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Questions : Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 2011?

(a) Australia

(b) England

(c) Pakistan

(d) India

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

India had won the cricket world cup 2011, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.

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Question : 1

The term ‘Butterfly Stroke’ is associated with

a) Swimming

b) Kabaddi

c) Wrestling

d) Boxing

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Who of the following won the Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Singles title ?

a) Venus Williams

b) Petra Kvitova

c) Serena Williams

d) Maria Sharapova

Answer: (b)

The women’s singles final of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships was played between Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic and Russian Maria Sharapova.

Kvitova won the title, beating Sharapova 6–3, 6–4, becoming the first left-handed player to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990.

Note: Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in 2016 Wimbledon.

Question : 3

Which of the following statements is/are in correct?

  1. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports was initially set up as the Department of sports in 1982.
  2. It became a Ministry on 27th May, 2000.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None

Answer: (d)

Both the statements are correct.

Question : 4

Which football hero was nicknamed “The Sundance Kid”?

a) Brett Favre

b) Joe Montana

c) Troy Aikman

d) Jim Forrest Kiick

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Who is called Rawalpindi Express ?

a) Rahul Dravid

b) Shoaib Akhtar

c) Imran Khan

d) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: (b)

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express" due to the city in which he was born. He is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in modern cricket.;

Question : 6

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: (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.

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