11. Where are the headquarters of Commonwealth Games Federation?
[A] Manchester
[B] London
[C] Birmingam
[D] Kesington
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Correct Answer: B [London ]
Notes:
The Commonwealth House in London, United Kingdom hosts the headquarters of Commonwealth Games Federation.
12. Which country will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games?
[A] United States of America
[B] Japan
[C] France
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: A [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The 2028 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, and commonly known as LA28, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from July 21 to August 6, 2028, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It will be the first Summer Games to be held in the US since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and the first Olympics in the US since the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
13. Which was the first Summer Olympic Games in which women were allowed to officially compete for the first time?
[A] 1896 Summer Olympics, Athens
[B] 1900 Summer Olympics, Paris
[C] 1904 Summer Olympics, St.Louis
[D] 1908 Summer Olympics, London
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Correct Answer: B [1900 Summer Olympics, Paris]
Notes:
The 1900 Summer Olympics, Paris was the first Summer Olympic Games in which women were allowed to officially compete for the first time. The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris attracted more than four times as many athletes from the previous one, including 20 women, who were allowed to officially compete for the first time, in croquet, golf, sailing, and tennis.
14. In which year, the first National Games of India was held?
[A] 1920
[B] 1922
[C] 1924
[D] 1926
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Correct Answer: C [1924]
Notes:
The first National Games of India was held in the year 1924. In the early 1920s, the Indian chapter of the Olympic movement was born, and India participated in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. As part of this movement, a provisional Indian Olympic Association (IOA) came about by 1924, and the Indian Olympic Games were held in Feb 1924 in Delhi to select Indian competitors for the 1924 Paris Olympics.
15. In which place, the first modern National Games of India, on the lines of the Olympics were held?
[A] Bombay
[B] Thiruvananthapuram
[C] Bangalore
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]
Notes:
In New Delhi, the first modern National Games of India, on the lines of the Olympics were held. For several years in the mid-twentieth century, the national games were conducted on a low keynote. However, the first Modern National Games on the lines of the Olympics were held in 1985 in New Delhi. Thereafter Kerala (1987), Pune-Maharashtra (1994), Bangalore-Karnataka (1997), Manipur (1999), Ludhiana-Punjab (2001), Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh (2002), Guwahati-Assam (2007), Ranchi-Jharkhand (2011), and Kerala (2015) hosted the Games.
16. Which country’s national cricket team is nicknamed as the “Proteas”?
[A] South Africa
[B] New Zealand
[C] Australia
[D] West Indies
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Correct Answer: A [South Africa]
Notes:
South Africa’s national cricket team is nicknamed as the “Proteas”. The South Africa national cricket team also known as Proteas represents South Africa in men’s international cricket, is administered by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. South Africa entered first-class and international cricket at the same time when they hosted an England cricket team in the 1888–89 season.
17. Which state of India houses the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Chattisgarh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Chattisgarh]
Notes:
Chattisgarh houses the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium. The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium or Naya Raipur International Cricket Stadium is a cricket field in the city of Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is the third-largest cricket stadium in India and fourth-largest cricket stadium in the world. The stadium has a seating capacity of 65,000 approx.
18. In which year, the first Cricket World Cup was held?
[A] 1971
[B] 1973
[C] 1975
[D] 1977
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Correct Answer: C [1975]
Notes:
In the year 1975, the first Cricket World Cup was held. Cricket entered a new era in 1963 when English counties introduced the limited overs variant. As it was sure to produce a result, limited overs cricket was lucrative and the number of matches increased. The first Limited Overs International was played in 1971 and the governing International Cricket Council (ICC), seeing its potential, staged the first limited overs Cricket World Cup in 1975.
19. Who took the most wickets in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup?
[A] Jhulan Goswami
[B] Chandima Gunaratne
[C] Dane Van Niekerk
[D] Anya Shrubsole
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Correct Answer: C [Dane Van Niekerk]
Notes:
Dane van Niekerk took the most wickets in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup. The 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup was an international women’s cricket tournament that took place in England from 24 June to 23 July 2017. It was the eleventh edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in England, after the 1973 and 1993 tournaments. The 2017 World Cup was the first in which all participating players were fully professional. Eight teams qualified to participate in the tournament. England won the final against India at Lord’s on 23 July by 9 runs.
20. Who was the “Man of the Match in the final” in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, in which India won its second “Cricket World Cup Champion” title?
[A] Sachin Tendulkar
[B] Rohit Sharma
[C] Zaheer Khan
[D] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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Correct Answer: D [Mahendra Singh Dhoni]
Notes:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the “Man of the Match in the final” in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, in which India won its second “Cricket World Cup Champion” title. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and (for the first time) Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.