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- ‘FIFA World Cup 2014 will be organised in Brazil.
- Indian Swan Cup is associated with the game of Volleyball.
(a) Both 1 and 2
(b) None of these
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 only
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
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Question : 1
Which of the following awards is not associated with the field of sports ?
a) Dhyan Chand Award
b) Dronacharya Award
c) Norman Borlaug Award
d) Arjuna Award
Answer »Answer: (c)
Norman Borlaug, “The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives”, was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called “the father of the Green Revolution”. Borlaug was one of six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour. During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India.
Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations. These collective increases in yield have been labelled the Green Revolution, and Borlaug is often credited with saving over a billion people worldwide from starvation.
Question : 2
Who became the youngest Grand Master of India ?
a) Pendyala Hari Krishna
b) Dibyendu Barua
c) Pravin Thipsay
d) Vishwanathan Anand
e) None of These
Answer »Answer: (e)
Parimarjan Negi has become India’s youngest Grandmaster when he achieved the third and the final GM norm at Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Championship at Satka in Russia.
At the age of 13 years and 142 days, Parimarjan Negi broke the previous Indian record of Pentala Harikrishna, who did it at the age of 15 years and 99 days, in August 2001.
Harikrishna broke Viswanathan Anand’s 14 years record of becoming India’s youngest Grand Master at the age of 18.
Note: Praggnanandhaa won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-8 boys title in 2013, and the Under-10 boy’s title in 2015.he is the world’s youngest international master ever.
In 2016, Praggnanandhaa became the youngest International Master in history, at the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Earlier Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is a chess grandmaster (GM) from India, a former Asian and Indian champion.
He achieved the GM title at the age of 13 years and 142 days (13 years, 4 months, and 20 days) in 2006; becoming the second-youngest chess grandmaster ever, second only to Sergey Karjakin.;
Question : 3
Who founded the IOC to organise the Olympic Games in 1894?
a) Khalid Ali Ansari
b) None of the above
c) Baron de Coubertin
d) J.H. Bacquerel
Answer »Answer: (c)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a Swiss non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre, Baron de Coubertin, on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president.
Question : 4
India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at
a) Mumbai
b) Tokyo
c) Los Angeles
d) Amsterdam
Answer »Answer: (d)
The India national field hockey team had won its first Gold in 1928 at Amsterdam, Nederlands in which India defeated the Nederlands by 3-0. India also won Gold in 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1980.
Question : 5
With which game is Ashok Shandilya associated?
a) Hockey
b) Billiards
c) Golf
d) Badminton
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 6
When did the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis tournament start?
a) 1897
b) 1898
c) 1877
d) 1857
Answer »Answer: (c)
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