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  1. ICC World T20 in 2016 was won by









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    West Indies, on 3 April, 2016, created history by becoming the first nation to win the ICC World T20 twice with a dramatic four-wicket victory over England in the final at the Eden Garden in Kolkata. The West Indies also won the women's tournament with an eight-wicket victory over three-time defending champions Australia, also at Eden Gardens, which gave them the chance to be the first to win both the men's and women's World Twenty 20 on the same day.

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    West Indies, on 3 April, 2016, created history by becoming the first nation to win the ICC World T20 twice with a dramatic four-wicket victory over England in the final at the Eden Garden in Kolkata. The West Indies also won the women's tournament with an eight-wicket victory over three-time defending champions Australia, also at Eden Gardens, which gave them the chance to be the first to win both the men's and women's World Twenty 20 on the same day.


  1. At Rio Olympics, what was the final position of Dipa Karmakar in her category?









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    Dipa Karmakar, India’s first ever female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics, attained 4thposition in Women's Vault Gymnastics event of Rio Olympics 2016 with an overall score of 15.066.For her commendable performance in Rio Olympics 2016, the Government of India conferred upon her the Khel Ratna award in August 2016.

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    Dipa Karmakar, India’s first ever female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics, attained 4thposition in Women's Vault Gymnastics event of Rio Olympics 2016 with an overall score of 15.066.For her commendable performance in Rio Olympics 2016, the Government of India conferred upon her the Khel Ratna award in August 2016.



  1. With which sport is P.V. Sindhu associated?









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    P.V. Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. She is one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal – other being Saina Nehwal.

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    P.V. Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. She is one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal – other being Saina Nehwal.


  1. Babita Kumari represented India in the Rio Olympics 2016 in which sport?









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    Babita Kumari is an Indian female wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships, and won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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    Babita Kumari is an Indian female wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships, and won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games.



  1. The 18th Asian Games also known as ‘Asiad’ will be held in 2018 in









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    The 2018 Asian Games will be hosted by Indonesia in August-September 2018. This is the second time for Jakarta to host the games, after 1962 Asian Games. For the first time in Asian Games history, two cities will host the Games: Jakarta, the national capital city, and Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra province.

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    The 2018 Asian Games will be hosted by Indonesia in August-September 2018. This is the second time for Jakarta to host the games, after 1962 Asian Games. For the first time in Asian Games history, two cities will host the Games: Jakarta, the national capital city, and Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra province.