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The DAVIS CUP is associated with which sport?Read the answer and worked solution →India's BEST EVER Olympic medal haul was at:Read the answer and worked solution →Who founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?Read the answer and worked solution →The five intertwined Olympic rings symbolise the unity of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is the Olympic flame lit months before each Games?Read the answer and worked solution →How is the Olympic torch lit in the ceremony at Olympia?Read the answer and worked solution →Which nation traditionally enters the stadium first in the Olympic parade of athletes?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Olympic opening parade, where do the host country's athletes enter?Read the answer and worked solution →The ancient Olympic Games were held at which place in Greece?Read the answer and worked solution →Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, was which animal?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city hosted the 1960 Games regarded as the first Paralympics?Read the answer and worked solution →Which continent has never hosted an Olympic Games?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city became the first to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city has hosted the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1924 and 2024?Read the answer and worked solution →From which year have the Summer and Winter Games been held in staggered even years?Read the answer and worked solution →Which team won the cricket gold medal at the 1900 Paris Olympics?Read the answer and worked solution →The Youth Olympic Games are meant for athletes in which age range?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did William Penny Brookes start an Olympian Class in 1850?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the motto of the Asian Games?Read the answer and worked solution →The Asian Games symbol is a red sun with how many rays?Read the answer and worked solution →Since the 1982 Games, which body has organised the Asian Games?Read the answer and worked solution →Since the Games held in which year at New Delhi has the Asian Games had a mascot?Read the answer and worked solution →The Asian Games first held in a host country outside its capital city were played in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Where were the inaugural Far Eastern Games, a forerunner of the Asian Games, held in 1913?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country hosted the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?Read the answer and worked solution →By what name were the first three Cricket World Cups officially known?Read the answer and worked solution →Which team won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975, beating Australia at Lord's?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 1983 Cricket World Cup final, India won by 43 runs against which team?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1987 World Cup cut each innings from 60 overs to how many?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The DAVIS CUP is associated with which sport?

  1. Cricket (international one-day test)
  2. Tennis (men's international team event)
  3. Badminton (men's team)
  4. Hockey (international event)
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Correct answer: B. Tennis (men's international team event)

Davis Cup = the premier international team competition in men's tennis (since 1900). Cricket = ICC World Cup. Badminton men's team = Thomas Cup. Hockey = Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Hockey World Cup.

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India's BEST EVER Olympic medal haul was at:

  1. Beijing 2008 (3 medals)
  2. Tokyo 2020 (7 medals)
  3. Paris 2024 (6 medals)
  4. London 2012 (6 medals)
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Correct answer: B. Tokyo 2020 (7 medals)

**Tokyo 2020 (held July-August 2021):** India's best ever with 7 medals (1 gold + 2 silver + 4 bronze). Neeraj Chopra won gold in javelin throw. Paris 2024 = 6 medals Beijing 2008 = 3 (Abhinav Bindra's first individual gold).

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Who founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894?

  1. Juan Samaranch
  2. Pierre de Coubertin
  3. Avery Brundage
  4. Lord Killanin
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Correct answer: B. Pierre de Coubertin

Baron Pierre de Coubertin set up the IOC in 1894, which led to the first modern Games two years later.

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