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Question 601. In which sport, term "Butterfly Stroke" is used?
  1.    Tennis
  2.    Volleyball
  3.    Wrestling
  4.    Swimming
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Swimming
Butterfly stroke is technique in swimming.
Question 602. In which game the Rovers Cup is given to the winner team?
  1.    Football
  2.    Basketball
  3.    Rowing
  4.    Volleyball
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Football
Rovers Cup, Durand Cup, Federation Cup and Sahtosh Trophy are the tournament related to football.
Question 603. When was the first Cricket World Cup organized ?
  1.    1975
  2.    1976
  3.    1983
  4.    1980
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1975
The First Cricket World Cup was organized in 1975 in England.
Question 604. What is the permissible length of Cricket Bat?
  1.    32 inches
  2.    34 inche
  3.    36 inches
  4.    38 inches
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 38 inches
According to rule no.6 of ICC, the permissible length of cricket bat is 38 inches (965mm) and width 4025 inches (108mm)
Question 605. What was the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Cash award money?
  1.    7.5 Lakh
  2.    8 Lakh
  3.    10 Lakh
  4.    5 Lakh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 7.5 Lakh
The Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna award is the highest sport decorum. Rs.5 lakh were awarded to its winner, but in 2004-05, the award money was raised to 7.5 lakh.
The winners of Rajeev Gandhi award
Year - Winner
2007 M.S.Dhoni (Cricket)
2008 No award
2009 Mary Kom (Boxing)
2009 Vijender Singh (boxing)
2009 Sushil Kumar (Wrestling)
2010 Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
2011 Gagan Narang (Shooting)
2012 Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestler) & Vijay Kumar (Shooting)
2013 Ranjan Sodhi (Shooting)
2014 No award
2015 Sania Mirza (Tennis)
2016 P.V. Sindhu (Badminton) Dipa Karmaka (Gymnastics),Jitu Rai(Shooting), Sakshi Malik(Wrestling).2017 Devendra .Jhajharia (Para Athletics),Sardara Singh (Hockey).
Question 606. When was the first commonwealth games organized?
  1.    1948
  2.    1938
  3.    1934
  4.    1930
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1930
The first commonwealth games were organized in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada.
Question 607. When was the first Olympics organized?
  1.    776 BC
  2.    324 BC
  3.    212 BC
  4.    896 BC
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 776 BC
Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin assembled the first International Olympic Committee and organized the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896. Coubertin was inspired by the ancient Greek games-dating back to 776 B.C. where competition was honoured above winning.
Year Olympic Venue
2000 27th Sydney
2004 28th Athens
2008 29th Beijing
2012 30th London
2016 31st Rio de Jeneirio
2020 32nd Tokyo
Question 608. The youngest football player to be a part of World Cup winning team is?
  1.    Norman Whiteside
  2.    Pele
  3.    Lothar Matthuas
  4.    Maradona
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Pele
Norman Whiteside (17 Years 1 month 10 days) is the youngest football player in the World, but Pele (17 years 7 months 23 days) was the youngest player of any world cup winner team. In that world cup, he became the youngest player to post a goal, in final and one hat-rick.
Question 609. Third Commonwealth Youth Games were organized in?
  1.    Pune
  2.    Karachi
  3.    Dhaka
  4.    London
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Pune
The third Commonwealth Youth Games were held in the Indian city of Pune from 12-18 October 2008 where 71 nations and territories participated in 9 sports.
Question 610. The term "Pitcher" is associated with-
  1.    Wrestling
  2.    Boxing
  3.    Baseball
  4.    Basketball
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Baseball
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to being each time.

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