Question 1: The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), on May 18, 2014, has banned the inhalation of which gas after deciding that it could be used to enhance athletics performance ?
a) Neon                         b) Xenon
c) Krypton                    d) Helium

Question 2: Who among the following on May 27, 2014 has been selected as the Goodwill Ambassador of 35th National Games, scheduled to be held in Kerala from January-February, 2015?
a) Virat Kohli            
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b) Suresh Raina
c) Ravindra Jadeja
d) Sachin Tendulkar

Question 3: Who among the following has been crowned with the World Snooker's Player of the year at the sport's annual awards ceremony in London on May 8, 2014 ?
a) Ding Junhui
b) Ronnie o'Sullivan
c) John Astley
d) Mark Selby

Question 4: Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah, who passed away on May 28, 2014, was associated with which of the following sports ?
a) Cricket                   b) Football
c) Hockey                 d) Baseball

Question 5: Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?
1 Sir Jack Brabham, the three- time formula-one champion, died on May 19, 2014.
2 He won the formula-one titles in 1959, 1960 and 1966.
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a) Only 1
b) only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 6: Which team has won the 20th Senior National Women's Football Championships title 2014?
a)Mizoram
b) Manipur
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Asam

Question 7: Mark Selby won the World Snooker Championship 2014. He belongs to which country?
a) The USA  
b) England
c) Spain
d) Australia

Question 8: Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?
1 Hockey India, on April 19, 2014 appointed former senior coach Harendra Singh as the coach of the junior men's team.
2 The 2016 Hockey World Cup will be held in India.
codes
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 9: Luis Suarez has been named as the Professional Footballer's Association Player of the Year at an award ceremony on April 18, 2014 in London. He belongs to which country?
a) Austria
b) Argentina
c) Uruguay
d) Bolivia

ANS KEY
1 (B),2 (D),3 (B) ,4 (C),5(C) ,6 (B) ,7(B) ,8(C) ,9 (C) 

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