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  1. Which of the following won the gold medal of football in Sydney Olympics 2000 ?









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    The Gold Medal match took place between Cameroon and Spain on September 30, 2012. Cameroon eventually won the gold medal on the basis of penalty shoot-out (5-3).

    Correct Option: A

    The Gold Medal match took place between Cameroon and Spain on September 30, 2012. Cameroon eventually won the gold medal on the basis of penalty shoot-out (5-3).


  1. Who became the youngest Grandmaster of India?











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    Sethuraman Panaiappan Sethuraman has an interesting record now under his belt. The 17-year-old Chennai lad is currently the youngest grandmaster in India, having pipped Parimarjan Negi of New Delhi by 16 days. Sethuraman won the 26th Voivoda’s Cup international chess tournament at Legnica in Poland in 2010 and in the process secured his GM title to set the record. Though there were three others who had achieved the same feat at a much younger age, currently Sethuraman can claim that he is the youngest GM in India, though he is not the youngest to get there as Koneru Humpy, Pentala Harikrishna (both Andhra Pradesh) and Negi had made the mark before they turned 16. Parimarjan Negi has become India’s youngest Grandmaster, when he achieved the third and the Final GM norm at Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Championship at Satka in Russia. At the age of 13 years and 142 days, Parimarjan Negi broke the previous Indian record of Pentala Harikrishna, who did it at the age of 15 years and 99 days, in August 2001. Harikrishna broke Viswanathan Anand’s 14 years record of becoming India’s youngest Grand Master at the age of 18.

    Correct Option: E

    Sethuraman Panaiappan Sethuraman has an interesting record now under his belt. The 17-year-old Chennai lad is currently the youngest grandmaster in India, having pipped Parimarjan Negi of New Delhi by 16 days. Sethuraman won the 26th Voivoda’s Cup international chess tournament at Legnica in Poland in 2010 and in the process secured his GM title to set the record. Though there were three others who had achieved the same feat at a much younger age, currently Sethuraman can claim that he is the youngest GM in India, though he is not the youngest to get there as Koneru Humpy, Pentala Harikrishna (both Andhra Pradesh) and Negi had made the mark before they turned 16. Parimarjan Negi has become India’s youngest Grandmaster, when he achieved the third and the Final GM norm at Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Championship at Satka in Russia. At the age of 13 years and 142 days, Parimarjan Negi broke the previous Indian record of Pentala Harikrishna, who did it at the age of 15 years and 99 days, in August 2001. Harikrishna broke Viswanathan Anand’s 14 years record of becoming India’s youngest Grand Master at the age of 18.



  1. Who is the first Aborigine to win a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games?









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    Cathy Freeman is a former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame. Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16 in 1990. 1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Champion in the 400 m event.

    Correct Option: B

    Cathy Freeman is a former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame. Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16 in 1990. 1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Champion in the 400 m event.


  1. Who won the Gold Medal in football at the Sydney Olympics, 2000?









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    The Gold Medal match took place between Cameroon and Spain on September 30, 2012. Cameroon eventually won the gold medal on the basis of penalty shoot-out (5-3) after both the teams were locked at 22 at the end of the match.
    Note : Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties in Rio-2016 to win their first men’s Olympic football gold medal.

    Correct Option: C

    The Gold Medal match took place between Cameroon and Spain on September 30, 2012. Cameroon eventually won the gold medal on the basis of penalty shoot-out (5-3) after both the teams were locked at 22 at the end of the match.
    Note : Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties in Rio-2016 to win their first men’s Olympic football gold medal.



  1. Which country won the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2001?









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    India was the men’s junior hockey World champions. They rode on a fine hat-trick by Sydney Olympian Deepak Thakur to convincingly beat Argentina 6-1 in the final and claim the title in the seventh edition of the tournament in Hobart, Australia. Following the 2-2 draw, when the India and Argentina met in their first match of the second round, much was expected in the final. However, once the Indians established a 3-1 lead by the 44th minute, the result for a foregone conclusion. Germany won the bronze medal after trouncing England 5-1 in an earlier match. For Indian hockey, it was the first major accolade since winning at the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur and the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
    Note : The 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup for men, an international field hockey tournament. It was held in Lucknow, India from 8–18 December 2016. A total of sixteen teams competed for the title. Host nation India won the tournament for the second time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final. Germany won the third place match by defeating Australia 3–0.

    Correct Option: D

    India was the men’s junior hockey World champions. They rode on a fine hat-trick by Sydney Olympian Deepak Thakur to convincingly beat Argentina 6-1 in the final and claim the title in the seventh edition of the tournament in Hobart, Australia. Following the 2-2 draw, when the India and Argentina met in their first match of the second round, much was expected in the final. However, once the Indians established a 3-1 lead by the 44th minute, the result for a foregone conclusion. Germany won the bronze medal after trouncing England 5-1 in an earlier match. For Indian hockey, it was the first major accolade since winning at the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur and the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
    Note : The 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup for men, an international field hockey tournament. It was held in Lucknow, India from 8–18 December 2016. A total of sixteen teams competed for the title. Host nation India won the tournament for the second time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final. Germany won the third place match by defeating Australia 3–0.