1.Which country’s team has won the 2017 Men’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] South Korea
[C] India
[D] Malaysia
Correct Answer: C [India]
Answer Explanation:
India’s National field hockey team has won the 10th edition of Men’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament – 2017 by defeating Malaysia in the final by 2-1 at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 22. India started strongly and scored the first goal through Ramandeep Singh in the first quarter and the second goal was scored by Lalit in the second quarter. The victory came to India under massive pressure from Malaysia. Pakistan won the bronze medal after edging out Korea 6-3 in the third-fourth place play-off match. The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in India.
2.Which Indian golfer has clinched the 2017 Macao Open golf tournament?
[A] Ajeetesh Sandhu
[B] Jyoti Randhawa
[C] Arjun Atwal
[D] Gaganjeet Bhullar
Correct Answer: D [Gaganjeet Bhullar]
Answer Explanation:
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has clinched the 2017 Macao Open golf tournament title to bag his 8th Asian Tour title. As a result, Bhullar etched his name on the Macao Open trophy for the second time having previously won the event in 2012. It was also Bhullar’s third wire-to-wire victory of his career following the Macao Open 2012 and the Indonesia Open 2013. With this, he equaled Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa’s record of most wins (8) by an Indian on the Asian Tour.
3.Which Indian sportsperson has won the 2017 Denmark Open Superseries Badminton tournament?
[A] PC Thulasi
[B] Kidambi Srikanth
[C] Ajay Jayaram
[D] Parupalli Kashyap
Correct Answer: B [Kidambi Srikanth]
Answer Explanation:
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has won the 2017 Denmark Open Superseries Badminton trophy by defeating South Korea’s Lee Hyun-il in straight games 21-10, 21-5 on October 22 at Odense. With this, he bagged his third Super Series title of the year and 5th overall. It was the first time Srikanth and Lee had faced each other.
4.The Ratapani Tiger Reserve (RTS) is located in which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Sikkim
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Karnataka
Correct Answer: A [Madhya Pradesh]
Answer Explanation:
The Ratapani Tiger Reserve (RTS) is located in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh and is spread around 823.84 sq. km. Some precipitous hills have cliffs; have large rock blocks and talus at the base. This unique feature provides shelter to various animals like vultures, reptiles, and small mammals. The forest of Ratapani is dry deciduous and moist deciduous type, with teak as the main tree species. It is home to tiger, panther, wild dogs, hyena, jackal, fox, chital, sambhar, blue bull, four horned antelope, languor, rhesus monkey, etc.
5.India’s first Roll On-Roll Off (Ro-Ro) ferry service has launched in which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] West Bengal
[D] Gujarat
Correct Answer: D [Gujarat]
Answer Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched India’s first Roll On-Roll Off (Ro-Ro) ferry service between Ghogha in Bhavnagar district and Dahej in Bharuch district, which will facilitate vehicular and passenger ferry services across the Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat. The Ghogha-Dahej Ferry Service will reduce the distance between the two coastal towns from 310 km by road to 30 km, saving time and money. The travel time will be cut by at least 5 hours. The ferry will be able to carry up to 100 vehicles (cars, buses, and trucks) and 250 passengers between the two ports. The ro-ro ferry services are vessels made to carry wheeled cargo that is driven on and off the ferry on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle. The wheeled cargo includes cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers, and railroad cars. This ferry service project cost stands at Rs 614 crore.
