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1. Who has taken over as the Director of Operations at the Bangalore based National Cricket Academy in place of his predecessor Dave Whatmore who joined IPL team Kolkata Knight Raiders recently? Karsan Ghavri

2. Of which two sports have actors Mohanlal and Mammootty become goodwill ambassadors in Kerala recently? Wrestling & Weightlifting

3. Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will be the new face to promote guns made by which company? Walther

4. Mahela Jayawardene hit his sixth Test double century in the first Test of the series between India and Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad recently. Who holds the record of exceeding the score of 200 runs in an inning for the highest number of times in Test Cricket till date? Don Bradman

5. Who won the Shanghai Masters Tennis tournament organised recently?Nikolay Davydenko

6. Sachin Tendulkar has the second longest One Day International (ODI) career currently. Who holds the record for the longest ODI career spanning 20 years and 272 days? Javed Miandad

7. China beat India in the final to win the Asia Cup Hockey Championship for Women in Bangkok recently. Which Indian player was declared the player of the tournament? Subhadra Pradhan

8. Who won the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Abuja, Nigeria recently?Switzerland

9. Which of the following statements about the Federation Cup Women's Tennis Team tournament organised recently is correct?

(a) The final was played at Reggio Calabria

(c) The final was played on clay court

(d) The losing finalist was unable to win a single match in the final

(e) Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were members of the winning team

10. Which of the following statements about the schedule of the 2011 World Cup announced recently are correct?

I. Bangladesh will host two quarter-finals while India and Sri Lanka will host one quarter-final each

II. Opening ceremony of the World Cup will be organised in Dhaka

11. Which of the following was selected as the official broadcaster of 2010 Commonwealth Games recently?Satellite Information Service Live

12. Which well known former Olympic gold medallist is Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games? Sebastian Coe

13. Virender Sehwag was in news recently for missing his triple century in the India-Sri Lanka series by less than 10 runs. Who is the only batsman to have scored three triple centuries in Test Cricket? None

14. Virender Sehwag was in news recently for his score of 293 runs in the first inning of the third test match between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Who has scored the highest number of double centuries in tests for India?Virender Sehwag

15. Which former Test Cricketer of Australia is the Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA) that looks after the interest of cricketers of Test playing countries?Tim May

16. Which of the following statements about India's performance in Test Cricket are correct in light of recent developments?

II. India is the only country to have not lost a single Test in 2009

III. India's score of 726 for nine declared in the first innings of the third test of India-Sri Lanka series at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai is its highest total in Test cricket

17. Who was appointed as the new captain of the 21-member Indian Hockey team for the FIH Men's Champions Challenge tournament in Salta, Argentina from December 6 to 13?Rajpal Singh ALSO IN WORLD CUP

18. World Professional Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani accepted the Eklavya award, the highest recognition for a sportsperson in which state recently? Karnataka

19. Suresh Kalmadi was elected unopposed as the President of the Asian ______ Association for a third term at Guangzhou, China recently.Athletics

20. Which of the following has acquired the theatrical telecast rights for cricket matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2010 and 2019 for Rs 330 crore recently? Entertainment and Sports Direct (ESD)