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Questions : Which of the following is the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings?

(a) Pranav Dhanawade

(b) Vinod Kamble

(c) Virat Kohli

(d) Sachin Tendulkar

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Mumbai’s 15-year-old school cricketer Pranav Dhanawade, on 5 January 2015, became the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings. Pranav, an opening batsman of KC Gandhi High School in Mumbai’s Kalyan area, achieved the unique feat against the Arya Gurukul School in an inter-school tournament organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).;

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Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

  1. Saina Nehwal Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton title 2015 in the women’s singles category.
  2. In the final match she defeated world champion Carolina Marin (Spain) by score of 19-21, 25-23, 21-16 held at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
  3. After the death of badminton player Syed Modi, a badminton tournament was constituted in his memory.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

Syed Modi Memorial and All India Syed Modi badminton championship is organised each year at Lucknow.

Question : 2

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Mary Kom Boxing

b) Sania Nehwal Badminton

c) Pankaj Advani Wrestling

d) Sania Mirza Tennis

Answer: (c)

Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian professional player of English billiards and former professional snooker player.He is the only player ever to win world titles in both the long and short formats of snooker (15-red standard, and 6-red) and both formats of English billiards (time and point). Advani is also India's first world champion in 6-red snooker.;

Question : 3

Match List-I (Sportsmen) with List-II (Sports/Games) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List I List II
(Sportsmen) (Sports/Games)
A. Abhijit Kunte 1. Tennis
B. Arjun Singh 2. Golf
C. Nitin Kirtane 3. Football
D. Rennedy Singh 4. Chess
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 2 4 1 3

c) 4 2 1 3

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Leander Paes is associated with

a) Badminton

b) Football

c) Cricket

d) Tennis

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Who among the following Indians have been awarded the 2014 Marconi Prize, a Nobel equivalent for technology engineers?

a) Sumitraraj Gupta

b) Jagadish Singh

c) A Joseph Paulraj

d) Naveen Natarajan

Answer: (c)

A Joseph Paulraj Stanford University Professor A Joseph Paulraj who has been recognised for his work in inventing and advancing MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technologies, a key enabler of wireless broadband services that has revolutionised high-speed delivery of multimedia media across the world awarded the 2014 Marconi Prize, a Nobel equivalent for technology engineers.

Question : 6

What is the amount given along with the satuette and commendation to a Dronacharya award winner ?

a) Rs. 3 lakh

b) Rs. 5 lakh

c) Rs. 1 lakh

d) Rs. 10 lakh

Answer: (b)

Dronacharya Award is an award presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of Rs.500,000. The award was instituted in 1985.

As the best sportsperson award is named Arjuna Award, it is appropriate that the coaching award is named after Dronacharya, as he was the Guru of Arjuna.

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