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- With which sport do you associate the name of Rod Laver ?
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Rodney George "Rod" Laver is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for most singles titles won in the history of tennis, with 200 career
titles. He was ranked World No. 1 for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970 and is the only tennis player, male or female to have twice won the Grand Slam (all four major singles titles in the same year) – first as an amateur in 1962 and second as a professional in 1969.Correct Option: D
Rodney George "Rod" Laver is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for most singles titles won in the history of tennis, with 200 career
titles. He was ranked World No. 1 for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970 and is the only tennis player, male or female to have twice won the Grand Slam (all four major singles titles in the same year) – first as an amateur in 1962 and second as a professional in 1969.
- The three medals India won in Beijing Olympics were in
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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10 m air rifle shooting event; Sushil Kumar won the wrestling Bronze medal for India in the Men’s freestyle 66 kg and Vijender Kumar won a bronze medal in the Middleweight 75 kg boxing category.
Note : In 2016 Paralympics Games Mariyappan Thangavelu (Gold) and Varun Singh Bhati (bronze) secured India two medals in the high jump category (T-42 event). A historic silver medal ensured Deepa Malik scripted history; she won second place in the women’s shotputs (F53 event). Devendra Jhajhariya, India’s sole gold medalist at the Paralympics prior to 2016 Jhajhariya went on to break his own world record and made the javelin gold medal his own.Correct Option: A
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10 m air rifle shooting event; Sushil Kumar won the wrestling Bronze medal for India in the Men’s freestyle 66 kg and Vijender Kumar won a bronze medal in the Middleweight 75 kg boxing category.
Note : In 2016 Paralympics Games Mariyappan Thangavelu (Gold) and Varun Singh Bhati (bronze) secured India two medals in the high jump category (T-42 event). A historic silver medal ensured Deepa Malik scripted history; she won second place in the women’s shotputs (F53 event). Devendra Jhajhariya, India’s sole gold medalist at the Paralympics prior to 2016 Jhajhariya went on to break his own world record and made the javelin gold medal his own.
- Which of the following cricketer has been declared the “Cricketer of the Twentieth Century” by the ICC ?
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The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five cricketers who were judged to be the most prominent players of the 20th century, as selected by a 100-member panel of cricket experts appointed by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000. The players were: Donald Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne and Vivian Richards.
Correct Option: C
The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five cricketers who were judged to be the most prominent players of the 20th century, as selected by a 100-member panel of cricket experts appointed by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000. The players were: Donald Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne and Vivian Richards.
- Which one of the following cities is the venue for the XXX Olympic Games?
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The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event which took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London has become the first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.
Correct Option: D
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event which took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London has become the first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.
- Who of the following won the Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Singles title ?
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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.Correct Option: 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.