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Answer: True
Table Tennis began in Victorian England as 'Ping-Pong' using cigar box lids as rackets and champagne corks as balls before evolving into a competitive sport.
Answer: Ahmedabad
Located in Motera, Ahmedabad, it has a seating capacity of 132,000. Renamed in 2021, it surpassed Melbourne Cricket Ground as the largest.
Answer: Sakshi Malik
Sakshi Malik won bronze in 58kg freestyle at Rio 2016, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
Answer: Goalkeeper
The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to use body parts to stop the ball within the shooting circle. Modern hockey requires full protective gear.
Answer: True
MS Dhoni won T20 WC (2007), ODI WC (2011), and Champions Trophy (2013), making him the only captain to win all three ICC limited-overs titles.
Answer: Pommel Horse
Women compete on Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise. Pommel Horse, Rings, Parallel Bars, and Horizontal Bar are men-only apparatus.
Answer: Pakistan
India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in the inaugural T20 World Cup final in Johannesburg, sparking the T20 revolution in Indian cricket.
Answer: India
This ministry oversees sports development, Khelo India, National Sports Federations, and awards in India. Relevant for polity-based sports questions.
Answer: False
Modern badminton matches are best-of-three games, each to 21 points with rally scoring. Best-of-five was never standard.
Answer: Decision Review System
DRS allows teams to challenge on-field umpire decisions using technology like Hawk-Eye, UltraEdge, and ball-tracking. Introduced in Tests in 2008.
Answer: 12.2 cm
The entire target face is 122 cm in diameter, with the 10-ring being 12.2 cm. The X-ring (inner 10) is 6.1 cm used for tiebreakers.
Answer: Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi won his 8th Ballon d'Or in 2023, extending his record. Cristiano Ronaldo has 5 awards.
Answer: True
Ancient Olympics were religious festivals dedicated to Zeus, held at Olympia in Greece from 776 BC until abolished in 393 AD by Emperor Theodosius I.
Answer: Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, won the first WPL title in March 2023 by defeating Delhi Capitals in the final.
Answer: Libero
The Libero is a back-row defensive specialist with unlimited substitutions and cannot attack above net height. Introduced internationally in 1998.
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
Published in 2014, 'Playing It My Way' is Sachin Tendulkar's official autobiography co-authored by Boria Majumdar.
Answer: False
The French Open (Roland Garros) is played on clay courts. Australian Open and US Open use hard courts; Wimbledon uses grass.
Answer: 1975
India won their only Hockey World Cup in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Pakistan in the final. They have been runners-up in 1973 and 1978.
Answer: Gurindervir Singh
Gurindervir Singh set the national record of 10.23 seconds in 2023. Milkha Singh's legacy is historical, but modern records have been updated.
Answer: 1928
BCCI was established in December 1928 and registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. India played its first Test in 1932.