The headquarters of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is located in which country?
Answer: D
The International Hockey Federation has its headquarters in Switzerland, at Lausanne, where it moved from Brussels in 2005.
Founded in Paris in 1924, it governs both field hockey and indoor hockey and has 138 member associations.
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The first Winter Olympics organized by the IOC were held in 1924 in
Answer: A
The first Winter Olympics were held in France, at Chamonix in 1924.
They were staged as an 'International Winter Sports Week' and only recognised as the first Winter Games afterwards. 258 athletes from 16 nations took part.
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The Summer Olympics of 2020 were held at
Answer: A
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held at Tokyo, postponed by a year to July and August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic but still called Tokyo 2020.
They were staged almost entirely without spectators. Tokyo had also hosted the Games in 1964.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded by
Answer: C
The International Olympic Committee was founded by Pierre de Coubertin at the Sorbonne in Paris in June 1894.
Demetrios Vikelas of Greece was its first president; Coubertin took over in 1896 and served until 1925.
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The term Grand Slam is associated with -
Answer: A
A Grand Slam in tennis means winning all four major championships - the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open - in the same calendar year.
Only five singles players have done it: Don Budge, Rod Laver twice, Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court and Steffi Graf.
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Murugappa Gold Cup is associated with -
Answer: C
The Murugappa Gold Cup is a hockey tournament, held at Chennai since 1993 and one of India's principal club competitions.
It is sponsored by the Murugappa Group and named after its founder.
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Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his career. Which name wasn't given ?
Answer: C
Helium bat was never one of Mark Taylor's nicknames. He was known as Tubby, Stodge and Tubs.
Taylor captained Australia in 50 Tests and shares the record for the most catches in a Test innings by a fielder. He declared on 334 not out against Pakistan in 1998 rather than pass Don Bradman's Australian record.
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How many gold medals did Track and field star Carl Lewis won at the 1984 Olympic games?
Answer: C
Carl Lewis won four gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: the 100 m, the 200 m, the long jump and the 4 × 100 m relay.
It matched Jesse Owens's haul in exactly the same four events at Berlin in 1936. Lewis went on to win nine Olympic golds in all.
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Who won the first Indian World Amateur Billiards title?
Answer: B
Wilson Jones became the first Indian world champion in any sport when he won the World Amateur Billiards title in 1958 at Calcutta. He won it again in 1964.
Michael Ferreira, Geet Sethi and Manoj Kothari all won the title later, building on what he began.
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Which first Indian woman won an Asian Games gold in 400m run?
Answer: C
Kamaljit Sandhu won the women's 400 m at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold in track and field.
P.T. Usha and M.L. Valsamma won their titles at later Games, and Karnam Malleswari is a weightlifter.
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