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The correct answer is Motor racing.

• Formula One also called F1 in short, is an international auto racing sport.
• F1 is the highest level of single-seat, open-wheel, and open-cockpit professional motor racing contest.

• List of Formula One drivers and their nationality:

  Michael Schumacher	German
  Lewis Hamilton	British
  Max Verstappen	Belgium
  Sebastian Vettel	German
  Daniel Ricciardo	Australian
  Carlos Sainz Jr.	Spanish

• Some important Trophies/ Cups:

  SPORT	ASSOCIATED CUPS / TROPHIES
  Rugby	Todd Memorial Trophy, Calcutta Cup
  Polo	Ezar Cup, Newport Cup, Westchester Cup, King's Cup
  Hockey	Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga Khan Cup
  Golf	Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Walker Cup
  Cricket	Ashes, Reliance Cup, Deodhar Trophy
  Football	Colombo Cup, Merdeka Cup

The correct answer is Viswanathan Anand.

• Viswanathan Anand was dropped from the All India Council of Sports (AICS) in January 2020 for not being “active” enough.
• He was the first sportsperson to receive the award in Indian history.
• Viswanathan Anand is the only person in Chess history to have won a World Championship title in all formats, match, knock, and tournament.
• In April 2006, V.Anand became the fourth player in chess history to pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE rating list, after Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, and Veselin Topalov.
• Viswanathan Anand is the first Asian to win the World Championship in 2000.
• Viswanathan Anand received Arjuna Award for Outstanding Indian Sportsman in Chess in 1985.
• He received Padma Shri which is the Fourth highest civilian award awarded by the Government of India in 1987.
• He is the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991–1992.
• He was awarded the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India in 2000. 

• Pullela Gopichand is a former professional Badminton player.
  • He is presently the Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team.
• Harbhajan Singh and Krishnamachari Srikkanth belong to Indian cricket.

The Correct Answer is Triupura.

• Gella - Chutt is an indigenous game of the state of Tripura.
• The number of participants varies from place to place within the state, and there is no rigidity as far as the dimensions of the area to be played is concerned.
• One group is called the out-group, while the other is called the in-group.
• Each group can have 7 to 10 players.

Other traditional games

• Asol Aap ( Canoe Race ) is a traditional game of Andaman Nicobar Island.
• Dhopkhel is the most popular indigenous game in the state of Assam.
• Hiyang Tannaba or the boat race is extremely popular amongst the natives of Manipur.
• Cock-Fighting is one of the prominent sport in Nagaland.

The correct answer is Thakur Anoop Singh.

• Thakur Anoop Singh won the gold medal at the seventh WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships in Bangkok.
•  India’s Thakur Anoop Singh on 28 November 2015 won the gold medal in the 7th WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships.
  • He won the medal in the fitness physique category.
• Overall, India won 11 medals in the championships that saw participation from 47 nations. The championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand.

•  Arambam Boby (Manipur) also won gold in the championship. For him, it was the 4th world title in his career.
• Thingbaijam Sarita who had won a silver medal in Asian Bodybuilding Championships 2015 also bagged a bronze medal in the event.

The Correct Answer is Cricket.

• The Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata.
• It was established in 1864.
• It is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India after the Sardar Patel Stadium.
• The largest cricket stadium in the world by area Sardar Patel Stadium Located in Ahmedabad, India, the stadium will be the new home of the Gujarat Cricket Association. Spread across 63 acres with a capacity of 110,000, Sardar Patel Stadium surpasses the previous largest cricket stadium's ( Australia's Melbourne Cricket Ground) capacity by 10,000. Feb 25, 2020
• The stadium currently has a capacity of 68,000.
• On 22 November 2019, the venue hosted the first-ever day/night test match in India during the second Test between India and Bangladesh.

• The largest cricket stadium in the world by area Sardar Patel Stadium Located in Ahmedabad, India, the stadium will be the new home of the Gujarat Cricket Association, Spread across 63 acres with a capacity of 110,000.
• Sardar Patel Stadium surpasses the previous largest cricket stadium's (Australia's Melbourne Cricket Ground) capacity by 10,000. Feb 25, 2020
• The stadium currently has a capacity of 68,000.
• The Melbourne Cricket Ground is the largest cricket ground in the world.

The correct answer is Sandeep Sejwal.

