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  1. Who won the U.S. Open Tennis Men’s Singles in August 2008?









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    The men’s defending champion, Roger Federer, won the US Open for a fifth consecutive time. In 2008, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray. Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, when he was going for six straight wins to break Bjorn Borg’s record.
    Note : In 2016 Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka.

    Correct Option: A

    The men’s defending champion, Roger Federer, won the US Open for a fifth consecutive time. In 2008, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray. Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, when he was going for six straight wins to break Bjorn Borg’s record.
    Note : In 2016 Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka.


  1. Who lost the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Final, 2008 to India?









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    The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan.

    Correct Option: D

    The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan.



  1. The three medals that Indians won in the Beijing Olympics were in









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    India competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. On 11 August 2008, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men’s 10 m air rifle shooting event. In doing so, he won the first ever individual gold medal for India, and the first medal in any event for India at the Beijing Games. Sushil Kumar won the second ever wrestling medal for India, the first being the bronze earned by Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Vijender Kumar won a bronze medal in the middleweight boxing category, having lost in the semifinals. This was India’s first-ever Olympic medal in boxing. The 2008 Beijing Olympics saw the best ever performance by an Indian contingent, in terms of the number of medals. They won three medals in all (one gold and two bronze medals), surpassing the two silvers by Norman Pritchard in 1900 Paris Olympics and the gold and bronze medals won by the Indian field hockey team and Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav respectively, at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
    Note : At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazila, India got silver to badminton player P. V. Sindhu in the women’s singles, and a bronze to freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik in the women’s 58 kg. In Paralympics 2016, India won 4 medals won (2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze).

    Correct Option: A

    India competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. On 11 August 2008, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men’s 10 m air rifle shooting event. In doing so, he won the first ever individual gold medal for India, and the first medal in any event for India at the Beijing Games. Sushil Kumar won the second ever wrestling medal for India, the first being the bronze earned by Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Vijender Kumar won a bronze medal in the middleweight boxing category, having lost in the semifinals. This was India’s first-ever Olympic medal in boxing. The 2008 Beijing Olympics saw the best ever performance by an Indian contingent, in terms of the number of medals. They won three medals in all (one gold and two bronze medals), surpassing the two silvers by Norman Pritchard in 1900 Paris Olympics and the gold and bronze medals won by the Indian field hockey team and Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav respectively, at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
    Note : At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazila, India got silver to badminton player P. V. Sindhu in the women’s singles, and a bronze to freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik in the women’s 58 kg. In Paralympics 2016, India won 4 medals won (2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze).


  1. The Commonwealth Games 2010 will be held in









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    The 2010 Commonwealth Games (officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games), was a multi-sport event held in Delhi, India from 3 to 14 October 2010. It was the first time that India hosted the Commonwealth Games and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. Host nation India finished second in the table for the very first time in Commonwealth Games history with a tally of 38 golds and 101 medals overall.

    Correct Option: B

    The 2010 Commonwealth Games (officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games), was a multi-sport event held in Delhi, India from 3 to 14 October 2010. It was the first time that India hosted the Commonwealth Games and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. Host nation India finished second in the table for the very first time in Commonwealth Games history with a tally of 38 golds and 101 medals overall.



  1. The venue for the XXX Olympic Games is









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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 celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London won the right to host the 2012 Games with 54 votes to Paris’s 50.

    Correct Option: A

    The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London won the right to host the 2012 Games with 54 votes to Paris’s 50.