Who among the following won the Fed Cup Heart Award, 2020?
- A.Sania Mirza
- B.P V Sindhu
- C.Saina Nehwal
- D.Hima Das
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Sania Mirza. In May 2020 Sania Mirza won the Fed Cup Heart Award for the Asia/Oceania zone, becoming the first Indian to receive it.
The Fed Cup Heart Award was given by the International Tennis Federation to players who showed outstanding courage, commitment and team spirit while representing their country in the Fed Cup, the premier women's team competition in tennis, now renamed the Billie Jean King Cup. Mirza was recognised for her return to the Indian team in early 2020 after the birth of her son, when India played the Asia/Oceania zone ties in Dubai. Winners were chosen by a public vote. Mirza is a six-time Grand Slam champion, with three women's doubles and three mixed doubles titles.
B is wrong: P. V. Sindhu is a badminton player, not a tennis player.
C is wrong: Saina Nehwal also plays badminton.
D is wrong: Hima Das is a sprinter, the "Dhing Express".
Exam tip: Fed Cup is now the Billie Jean King Cup; Sania Mirza was the first Indian Fed Cup Heart Award winner (2020).
Practice Questions
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- A.Kathiawari
- B.Marwari
- C.Manipuri
- D.Zanskari
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- A.2010 Guangzhou
- B.2014 Incheon
- C.2018 Jakarta
- D.2006 Doha
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- A.Vaulting
- B.Eventing
- C.Driving
- D.Endurance
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- B.Men and women compete against each other in the same events
- C.It has no team event
- D.It is held outside the host city by rule
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- A.Dressage, jumping and eventing
- B.Dressage, polo and racing
- C.Jumping, vaulting and driving
- D.Eventing, endurance and tent pegging
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