Which body is the international governing authority of the game of hockey?
- A.FIH
- B.FIFA
- C.ICC
- D.IAAF
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The correct answer is A, FIH, the International Hockey Federation, founded in 1924 and having its headquarters at Lausanne in Switzerland. It frames the rules of the game, runs the World Cup and the other international competitions and recognises the national associations, of which Hockey India is the Indian member.
Option B, FIFA, founded in 1904 and based at Zurich, governs association football. Option C, the ICC, the International Cricket Council, governs cricket and has its headquarters at Dubai. Option D, the IAAF, the old name of the world body for athletics, now called World Athletics, is based at Monaco. Only the FIH deals with hockey, and a question that pairs a body with its game or with its headquarters city is worth preparing as one list: FIH with Lausanne, FIFA with Zurich, the ICC with Dubai and World Athletics with Monaco.
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- A.Manpreet Singh
- B.Milkha Singh
- C.Balbir Singh Dosanjh
- D.Dhanraj Pillay
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The correct answer is C, Balbir Singh Dosanjh, the hockey centre forward known as Balbir Singh Sr. He won Olympic gold with India in 1948, 1952 and 1956, scored five goals in the 1952 final against the Netherlands, and in 1957 became the first sportsperson of any game to be…
Read the full explanation →How many gold medals has India won in men's hockey at the Olympic Games?
- A.Six
- B.Seven
- C.Eight
- D.Nine
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India won the Olympic hockey gold in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980, which is a record in the game.
Read the full explanation →In which year did India win its first Olympic gold medal in hockey?
- A.1920
- B.1928
- C.1932
- D.1936
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India played its first Olympic hockey tournament at the Amsterdam Games of 1928 and won the gold medal at that first attempt, with Jaipal Singh Munda as the captain and Dhyan Chand as the leading scorer.
Read the full explanation →National Sports Day is celebrated in India on 29 August, the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
- A.Major Dhyan Chand
- B.Balbir Singh Sr
- C.Milkha Singh
- D.K. D. Jadhav
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National Sports Day is observed on his birthday every year, and it is the day on which the President presents the national sports awards, among them the Khel Ratna, the Arjuna Award and the Dronacharya Award.
Read the full explanation →In which year did India win the Hockey World Cup?
- A.1971
- B.1973
- C.1975
- D.1980
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India won the Hockey World Cup at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in 1975, beating Pakistan 2–1 in the final. Ashok Kumar, the son of Dhyan Chand, scored the winning goal and Ajit Pal Singh led the side.
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