General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Who won a gold medal for India in the javelin throw event at Tokyo Olympics 2020?
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6419af5c67ad957a9789f3f6- 1Sumit Antilfalse
- 2Shivpal Singhfalse
- 3Neeraj Chopratrue
- 4Ajeet Singh Yadavfalse
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Answer : 3. "Neeraj Chopra"
Explanation :
Neeraj Chopra fought the odds and Johannes Vetter to win the men's javelin throw gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Thanks to Neeraj Chopra, August 7 will always be a Red Letter Day in Indian sporting history. On this day in 2021, Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin throw gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Q: Which country won the 2018 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup?
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640f31ac1426f5b896af0ee9- 1Belgiumtrue
- 2Australiafalse
- 3The Netherlandsfalse
- 4Spainfalse
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Answer : 1. "Belgium "
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The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final was a field hockey match played between Belgium and the Netherlands on 16 December 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. Belgium won their first World Cup after defeating the Netherlands in the Final in penalty shoot-out.
Q: Aaron Finch retired from one-day international cricket on 11 September 2022.From which of the following countries does he belong?
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6321d3f269fe1d77bc04206b- 1Englandfalse
- 2Australiatrue
- 3New Zealandfalse
- 4West Indiesfalse
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Answer : 2. "Australia "
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Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer who served as the captain of the Australian cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket.
Q: Who won the first T-20 Cricket World Cup in 2007?
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62e9ff686f92bf0da7cdc3d8- 1West Indiesfalse
- 2South Afrikatrue
- 3Australiafalse
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Answer : 2. "South Afrika"
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The inaugural 2007 World Twenty20, was staged in South Africa and won by India, who defeated Pakistan in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
Q: Diving comes under which category of sport?
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644122d91ce944a93eb46e34- 1Combat sportfalse
- 2Martial artsfalse
- 3Aquatic sporttrue
- 4Defensive sportfalse
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Answer : 3. "Aquatic sport"
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The correct answer is Aquatic sport. Diving comes under the aquatic category of sport.
Q: The long jumper ______________ won Silver in the U-20 World Athletics Championships in August 2021.
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64412652a16c2dfa9cfa3139- 1Shaili Singhtrue
- 2Nayana Jamesfalse
- 3MA Prajushafalse
- 4Reeth Abrahamfalse
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Answer : 1. "Shaili Singh"
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In her next senior outing in April, Shaili Singh recorded a personal best jump of 6.76m to win the gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix 2023 in Bengaluru. The effort was just seven centimetres short of the women's national long jump record of 6.83m, set by Anju Bobby George at the Athens 2004 Olympics.
Q: What is the duration of the interval in a football match?
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64412a885e6b046f1b102bca- 110 minutesfalse
- 215 minutestrue
- 330 minutesfalse
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Answer : 2. "15 minutes"
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The correct answer is 15 minutes. Players are entitled to an interval at half-time, not exceeding 15 minutes; a short drinks break (which should not exceed one minute) is permitted at the interval of half-time in extra time.
Q: In Tennis, what is the score when the receiver wins the next point after deuce?
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647dedea772333474b910d1a- 130-40false
- 2Advantage outtrue
- 340-30false
- 4Advantage infalse
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Answer : 2. "Advantage out"
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Tennis is a game played on a rectangular-shaped court, which can be one of many surfaces. It is either played with two players (singles match), or four players (doubles match). Players stand on opposite sides of the net and use a stringed racquet to hit the ball back and forth to each other. Most tennis matches are played in a best-of-three format, which means that players need to win 2 sets to win the match. The score when the receiver wins the next point after deuce Advantage out. In Grand Slams, men play best-of-five sets while women play best-of-three sets. Doubles matches are best-of-3 with a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of the third set. USTA and club matches are usually best-of-3. There are two main ways of scoring a set. Advantage Set In an advantage set, a player or team needs to win six games, by two, to win the set. This means that there is no tiebreak game played at 6-6. The set continues until one player/team wins by two games. Tiebreak Set In a tiebreak set, a player or team needs to win six games wins a set. If the score gets to 5-5 (5-all), one player must win the next two games to win the set. If the score reaches 6-6 (6-all) in the set, a tiebreak game is played.