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Questions : Who won the gold medal for 400 metres run at two consecutive Olympic Games ?

(a) Alvin Harrison

(b) Carl Lawis

(c) Gregory Haughton

(d) Michael Johnson

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Michael Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also currently holds the world’s best time at 300 m.

He is the only male athlete in history to win both the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash events at the same Olympics, a feat he accomplished at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Johnson is also the only man to successfully defend his Olympic title in the 400 m in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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Question : 1

The term ‘auxiliary point system’, ‘upper cut’ and ‘punch’ are associated with

a) Boxing

b) Hockey

c) Football

d) Cricket

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Indira Gandhi Cup is associated with

a) Boxing

b) Football

c) Cricket

d) Basketball

Answer: (a)

Indira Gandhi cup is associated with Boxing while Indira Gandhi gold cup is associated with hockey.;

Question : 3

Which of the following statements is /are correct?

  1. Mathematician Dr. Amalendu Krishna is the recipient of Ramanujan Prize for year 2015.
  2. Sania Mirza has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2015.
  3. Uttarakhand Tourism has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award.
Codes:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Answer: (c)

Kerala Tourism has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award.

Question : 4

Who won the men’s Hockey Champions Trophy for the year 2014 ?

a) India

b) Pakistan

c) Australia

d) Germany

Answer: (d)

Germany won the men’s Hockey Champions Trophy for the year 2014 after defeating Pakistan by 2-0 margin at the Kalinga stadium in Bhuvaneswar Odisha. This was 10th Champions Trophy crown for Germany. It had last won the tournament in 2007. For the third position world Champion Australia defeated India 2-1.

Question : 5

Who won the first medal for India at the Rio Olympics?

a) P. V. Sindhu

b) Narsingh Yadav

c) Sakshi Malik

d) Babita Kumari

Answer: (c)

Female wrestler Sakshi Malik, on 18 August 2016, secured India’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she clinched bronze medal in women’s wrestling 58kg category. She defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova for the feat. She is the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.;

Question : 6

Who is the fourth bowler to get 500 wickets in Test Cricket recently ?

a) Shoab Akhtar

b) Anil Kumble

c) Jason Gillespie

d) Glenn McGrath

Answer: (d)

During the 1st Test at Lords in the 2005 Ashes series, Glenn McGrath became the fourth bowler in history to take 500 Test wickets with the dismissal of Marcus Trescothick.

This wicket was also the start of a very productive spell of 5-2 which led to England being bowled out for 155. McGrath took 4-29 in the 2nd innings and was named man of the match in a comprehensive Australian victory.

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