• Sandeep Sejwal is an Indian swimmer (Senior National Champion).
• He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2010 Asian Juniors in Beijing.
• He won the bronze medal in the 2014 Asian games in 50 m breaststroke.

The correct answer is Football

• The Rovers Cup was an annual football tournament held in India and was the second oldest tournament in India. 
• The championship was started by some British football enthusiasts at Bombay, Maharashtra in 1891, as a form of amusement. 
• The First Worcester Regiment was the first team to win the title and it was abolished in 2001.
• This championship was last time held in the 2000–01 season when Mohan Bagan AC beat Churchill Brothers SC by 2–0 in the final. 
• After the inception of the NFL, the Rovers Cup started to face problems. With huge costs and sponsorship deal issues, the tournament was finally stopped in 2001.

The correct answer is Cricket.

• The Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) method is used in cricket to calculate the target score for a match interrupted by weather or other circumstances. It was created by two Britishers-Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis.
• The method was formerly known as the Duckworth–Lewis method and it was adopted officially by the ICC in 1999.
• Tony Lewis, one of the men behind the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used in weather-affected limited-overs cricket matches passed away in April 2020.

Various sports and terms related to them are mentioned below:

The correct answer is K.L.Rahul.

• In the One Day International series Results, India won the 3-match series 3–0.
• Player of the series: K. L. Rahul.

• In the Twenty 20 International series Results, India won the 3-match series 2–1.
• Player of the series - Barinder Sran

• The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 11 June to 22 June 2016.
• They played three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty 20 Internationals.

The correct answer is Croatia.

• Ivan Dodig is a tennis player.
• He is from Croatia.
• His career-high ATP rankings are world No. 29 in singles and world No. 4 in doubles.
• Ivan is a Grand Slam champion after winning the 2015 French Open men's doubles title with Marcelo Melo, adding the mixed-doubles titles at Roland-Garros in 2018 and 2019 with Latisha Chan.
• Ivan Dodig was a partner of Sania Mirza's Mixed Doubles.

The Correct Answer is "120".

• ​The idea of extra-time in football was also added to the rules with those 1897 amendments, at least for British clubs and competitions.
• It wasn't the case everywhere, though, which is demonstrated neatly by the German Championship final of 1922 when Hamburg and Nuremberg were drawing 2-2 after 90 minutes but wanted to find a winner.
• They decided to keep playing until a team scored, resulting in another 99 minutes of football.
• Even then it wasn't a goal that ended the contest so much as it was the encroachment of night.
• When the two sides met for a replay seven weeks later they did include extra-time, but the match still couldn't be finished because of the number of injuries and sendings off.

• In a professional football match that typically lasts 90 minutes, there are some exceptions.
• For instance, the time limit is decreased in youth games to compensate for the youngsters’ lack of fitness.
• Both men’s and women’s games last 90 minutes with a 15-minute half-time period in the middle.
• Both games can acquire extra time depending on stoppages and injuries.
• The duration of each match shall be 90 minutes, except in special cases, provided for in these Competition Rules, where an extra 30 minutes shall be played.
• The Referee shall allow for time lost in accordance with the Laws of the Game or through accident or other cause and his decision on this matter is not subject to appeal.
• The half-time interval shall be 15 minutes for all ties in all competitions.
• Both teams shall enter the field of play together, five minutes prior to the kick-off time, along with the Match Officials.

The correct answer is 1982.

• The first Asian Games to introduce a mascot was New Delhi 1982.
• The first mascot is Appu, an elephant, was chosen.
• The first-ever Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951.
• Asian Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from 1951 to 1978.
• Since 1982, the Olympic Council of Asia regulates the Asian Games.

The correct answer is Padma Bhushan.

• Former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni has been given the country's third-highest civilian honor.
  • MS Dhoni received the prestigious Padma Bhushan from President Ramnath Kovind.
• Dhoni is the only captain in world cricket to win all three ICC trophies - 2007 World T20, 2011 World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy.
• Dhoni is the co-owner of the Chennai FC Indian Super League team.
• He has the record of the highest ODI score by a wicketkeeper, which is 183.
•  Apart from CSK, the Pune team has bought Dhoni for IPL.

• People who received the Padma Bhushan award in 2018:

• Padma Vibhushan Winners 2018:

The correct answer is Anushka Sharma.

• Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli married film actress Anushka Sharma in 2017.

• Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team.
• In the 2011 World Cup which India won, Kohli became the first Indian batsman to score a century on his World Cup debut.
• In 2012, Kohli was named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year at the age of 23, being the youngest to win the coveted award.
• He won the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards, 2019.
• He won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2018.

The correct answer is Abhinav Bindra.

• Abhinav Bindra collects the gold medal for India in the men's 10m air rifle shooting competition.
• Bindra captures India's first individual gold medal in Shooting 10m Air Rifle Final Men - Beijing.

• At the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari marked her place in Olympic and Indian sports history.
• She took the bronze medal and became India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal.
• Leander Paes is an Indian tennis player who was one of the most successful doubles players in tennis history,
  • With 8 career Grand Slam doubles titles and 10 career Grand Slam mixed doubles championships.
  • In 1996 when he took the men’s singles tennis bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games, he became the first Indian athlete since 1952 to win an individual Olympic medal.
• PV Sindhu is A 22-year old from Hyderabad who became a national hero when she won India's first medal at the Rio Olympics silver in women's singles & In 2000.
  • ​PV Sindhu was awarded Arjuna Award for her sport.

The correct answer is Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza.

• Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the 2016 Australian Open Women's Doubles title.

• Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the title, defeating Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–3.
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but Šafářová withdrew before the tournament due to a bacterial infection. Mattek-Sands played alongside Sabine Lisicki but lost in the second round to Anastasia and Arina Rodionova.
• Hence, option 3 is correct.

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• Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won their second Australian 2020 Open title, defeating Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–2, 6–1.
  • Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai were the defending champions but chose not to participate together.
  • Stosur played alongside Ellen Perez, but they lost in the first round to Lara Arruabarrena and Ons Jabeur.
  • Zhang teamed up with Peng Shuai, but they lost to Veronika Kudermetova and Alison Riske, also in the first round.

The correct answer is Chess.

• R Praggnanandhaa associated is with Chess Games/Sports.
  • Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess player.
  • Today, 14-year-old R Praggnanandhaa from Chennai has emerged as the world’s best chess player in the Under-18 category.
  • A chess prodigy, he is the fourth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster (GM), behind Sergey Karjakin, Gukesh D and Javokhir Sindarov
  • Praggnanandhaa won the World Youth Chess Championships Under-8 title in 2013, earning him the title of FIDE Master at the age of 7.
  • On 12 October 2019, he won the World Youth Championships in the Under 18 section with a score of 9/11.
  • In December 2019, he became the second-youngest person to be rated 2600 Elo. 
  • Before becoming the Under-18 world champion, Praggnanandhaa won the Under-8 category title and was also declared the youngest international master.

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• Hanuma Vihari :
  • He is an Indian international cricketer.
  • He represents Andhra Pradesh in Indian domestic cricket.
  • A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler.
  • He was a member of the India Under-19 cricket team that won the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. 
• HS Prannoy :
  • Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar, also known as Prannoy H. S.
  • He is an Indian badminton player and currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.
  • Kumar originally hails from Thiruvananthapuram and is the Indian number 2 in badminton.
  • He studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Akkulam. 
• Krishna B Pathak :
  • He is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian national team.
  • He was part of the Indian junior team that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow.
  • He was then selected in the India A team for the 2017 Men's Australian Hockey League.
• Saketh Myneni :
  • He is an Indian professional tennis player.
  • He is conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and represents India in Davis Cup.
  • He won a Gold medal in Mixed doubles and a Silver medal in Men's doubles event at Incheon Asian Games 2014.

The correct answer is Kapil Dev – 1983.

• Captain of the Indian cricket team, Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup in 1983 defeating the West Indies team.
• India shocked the world under the charismatic captaincy of Kapil Dev, who took the catch of Clive Lloyd that changed the game in India's favour. 
• The rest three options are not matched correctly. Please check the table to know about all the winning teams and their captains of the International Men's Cricket World Cup since 1983.
• Men's Cricket World Cup winners since 1983:

The correct answer is Shooting.

• The term Bull's Eye related to rifle shooting.

• Bull’s eye is a terminology that is used in rifle shooting sport. It is located 5 foot 8 inches (1.73m) above the floor in the darts.
• The Bull's Eye comes in different colors or marks.
• The player who pointed at the exact target has the highest score than other parts.

