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  1. Which country will host the next World Cup Football in 2014 ?








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    The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950.

    Correct Option: C

    The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950.

  1. Which country won the maximum number of medals in the Asian Athletic Championships held in Pune recently ?








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    At the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships, China took the top spot in the medal rankings with sixteen gold medals and 27 medals in total. Second-placed Bahrain took five golds and fifteen medals overall. India came 6th.

    Correct Option: D

    At the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships, China took the top spot in the medal rankings with sixteen gold medals and 27 medals in total. Second-placed Bahrain took five golds and fifteen medals overall. India came 6th.

  1. Who won the Silver Medal for the Women’s 400 metre race in the Asian Athletic Championships 2013 ?








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    At the 20th Asian Athletics Championship, held in Pune in July 2013, women’s 400m runner M.R Poovamma claimed silver medal with a run of 53.37 seconds. Yanmin Zhao of China won the Gold Medal.

    Correct Option: B

    At the 20th Asian Athletics Championship, held in Pune in July 2013, women’s 400m runner M.R Poovamma claimed silver medal with a run of 53.37 seconds. Yanmin Zhao of China won the Gold Medal.

  1. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles in 2013?








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    Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the men’s singles final on 7 July 2013. He has become Britain’s first Wimbledon men’s singles champion for 77 years since Fred Perry in 1936.

    Correct Option: A

    Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the men’s singles final on 7 July 2013. He has become Britain’s first Wimbledon men’s singles champion for 77 years since Fred Perry in 1936.

  1. Which one of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as “Rolland Garros” title ?








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    The French Open is also known as Rolland Garros after the name of French aviator and a fighter pilot during World War I. In the 1920s, a tennis centre which he attended religiously when he was studying in Paris was named after him, Stade de Roland Garros. The stadium accommodates the French Open.

    Correct Option: B

    The French Open is also known as Rolland Garros after the name of French aviator and a fighter pilot during World War I. In the 1920s, a tennis centre which he attended religiously when he was studying in Paris was named after him, Stade de Roland Garros. The stadium accommodates the French Open.