Which is the oldest football tournament in India and in Asia?
- A.Santosh Trophy
- B.Durand Cup
- C.Subroto Cup
- D.Rovers Cup
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Durand Cup. The Durand Cup was first played at Shimla in 1888 and is the oldest football tournament in India and in Asia, and the third oldest in the world. It is named after Sir Mortimer Durand, the foreign secretary of British India at that time, and it later moved to Delhi and then to Kolkata.
Option A, the Santosh Trophy, began much later, in 1941, and is the national championship played between the states and units rather than between clubs. Option C, the Subroto Cup, started in 1960 and is the best known school level football tournament in the country, named after Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee. Option D, the Rovers Cup, was founded in Bombay in 1891, which makes it older than the other two but still three years younger than the Durand Cup.
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- A.Brazil
- B.Italy
- C.Uruguay
- D.France
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- A.Germany
- B.Brazil
- C.Italy
- D.Argentina
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- A.Paris
- B.Lausanne
- C.Zurich
- D.Geneva
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- A.Ten yards
- B.Twelve yards
- C.Fifteen yards
- D.Eighteen yards
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- A.Italy
- B.Uruguay
- C.Brazil
- D.West Germany
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