• In India, the Shooting sport is governed by the NRAI (National Rifle Shooting Association of India). The current president of the association is Mr. Raninder Singh.

The correct answer is Three.

• Three Indian bowlers - Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, and Jasprit Bumrah have managed to bag a hat-trick in Test cricket.
• An occasion when a player scores three times (wickets, goals, sixes) in the same game is known as hat trick.

• Deepak Chahar is the only Indian to have taken a hat-trick in T20Is.
• Chetan Sharma was the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket, against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup.
• Kapil Dev was the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket.
  • He achieved this feat in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, played at the Eden Gardens in 1991.

• A hat-trick is a rare occurrence in any form of cricket, An occasion when a player scores three times (wickets, goals,sixes) in the same game is known as hat trick, and only 49 hat-tricks have been taken in the history of ODI cricket.
• Pakistan's Jalal-ud-Din became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket.
  • He did so against Australia in 1982.
• Sri Lanka's bowler, Lasith Malinga has taken 3 hat-tricks in ODI cricket.

The Correct answer is Michael Phelp.

• Michael Phelps is nicknamed the ‘Baltimore Bullet’.
  • The Baltimore Bullet is a 1980 American comedy film based on the adventures of two pool hustlers in the United States.
  • It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starred James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Bruce Boxleitner, and Ronee Blakley.
  • The screenplay was written by film and stage dancer John Brascia, from a story by Brascia and Robert Vincent O'Neil. Brascia also produced the film.
  •  Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles.
  • Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals.

• Tom Jager :
  • Thomas Michael Jager is an American former competition swimmer.
  • He is a five-time Olympic gold medalist in relay events, a two-time World Championship individual gold medalist for the 50-meter freestyle.
    •  a former world record-holder in two events 
  • Medals:
    • Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100-meter medley relay.
• Ian Thorpe :
  • Ian James Thorpe is an Australian retired swimmer who specialized in freestyle but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley.
  • He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian.
  • Medals:
    • Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay.
• Matt Biondi :
  • Matthew Nicholas Biondi is an American former competition swimmer, eleven-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in five events.
  • Biondi competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988, and 1992, winning a total of eleven medals.
  • Gold medals:
    • Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay.

The correct answer is Weightlifting.

• Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi is the most decorated Indian Sportswoman in Weightlifting, in the category of 48kg.
• She holds the rank of Commandant in the CRPF and also worked as nodal officer for the sports team in CRPF.
• She was also awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna award for the year 2014.
• She was also the coach of the Indian Weightlifting in Common Wealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

The correct answer is Novak Djokovic.

• Novak Djokovic won his record 8th Men's singles title in the Australian Open 2020, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

• With this, he broke his own world record of the highest number of Australian Open titles. 
• He won the title by beating Dominic Thiem of Austria by 3-2.
• With this, he again became the number one player in the world ranking. 
• This is the 17th Grand Slam title won by Novak Djokovic. 

• The tennis tournament Australian Open is organized every year in January at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

The correct answer is Body Builder.

• Manohar Aich was an Indian bodybuilder.
• He was the first Indian to win the Mr. Universe title.
• He did so in the 1952 NABBA Universe Championships.
• He had a Height of 4 feet 11 inches tall.
• Therefore he was given the name "Pocket Hercules". 

The correct answer is 1889.

• Established on 15th August 1889, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is one of the oldest clubs in India & Asia.
• It created history in 1911 by becoming the first Indian team to win IFA Shield, an event that has been closely linked with Indian nationalism.
• Mohun Bagan football team has won National League/I-League five times and Federation Cup a record fourteen times.
• The club also has a rich history in other sports like cricket and hockey.

• Football:
  • Team members - 11 per side
  • Highest governing body - FIFA
  • Nicknames
    • ​World Game
    • The Beautiful Game
• First played Mid-19th century England

The correct answer is Novak Djokovic.

• 2016 French Open 
  • It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June.
  • In Paris, France.
  • Novak Djokovic won the men's singles in the 2016 edition.

• Champions
  • Men's Singles - Serbia's Novak Djokovic
  • Women's Singles - Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza
  • Men's Doubles - Spain's Feliciano López / Spain's Marc Lopez
  • Women's Doubles - France's Caroline Garcia / France's Kristina Mladenovic
  • Mixed Doubles -Switzerland's Martina Hingis / India's Leander Paes

The Correct Answer is Badminton.

