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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	The venue for the 2004, 2008 Olympics is ?
(1)	Beijing and London
(2)	Athens and London
(3)	Athens and Beijing
(4)	Atlanta and Beijing
2.	In the 1900 Olympics, a London University student, originally from Calcutta won two silvers, in the 200 m and hurdles. He was not representing India officially but was the first Indian athlete ever to win an Olympic medal. In fact, he was the first ever Asian to win an Olympic medal. Who was he?
(1)	Norman Pritchard
(2)	Kashaba Jhadav
(3)	Alvin Kraenzlein
(4)	Konrad Staheli
3.	When was the Indian Olympic Association formed?
(1)	1930
(2)	1927
(3)	1948
(4)	1924
4.	Which nation's national anthem is played at the closing ceremony of the Olympics?
(1)	Greece
(2)	Host nation
(3)	Winning nation
(4)	Nation to host the next year's olympics.
5.	India remained undefeated in hockey in the Olympics, between 1928 and 1956 and won 6 consecutive gold medals. During this period, India played 24 matches, won all 24, scored 178 goals and conceded only 7 goals. However, India has won 2 more gold medals in hockey after this period. In which of the following 2 years did they win this?
(1)	1968 and 1976
(2)	1964 and 1968
(3)	1968 and 1980
(4)	1964 and 1980
6.	Apart from Australia, Great Britain, France and Greece which is the only other country to have taken part in all the summer Olympics since 1896?
(1)	Germany
(2)	Switzerland
(3)	China
(4)	Sweden
7.	Who is the current president of the International Olympic Committee?
(1)	Lord Killanin
(2)	Juan Antonio Samaranch
(3)	Baron de Coubertin Jr.
(4)	Jacques Rogge
8.	Which of the following items was not given to event winners at the first modern Olympics held in Athens in 1896?
(1)	Gold medal
(2)	Silver medal
(3)	Olive branches
(4)	Diploma
9.	The tradition of hanging the Olympic medals around the necks of the victors was started in which year? In the initial years, the medals were suspended on a chain of laurel leaves whereas a ribbon is used in the present days.
(1)	1948, London
(2)	1956, Melbourne
(3)	1960, Rome
(4)	1968, Mexico
10.	Two women Mary D'souza, a sprinter and Nilima Ghose, a hurdler represented India in the Olympics in 1952, which was the first time Indian women participated in the Olmpics. Who was the first indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
(1)	Kunjarani Devi
(2)	Karnam Malleswari
(3)	Sanamacha Chanu
(4)	P.T. Usha

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	2
(2)	1		(7)	4
(3)	2		(8)	1
(4)	1		(9)	3
(5)	4		(10)	2