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Sports -GK Miscellaneous 1.  FIFA Final-2014 was won by  Germany by defeating Argentina 1-0 2. The Golden Glove award for the Most Outstanding Goalkeeper during FIFA  2014 was given to Manuel Neuer of Germany 3. India won its 1st Gold Medal at the 20th Commonwealth Games (CWG)  in Weight Lifting by Sanjita Khumukcham 4. The … Read more

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Olympic Games Details Summer Olympic Games Sites 1896 – Athens, Greece 1900 – Paris, France 1904 – St. Louis, United States 1908 – London, United Kingdom 1912 – Stockholm, Sweden 1916 – Scheduled for Berlin, Germany* 1920 – Antwerp, Belgium 1924 – Paris, France 1928 – Amsterdam, Netherlands 1932 – Los Angeles, United States 1936 … Read more

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Indian Olympic Association ( IOA)  *  Indian Olympic Association created and recognised in 1924 * Headquarters of Indian Olympic Association is in New Delhi. * Presidents of the IOA : — 1- Sir Dorabji Tata 1927-1928 2- Maharaja Bhupindra Singh 1928-1938. 3- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh 1938-1960. (Elder Son of Maharaja Bhupindra Singh) 4- Bhalindra Singh 1960-1975. … Read more

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Sports -Important Points 1-22 yards is the length of Cricket pitch. 2-Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra got the gold medal in olympic games in 2008. 3-In Canada, winter olympic games was held in 2010. 4-Spain won 2010 FIFA (The Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup Football. 5-India won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. 6-The … Read more

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Cricket Stadiums in the World(Important) Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Mebourne Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney The WACA, Perth The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka England The Lords, London Trent Bridge, Nottingham The Oval, Kensington Old Trafford, Manchester Headingley, Leeds Birmingham, Warwickshire Rose Bowl, Southampton India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Eden Gardens, Kolkata M.A. … Read more

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‘Khel Ratna’ India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports is ‘The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ (RGKR) . ‘Khel Ratna’ literally mean ‘sports gem’ in Hindi. It is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.  It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, … Read more

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Sports -Important Points 1-Agha Khan Cup is  the trophy/cups associated with the game of Hockey. 2-Which country was readmitted to the Olympics after her 21 year suspension? – South Africa 3-Who is the only cricketer to score two successive centuries in a World Cup? – Rahul Dravid 4-The first Commonwealth Games were held in the … Read more

General Awareness

General Awareness -Sports Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic maintained the top spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings released on Monday with 14,265 points. Scotland’s Andy Murray got jumped to second after beating Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in Montreal on Sunday, pushing Swiss Roger Federer down to third. Men’s singles top-10: … Read more