• Ajay Jayram represents India in Badminton .

• Ajay Jayaram is an Indian badminton player from Mumbai sponsored by Apacs.
• Jayaram is a champion of the Czech International and Dutch Open tournament. 
• He plays for the Mumbai Rockets in the Premier Badminton League.
• In 2009 he won the New Zealand Open, the Thailand Open in 2010, and the Czech Open in 2013. 
• In 2014 he won the Dutch Open Grand Prix making him the first Indian to win a badminton Grand Prix under the new 11*5 scoring system.

• Premier Badminton League is a team badminton league held in India. 
• Bengaluru Raptors won the last two editions in 2018-19 and 2020, becoming the only team to win the title twice.

The correct answer is Hyderabad.

• In 2006 the Badminton Association of India named Gopichand the coach of the Indian national badminton team, and in 2008 he opened a badminton academy in Hyderabad.

• The Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy was founded by Pullela Gopichand in 2008 in Hyderabad, with an aim to produce future badminton champions.
  • SportzLive has partnered with the Gopichand Badminton Academy with an initiative to develop a Gopichand Academy in Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida.
  • The aim of the academy is to identify and nurture talent in this part of the country. The academy has appointed highly qualified Indian and international coaches and the trainees will have access to facilities like the gym, swimming pool and athletics track in the sports complex.
• Pullela Gopichand Academy was founded in 2001 by All England Open Badminton Champion, Pullela Gopichand.
  • The facility trains several badminton players such as Saina Nehwal P. V. Sindhu, Srikanth Kidambi, Parupalli Kashyap, H.S. Prannoy, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma and many others.
  • The second such facility is opened as a part of 40 acres Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida in March 2017. It is India’s 3rd and North India’s 1st High-Performance Center.
• The aim of the Greater Noida academy is to identify, develop and nurture talent at the grass-root level.
  • The academy has highly reputed National and International coaches. The state-of-art facility comprises of 8 International Standard Badminton Courts, 2 Wooden courts and access to the gym, swimming pool and other facilities. The admissions to regular batches of the academy are done strictly through trials. 

The correct answer is Nineteenth.

• India is ranked nineteenth in the FIFA Football ranking among Asian countries in December 2019. 
• The Indian men’s football team remained static at 108^th spot in the year-ending FIFA rankings.
• In the Asian rankings, Japan is followed by Iran (33), Korea (40), Australia (42), and continental champion Qatar (55).
• With 1187 total points, India is placed at 19^th spot among Asian countries headed by Japan (28th).

• The men's FIFA World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, currently led by Belgium.
• A points system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of all FIFA-recognised full international matches.
• The current version of the ranking system was first used on 16 August 2018, adapted from the Elo rating system used in chess and Go.
• The teams of the men's member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.  

The correct answer is Aditya Tare.

• Aditya Tare has captained the Mumbai Cricket team, which won the Ranji Trophy Tournament 2015-16.
  • Mumbai Cricket team won a total of 41 Ranji Trophy championships, the most successful team in Ranji Trophy.

• Mumbai Cricket Association formerly known as Bombay Cricket Association was established in 1930 and is the governing body for cricket in Mumbai, Greater Mumbai, and Thane districts.
• The jurisdiction of MCA includes the area up to Dahanu in the Western Suburbs, Badlapur in the Central Suburbs, and Navi Mumbai up to Kharghar.

The correct answer is Cricket.

• The Z. R. Irani Cup tournament was conceived during the 1959-60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship.
  • It was named after the late Z. R. Irani, who was associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from its inception in 1928, till his death in 1970.
  • The fixture is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of the India Team.
  • The first match played between the Ranji Trophy champions and the Rest of India was played in 1959-60.

The Correct Answer is Padma Bhushan Award.

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• Saina Nehwal is a female Indian singles badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won over 24 international titles, including eleven titles in the Superseries.
• While she reached the 2nd world ranking in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to cross the No. 1 world ranking, becoming the only female player from India and after Prakash Padukone, the second Indian player in general to achieve this feat.
• She is the only Indian to have won at least one medal in each BWF major individual event, namely the Olympics, the BWF World Championships, and the BWF World Junior Championships.
• Nehwal is the first Indian to win two Commonwealth Games singles gold medals (2010 and 2018).
• In 2016, Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, was awarded to her by the Government of India (GoI). Previously, the Government of India has awarded her the nation's highest two sporting honours, namely the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna Medal.
• Nehwal is a philanthropist on the list of most generous athletes and was ranked 18th.

