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Q.1. Which ace Indian cueist won the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Doha in Nov 2017?
A. Rupesh Shah
B. Pankaj Advani
C. Geet Sethi
D. Michael Ferreira
Ans. Pankaj Advani



Q.2. Indian hockey team has won the Women's Asia Cup title how many times?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
Ans. 2



Q.3. Which of the following are India's leading shooters and winner at Commonwealth Shooting Championships 2017?
A. Jitu Raj
B. Heena Sidhu
C. Joshna Chinnappa
D. Both a and b
Ans. Both a and b



Q.4. Which badminton player from India won his 4th Superseries title of the year at the French Open 2017?
A. Prannoy Kumar
B. Sourabh Verma
C. Sameer Verma
D. Kidambi Srikanth
Ans. Kidambi Srikanth



Q.5. What is the main focus of Khelo India-Play India scheme?
- Published on 21 Sep 17
A. Identify and groom young sporting talent
B. Building sports infrastructure
C. Connecting rural India to global games
D. Both a and c
Ans. Both a and c



Q.6. Which Indian sportswoman dedicated her win (her third Superseries title) to PM Modi on Sept 17?
A. PV Sindhu
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Joshna Chinappa
D. Karnam Malleshwari
Ans. PV Sindhu



Q.7. Which two time Paralympic gold medallist became the first paralympian to be recommended for the country's highest sports honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?
A. Devendra Singh
B. Devendra Jhajharia
C. Devendra Pathak
D. Devendra Sinha
Ans. Devendra Jhajharia



Q.8. Which Indian ace shuttler won the 2017 Yonex US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament?
A. HS Prannoy
B. Parupalli Kashyap
C. Saina Nehwal
D. PV Sindhu
Ans. HS Prannoy



Q.9. Which team won the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Australia
D. England
Ans. England



Q.10.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports launched which portal to spot the best talent from young people of the country?
A. Sports Talent Search Portal
B. Bharat Khel Portal
C. Bharat Sports Portal
D. Indian Sports Portal
Ans. Sports Talent Search Portal

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