Sports and Games of India and World Test 40

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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition that is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics. Which of these countries has won it a record four times?

A
Germany

B
Pakistan

C
The Netherlands

D
Australia

Solution

The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition that is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics. is won by Pakistan.
Question 2
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This $$8$$-year old Kashmiri girl set an example for Indian youngsters by clinching the gold at the kickboxing championship in the under-$$8$$ category held in Andria, Italy. What is the name of this girl?

A
Mehroosh Manzoor Paul

B
Tajamul Islam

C
Aqsa Fareed Khan

D
Asfiya Khan

Solution

A class two student from Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir, defeated her rival from USA to win the kickboxing championship held in Italy's Andria where ninety countries participated in the event. She is 8 years of ageknown as Tajamul Islam.
Question 3
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Many cities have hosted the Modern Olympic Games more than once, but one famous city has had the honour of holding the Summer Olympics thrice. Name the city.

A
London

B
Tokyo

C
Athens

D
Los Angeles

Solution

Summer Olympic was first held in 1896. It is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years. London is the only city to hold the summer Olympics thrice.
Question 4
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The Gillette Cup refers to the competition in the United Kingdom from $$1963 - 1980$$, in South Africa from $$1972 - 73$$ and $$1979 - 80$$, in West Indies during $$1975 - 76$$ and $$1976 - 77$$. This cup was related to which sport?

A
Badminton

B
Lawn Tennis

C
Cricket

D
Archery

Solution

The Gillette Cup, the world's first domestic knockout cricket tournament for first-class sides, started in 1963 as a 65-over-a-side competition and was an immediate success, and the first sellout final between Sussex and Worcestershire set the pattern for many years to come.
Question 5
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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
Column I (Player) Column II (Country)
(a) Himanshu Rana (i) France
(b) Lin Dan (ii) Indonesia
(c) Tontowi Ahmad (iii) India
(d) Gilles Simon (iv) China

A
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

B
(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

C
(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

D
(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
Solution
Himanshu Rana is an Indian cricketer who plays for Haryana in domestic cricket. Rana made his first-class debut against Mumbai in January 2015 at the age of 16 and top-scored for Haryana with 80 in that match.
Lin Dan is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World Champion as well as a six-time All England Champion.
Tontowi Ahmad is an Indonesian badminton player. He rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he paired with the established mixed doubles star Liliyana Natsir.
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 6 attained on 5 January 2009.
Question 6
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Look at the image of cricket field and identify the points marked by mid wicket and cover respectively for a right handed striker.

A
2 and 3

B
3 and 4

C
1 and 4

D
2 and 5
Solution
- Mid wicket is a fielding position on the leg side, about 30-45 degrees forward of square, a position designed to either catch the ball from a misplaced pull shot, or to prevent runs from on drives, and defensive strokes on the on side.
- The cover is a fielding position on the off side, about 30 degrees forward of square, a position designed to prevent runs from cover drives, and defensive strokes on the off side.
Question 7
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Fair Play Award is an annual cricket award given during each season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to the team with the best record of fair play. The winner is decided on the basis of the points the umpires give to the teams. Which team has won it a maximum number of $$6$$ times?

A
Chennai Super Kings

B
Rajasthan Royals

C
Kings XI Punjab

D
Sunrisers Hyderabad

Solution

Fair Play Award is an annual cricket award given during each season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to the team with the best record of fair play. Chennai Superking won it six times.
Question 8
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She is an Olympic silver medallist who has won the Macau Open thrice. She began $$2017$$ on a high note by clinching the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold Championship. Who is she?

A

B

C

D

Solution

P.V sindhu won the Macau Open thrice. She also won the syed Modi International Prix Gold Championship. She is an Indian professional badminton player. She became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal, and one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal.
Question 9
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Look at the picture of hockey filed and answer the question.
Identify the $$25$$ yard line from the given image of hockey field.

A
$$1$$

B
$$2$$

C
$$3$$

D
$$6$$

Solution

The hockey field, also called pitch is a standard size around the world and includes basic markings. The 25-yard line is the parallel line which is drawn at a distance of 75 feet, 2 inches (22.9 meters) from the backline in each side. This line split the pitch into 4 parts. In the given image point 3 is the 25-yard line.
Question 10
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'Claret Jug', is the trophy presented to the winner of the Open Championship, one of the four major championships in this sport. Every year, the winner's name is engraved on the Jug before it is presented to him. For which sport is the Claret Jug awarded?

A
Rugby

B
Tennis

C
Golf

D
Croquet

Solution

'Claret Jug', is the trophy presented to the winner of the Open Championship for golf , the trophy is presented to the winner of The Open Championship, one of the four major championships in golf.