Who has won the maximum number of Gold medals at a single Olympic Games in the history of the Olympics?
Answer: B
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the most at any single Games.
He beat Mark Spitz's seven from 1972, and set world records in seven of the eight events.
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Which cricketer is called Rawalpindi Express?
Answer: D
Shoaib Akhtar is called the Rawalpindi Express, after his home city and his pace.
He bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded, 161.3 km/h, to Nick Knight at the 2003 World Cup, and took 178 Test wickets for Pakistan.
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Ryder Cup is related with which sports?
Answer: B
The Ryder Cup is a golf competition, contested every two years between teams from Europe and the United States.
It was first played in 1927 and is a matchplay event, in which the teams play foursomes, fourballs and singles rather than counting strokes.
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Merdeka Cup is associated with
Answer: A
The Merdeka Cup is an international football tournament held in Malaysia, first played in 1957 to mark the country's independence - merdeka is Malay for freedom.
India won it in 1959 and shared the title in 1964, during the strongest period in Indian football.
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The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming ____ ?
Answer: B
Bula Chaudhury of West Bengal was the first Indian, and the first woman in the world, to swim the seven seas across five continents.
She crossed the English Channel twice, along with the Strait of Gibraltar, the Palk Strait, the Toroneos Gulf, the Cook Strait and the Tyrrhenian Sea. She received the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award.
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The headquarters of International Olympic Committee(IOC) is located in
Answer: D
The International Olympic Committee is based at Lausanne, Switzerland.
Founded in Paris in 1894, it moved to Lausanne in 1915 when Pierre de Coubertin relocated it during the First World War, and the city is now home to dozens of international sports federations.
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The Thomas Cup is associated with which sport ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Badminton
The Thomas Cup is the world team championship for men in badminton, first held in 1949. The Uber Cup is its counterpart for women, and India won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 2022.
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Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club?
Answer: D
Raman Lamba was struck on the head fielding at short leg for Abahani Club in Dhaka in February 1998, and died three days later.
He was fielding without a helmet. The Indian batsman had played four Tests and 32 one-day internationals.
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Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut?
Answer: A
Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his one-day international debut at Chittagong, against Bangladesh on 23 December 2004.
He was run out for a duck. His second series, against Pakistan, brought 148 at Visakhapatnam, and he went on to captain India to the T20 World Cup, the 2011 World Cup and the Champions Trophy.
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Where was the first Modern Olympic Games held?
Answer: A
The first modern Olympic Games were held at Athens in 1896, revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
241 athletes from 14 nations competed in 43 events, and Greece chose the Panathenaic Stadium, rebuilt in marble on the site of the ancient one.
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