General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Correct Answer :   5

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Five team members are there in each team of a Roller in-line hockey game. Roller inline hockey or inline hockey is a variant of hockey played on a hard, smooth surface, with players using inline skates to move and hockey sticks to shoot a hard, plastic puck into their opponent’s goal to score points. There are five players including the goalkeeper from each team on the rink at a time.

Correct Answer :   Mexico

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Lucha libre is the term used in Mexico for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form of the genre, characterized by colourful masks, rapid sequences of holds and manoeuvres, as well as “high-flying” manoeuvres, some of which have been adopted in the United States and elsewhere.

Correct Answer :   Wilson Jones

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Jones, a dominant national amateur champion for more than a decade, won the amateur world championship twice, in 1958 and 1964. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1963, the Padma Shri Award in 1965, and the Dronacharya Award in 1996. He was the first Indian to be a World champion in any sport.

Correct Answer :   1800s

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There have been several rigid-wing hang gliders flown since Otto Lilienthal took his first flights in the 1890s. The first two high-performing modern hang gliders, however, were the Mitchell Wing and the Icarus.

Correct Answer :   1966

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India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup. India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987). In 1974, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's apartheid policies.

Correct Answer :   They all won the Heisman Trophy

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Ernie Davis was the first African American to win the prize in 1961, and Archie Griffin is the only player to have won it twice, in 1974 and 1975. Only Dorsett played for Pittsburgh. Davis played for Syracuse and Griffin played for Ohio State. Only Dorsett did lead his team to a Super Bowl title as NFC Rookie of the Year in 1977-78.

Correct Answer :   C K Nayudu

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BCCI had established C K Nayudu award in memory of him for contribution to the Indian cricket. The award carries a citation, a trophy, and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. Lala Amarnath was the 1st recipient of this award.

Correct Answer :   1877

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The first Test match was played between Australia and England in Melbourne in 1877.

Correct Answer :   South africa

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South Africa won the final of the triangular cricket series held in Durban in February 1997.

Correct Answer :   Rip tides

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Rip tides are strong channel of water flowing seaward from near the shore, typically through the surf line. They are again caused by the winds and not related to Tides.