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Questions : Who among the following was not a member of Boxing team of India at Rio Olympics?

(a) Vikas Krishan

(b) Manoj Kumar

(c) Avtar Singh

(d) Shiv Thapa

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Three boxers represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics:

  1. Shiva Thapa in 56 kg,
  2. Manoj Kumar in 64 kg and
  3. Vikas Krishan in 75 kg categories.

Avtar Singh is an Indian judoka who represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He lost in the first round against Popole Misenga of the Refugee Olympic Team in the Men’s 90 kg event.

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Question : 1

Who won the LG People’s Choice Awards 2014 ?

a) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

b) Rohit Sharma

c) M.S. Dhoni

d) Virat Kohali

Answer: (a)

Cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar won LG People’s Choice Award 2014. He is the third Indian player after Sachin and Dhoni to win the coveted prize.

Question : 2

Dipa Karmakar, who won a bronze medal in the Glasgow Commonwealth games-2014 is associated with which game?

a) Judoka

b) Squash

c) Shooting

d) Artistic gymnastics

Answer: (d)

Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian to win a medal in artistic gymnastics at a major sporting event.

Question : 3

India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at

a) Berlin

b) Rome

c) London

d) Amsterdam

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was held at :

a) Johannesburg

b) Berlin

c) London

d) Paris

Answer: (a)

The final was held on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0, with an extra-time goal by Andrés Iniesta. Iniesta scored the latest winning goal in a FIFA World Cup final. The win gave Spain their first World Cup title, becoming the eighth team to win it.

This made them the first new winner without home advantage since Brazil in 1958, and the first team to win the tournament after having lost their opening game.

Question : 5

First Indian to score a triple century in Test Cricket

a) Sourav Ganguly

b) Virendra Sehwag

c) MS Dhoni

d) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: (b)

Virender Sehwag became the first Indian to score a triple century when he hit 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004. He scored his second triple century (319) against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.

The latter is the fastest triple century in Test cricket, coming up off just 278 balls. Sehwag is the only Indian batsman to have scored two triple centuries.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements. To be eligible for the Arjuna Award, a sportsperson should

  1. ‘have good performance consistently for the previous three years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended.
  2. show qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
Which of the above is/are true?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) None of these

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Answer: (b)

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