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Answer: Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR won IPL 2024 by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final, claiming their third title. Shreyas Iyer captained the championship squad.
Answer: Forward
Sunil Chhetri is a striker/forward and India's all-time top scorer. Played for Bengaluru FC in ISL and represented India in over 140 internationals.
Answer: True
Surfing debuted at Tokyo 2020 along with skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, and baseball/softball return. Part of IOC's youth engagement strategy.
Answer: Virdhawal Khade
Virdhawal Khade reached 50m freestyle semifinals at Beijing 2008, finishing 25th overall. First Indian swimmer to advance beyond heats at Olympics.
Answer: Patna Pirates
Patna Pirates have won 3 PKL titles (Seasons 3, 4, 5), making them most successful franchise. Jaipur Pink Panthers have 2 titles including inaugural season.
Answer: Australia
Named after Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar, this Test series trophy was instituted in 1996. India and Australia compete biennially for this prestigious trophy.
Answer: True
Koneru Humpy earned GM title in August 2002 at 15y 1m 27d, breaking Judit Polgar's record. She remains among India's greatest female chess players.
Answer: Manpreet Singh
Midfielder Manpreet Singh captained India to historic bronze at Tokyo 2020, ending 41-year Olympic medal drought. Harmanpreet Singh later took over captaincy.
Answer: 7
FIFA Laws require minimum 7 players per team to start/continue a match. If a team falls below 7 due to red cards/injuries, the match is abandoned.
Answer: Javelin Throw
Neeraj Chopra's compatriot Avineshwar Singh competes in javelin throw. Note: This may be confused with Shivpal Singh or DP Manu who are more prominent Indian javelin throwers besides Neeraj.
Answer: False
No Indian batter scored a century in WT20 WC 2024. Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh were top contributors but centuries eluded Indian batters in that tournament.
Answer: Golf
In golf, a birdie means scoring one stroke under par on a hole. Eagle is two under, bogey is one over. Not related to badminton shuttlecock ('bird').
Answer: Atlanta 1996
Leander Paes won bronze in men's singles at Atlanta 1996, defeating Fernando Meligeni of Brazil. It remains India's only Olympic tennis medal.
Answer: 65
Bajrang Punia defeated Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan to win bronze in Men's 65kg Freestyle at Tokyo 2020. He is also a three-time World Championship medalist.
Answer: False
In T20 cricket, each bowler can bowl maximum 4 overs (one-fifth of 20 overs). In ODIs, the limit is 10 overs per bowler.
Answer: Hangzhou
Indian men's hockey team defeated Japan 5-1 to win gold at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023), securing direct qualification for Paris 2024 Olympics.
Answer: None of the above
No Indian man has won BWF World Championships men's singles gold yet. Lakshya Sen won bronze in 2022; Srikanth won silver in 2021. PV Sindhu remains only Indian gold medalist (2019).
Answer: Football
Rovers Cup was one of India's oldest football tournaments, started in 1891 in Mumbai. Along with Durand Cup and IFA Shield, it formed the historic trifecta of Indian football.
Answer: True
As of Paris 2024, India has not won any Olympic medal in swimming. Best finish was Virdhawal Khade reaching semifinals in 2008 and Srihari Nataraj qualifying via 'A' standard in 2020.
Answer: Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took 800 Test wickets in 133 matches, the highest ever. Shane Warne is second with 708 wickets.