The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament conducted annually in India. The first ever polo trophy in the world, it is named after Sir David Ezra, a leading Jewish business tycoon in Calcutta who patronized the sport in the city. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880.

Correct Option: B

The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament conducted annually in India. The first ever polo trophy in the world, it is named after Sir David Ezra, a leading Jewish business tycoon in Calcutta who patronized the sport in the city. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880.

The cricket bat is exclusively made from a variety of White Willow called Cricket Bat Willow (Salix alba var. caerulea), treated with raw (unboiled) linseed oil, which has a protective function. Salix alba var. caerulea is tough, durable, light, springy, straight grained and white. Stumps and bales are made of Morus (Mulberry). Salix purpurea (given as an option in the question) is the purple osier willow, the twigs of which are used to make baskets, lobsterand crab-pots and furniture.

Correct Option: C

The cricket bat is exclusively made from a variety of White Willow called Cricket Bat Willow (Salix alba var. caerulea), treated with raw (unboiled) linseed oil, which has a protective function. Salix alba var. caerulea is tough, durable, light, springy, straight grained and white. Stumps and bales are made of Morus (Mulberry). Salix purpurea (given as an option in the question) is the purple osier willow, the twigs of which are used to make baskets, lobsterand crab-pots and furniture.

Six Indian women athletes, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, were given one-year suspensions after testing positive for banned anabolic steroids in December 2011. India’s 400 metre runners Akkunji, Jauna Murmu, Mandeep Kaur, Priyanka Panwar, Sini Jose and Tiana Mary Thomas had tested positive for methandienone.

Correct Option: B

Six Indian women athletes, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, were given one-year suspensions after testing positive for banned anabolic steroids in December 2011. India’s 400 metre runners Akkunji, Jauna Murmu, Mandeep Kaur, Priyanka Panwar, Sini Jose and Tiana Mary Thomas had tested positive for methandienone.

The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 2016. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.

Correct Option: C

The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 2016. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.

On May 24, 2015 in the Final at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Mumbai Indians won the 2015 Indian Premier League tournament by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs. It was their second title. IPL 2015 was the eighth season of the IPL.

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On May 24, 2015 in the Final at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Mumbai Indians won the 2015 Indian Premier League tournament by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs. It was their second title. IPL 2015 was the eighth season of the IPL.