Sports and Games of India and World Test 36

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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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Identify Ammu, the mascot of 2015 National Games?

A

B

C

D

Solution

Ammu, the Great Hornbill (the state bird of Kerala) was chosen as the mascot. The mascot was an expression to draw the attention of the public towards the need to preserve Kerala's rain forests and regenerate the lost habitat of this precious bird.
Question 2
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She was one of the greatest track and field stars of her time, since she was stricken with polio in her childhood. Who is the remarkable athlete?

A
Wilma Rudolph

B
Gail Devers

C
Florence Griffith Joyner

D
Allyson Felix

Solution

Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an African-American sprinter born in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon. She suffered from several early childhood illnesses. At the age of five, she contracted infantile paralysis. When she recovered from polio, she lost strength in her left foot and leg.
Question 3
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Which one of the following states will host the 2019 National Games of India?

A
Rajasthan

B
Manipur

C
Himachal Pradesh

D
Andhra Pradesh

Solution

Andhra Pradesh won the bid to host 2019 National Games after Meghalaya withdrew from the bidding process after a series of meeting with it's Andhra Pradesh counterparts. These games are held once in two years.
Question 4
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He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all times. He is also the person with most centuries in test cricket to his credit. Who is he?

A
Sir Donald Bradman

B
Sunil Gavaskar

C
Sachin Tendulkar

D
Lala Amarnath

Solution

Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest batsmen of all times. He is an Indian former international cricketer and former captain of Indian cricket team. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket. He took up cricket at the age of eleven year. He became the first batsman to complete 10,000 ODI runs in his 259 innings.
Question 5
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Which one of the following is the correct way to lift a heavy exercise equipment?

A
Bending your legs rather than your back.

B
Keep your legs and back straight.

C
Bending your arms and your back.

D
Keeping your back bent and your arms straight.

Solution

When lifting heavyweights one should move through the full range of motion in one's joint. Proper posture is crucial in order to get better results and to avoid any chance of getting hurt. Always breathe out as you lift the weight and breathe in as you lower the weight. Always bend your legs rather than your back. The back should always be straight when one lifts the weight.
Question 6
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India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu won 2016 China open super series title by defeating ____.

A
Wang Yihan

B
Zhao Yunlei

C
Li Xuerui

D
Sun Yu

Solution

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu won the 2016 China Open Super Series title by defeating China's Sun Yu (World No. 9). It was her maiden Super Series Premier title and first post-2016 Rio Olympics title.
Question 7
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Which of the following South American countries has never qualified for FIFA World Cup?

A
Venezuela

B
Bolivia

C
Peru

D
Ecuador

Solution

Football in Venezuela has always lagged as a sport because of Baseball popularity. Venezuela national football team played their first game 1938 and since then the team has been one of the weakest South American teams and has never qualified for FIFA Worl Cup.
Question 8
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Gray Cup is associated with _______.

A
Hockey

B
Football

C
Lawn Tennis

D
Racing.

Solution

The winner in the play-off of the Canadian Football League (CFL) receives the Grey Cup trophy. The first cup was awarded in 1906 by Earl Grey, governor-general of Canada, to represent amateur football championship, the early period was dominated by collegiate teams.
Question 9
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In which of the following years both the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same country?

A
1936

B
1952

C
1944

D
1980

Solution

Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics. The country also hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics which were held in Berlin. It was the last year in which the Summer and Winter Games both took place.
Question 10
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Which country will host the $$6^{th}$$ edition of ICC Women's world Twenty20 2018?

A
India

B
New Zealand

C
West Indies

D
England
Solution
- The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty 20 was hosted in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018, during the 2018–19 international cricket season.
- It was the sixth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, and the second hosted by the West Indies.