory McIlory is a 25 year old from Northern Ireland, rallied from a three stroke deficit to beat Spain’s Sergio Garcia by two strokes at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational.

Answer: (b)

Dutee Chand won two gold in the 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championship, one in 200 m and another in 4*400m relay race.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

In the 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women’s Singles tournament, Venus Williams was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round against Jelena Jankovic. Amélie Mauresmo of France won her first (and only) Wimbledon title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

It was her second and last Grand Slam title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year; on that occasion, Henin-Hardenne retired due to a stomach bug. It was the first Wimbledon final since 1999 not to feature either of the Williams sisters.

Note: In the 2016 Wimbledon Championships Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final. By winning her seventh Wimbledon title, Williams equalled Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22 major singles titles.

Andy Murray won his third major and second Wimbledon title defeating Milos Raonic in the final. Raonic became the first Canadian male tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final.;

Answer: (a)