The correct answer is Football.

• Begum Hazrat Mahal Cup is associated with the sport of football.

• Begum Hazrat Mahal Cup is associated with football.
• Other cups/trophies related to football:-
  • Sanjay Gold Cup, Santosh Trophy, Kalinga cup, Stafford Cup, Subroto Cup, Todd Memo­rial Trophy, Rovers cup, etc.

• Begum Hazrat Mahal was Begum of Awadh.
• Nawab wajid Ali shah second wife was Begum Hazrat Mahal.
• During the first revolt of independence in 1857, she rebelled against the British.
• She died in 1879.
• In Calcutta, the husband of Begum Hazrat Mahal was exiled.
• The charge of the state of Awadh was taken by her.
• Prince Birjis Qadir was her son.
• He was made the ruler of Awadh by her.
• Muhammadi Khanum was her other name.
• She belonged to the Shia Islam religion.
• By profession, she was a courtesan.

• Other cups/trophies related to:-
  • Cricket:
    • Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Ranji Tro­phy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, etc.
  • Hockey:
    • Agha Khan Cup, Dhyan Chand Trophy, etc. 
  • Kabaddi:
    • Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Dronacharya Award, Ekalavya Award

The correct answer is Volleyball.

• Indira Pradhan's trophy is related to volleyball.

• The trophies related to a volleyball game are the Indira Pradhan trophy, Centennial Cup, and Shivanthi Gold Cup.
• In this game, two teams of six players are separated by a net.
• FIVB is the highest governing body of volleyball.
• The player begins the rally by serving the ball.
• The ball must not let to be grounded within the court by the receiving team.
• With hands or arms, the ball is usually played.
• Many consistent techniques have evolved in volleyball.
• The official ball which was used in the first volleyball was disputed.
• The rules for this game was evolved in this game in 1915 in the Philippines.

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

• Jallikattu is typically practiced in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day, which occurs annually in January.
• It involves releasing a bull into a crowd of people where participants attempt to grab its hump and ride it for as long as possible.

• Maramadi Bull Surfing race is famous in Kerala.
• Vallam Kali or traditional snake boat race famous sport in Kerala.
• Hori Habba is another rural sport practiced mainly in the Shivamogga districts of Karnataka.
• Bullock cart race in Maharashtra was a popular tradition in various parts of the state known as Bailgada Sharyat.
• Pallanguzhi is a Tamil traditional indoor board game.
• Dhopkhel is a ball game from Assam state played between two teams during the festival of Bihu.
• Camel Racing is famous in Rajasthan.

The Correct Answer is Guwahati.

• The third Khelo India Youth Games was held from 10 January 2020 and 22 January 2020 in Guwahati, Assam.
• The champions trophy was handed over to Maharashtra, the first runner up trophy to Haryana, and the second runner-up trophy to Delhi.
• It is held for two categories, namely under-17 years of school students and under-21 college students.
• It is organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

The correct answer is Dipika Pallikal.

• Dipika Pallikal is an Indian professional squash player.
• She is the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA Women's rankings.
• She is married to Indian Cricketer Dinesh Karthik.

• Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter.
  • She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
• Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter.
  • She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions to the sport.
• Rakhi Haldar is also a weight lifter.
  • In 2019, She won a bronze medal at the Qatar International Cup.

The correct answer is ​Swimming.

• The words crawl, breaststroke, and butterfly are associated with the game of swimming.

• In this game, the entire body of the person is moved through the water.
• In pools or open water, the sports take place.
• The events butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley are associated with swimming.
• A set of specific techniques is required by swimming.
• There are distinct regulations in competition.

• In prehistoric times, evidence of recreational swimming was found.
• The earliest evidence of painting was found in the stone age.
• In 1830 in England:-
  • Swimming emerged as a competitive recreational activity.
• In the 19th century:-
  • Competitive swimming became popular.
  • Tapering is the practice of reducing exercise in the days just before an important competition.