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➤ From mastering Spanish to ➤ A student pens a poem ➤ Windies, Bangladesh
TODAY’S knowing about Shylock, from
‘The Merchant of Venice’, fig-
‘If I Were A Tree’ to eluci- are in a must-win situa- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021

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date how deeply connected tion as they face each
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ure out quiz, DIYs, and much we are to nature, and yet other in T20 WC
more in Wizard’s Corner we choose to ignore it Astronomers have, so
PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 far, found all other
known exoplanets and
exoplanet candidates in
CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 the Milky Way galaxy,
almost all of them less
than about 3,000 light

Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, First signs of planet years from Earth.

Lovlina Borgohain among 11

ASA's Chandra X-rray

recommended for Khel Ratna outside Milky Way N Observatory has for the
first time spotted signs of
a planet transiting a star
outside of the Milky Way galaxy, open-

galaxy found
ing up a new avenue to search for exo-
planets at greater distances than ever
before. The possible exoplanet, or plan-
ets outside of our Solar System, is
located in the spiral galaxy Messier 51
(M51), also called the Whirlpool Galaxy
because of its distinctive profile, NASA
said in a statement.

1 An exoplanet in M51 would be

about 28 million light years
away, meaning it would be
thousands of times farther away than
those in the Milky Way, NASA said

1 2
ndia's inspiring show at

I the Tokyo Olympics and

Paralympics reflected in
Apart from 23-year-old
Chopra, who became
only the second Indian
along with iconic Sunil
Chhetri, who is set to become
country's first footballer to
The exoplanet candidate was
spotted in a binary system
called M51-ULS-1, located in

an unprecedented 11
recommendations for the
Khel Ratna award, including
that of champion javelin
to win an individual Olympic
gold, silver medal-winning
wrestler Ravi Dahiya, woman
boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who
won a bronze, were recom-
mended for the Major Dhyan
3
receive the honour. M51. This binary system contains a
All the five gold medal-
lists from the Tokyo CHANDRA'S greater resolution and is able
to detect sources more than
black hole or neutron star orbiting a
companion star with a mass about 20
Paralympics — Avani
Lekhara (shooting), Manish INDIAN 20-times fainter than any times that of the sun. The X-ray
Narwal (shooting), Sumit Antil
CONNECTION previous X-ray telescope
ES
transit they found using Chandra

thrower Neeraj Chopra, as the

Chand Khel Ratna award, the
country’s highest sporting
(athletics), Pramod Bhagat
(badminton) and Krishna
 Named in honour of the
C L U
 Known to the world as
data lasted about three hours, during
which the X-ray emission decreased
selection committee also to zero

2
honour. Nagar (badminton) — were
late Indian-American Nobel Chandra (which means ’moon’

3
Seasoned hockey goal- also rewarded for their per-
named 35 athletes for the keeper PR Sreejesh formance, as they also made laureate, Subrahmanyan or ‘luminous’ in Sanskrit), Based on this and other infor-
Arjuna honour on Wednesday. and women’s cricket the cut in the list, which will Chandrasekhar, the Chandra Chandrasekhar was widely mation, the team estimate
team Test and ODI captain now be sent to the sports the exoplanet candidate in
Mithali Raj were selected ministry for approval.
X-ray Observatory is the regarded as one of the fore-
M51-ULS-1 would be roughly the size
world's most-powerful X-ray most astrophysicists of the
 The Khel Ratna award carries a prize purse of ` 25 lakh and a citation, while the of Saturn, and orbit the neutron star
telescope. It has eight-times twentieth century or black hole at about twice the dis-
Arjuna award winners will get ` 15 lakh each and a citation  Prior to 2020, the prize
purse of Khel Ratna was ` 7.5 lakh, while Arjuna award was ` 5 lakh tance of Saturn from the sun

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Answer: AMARINDER SINGH. The
former Punjab chief minister on
Wednesday said that his new politi-
cal party "will have a seat-sharing
with BJP" and won't "be allying
with BJP”. He added that the outfit
was yet to be named. "Let’s wait
for the Election Commission, which
will decide the symbol, he said.
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will fight on all 117 seats [for the
Punjab Assembly]."
acebook-owned Instagram has announced that
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and 'Lest We Forget'?
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schoolmate Rajiv Gandhi, he was first
elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980
Clue 3: Of royal blood and aristocracy,
he is the Head of the House of Phulkian
ITS 1ST PASSPORT
WITH 'X' GENDER
MARKER
The United States has issued its first
passport with an ‘X' gender designa-
tion, marking a milestone in the recog-
nition of the rights of people who do
expects to be able to offer the option
more broadly next year, the State
Department said. Dana Zzyym, an inter-
sex activist from Fort Collins, Colorado,
who has been in a legal battle with the
state department to obtain a passport
that did not require Zzyym to lie about
gender by picking either male or
female, received the 'X' passport.

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 02 “Life is short, but there is always time
enough for courtesy.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET
WIZARD’S CORNER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021

KHYATI BAJARIA
Art Educator
Bodakdev School For
Children, Ahmedabad
Draw the easy way TONOIME PAYHP I am medium-sized, and have bright
plumage. I have a large head, long, sharp,
a. tomato B. emotion a. pay b. get pointed beak and short legs. Though it is
C. tomorrow D. tweet c. happy d. hype believed that I live near rivers and eat fish,
that is only partially true. I also live along
RCY grasslands and in forests and consume a
ASD a. ice b. fry
wide range of prey,including invertebrates,
usually caught by swooping down from a
a. sad B. add c. red d. cry perch. I nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug
into the natural or artificial banks in the
C. lad D. mad Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) d ground, and sometimeseven in the arboreal
termite nests. Who am I?
Step-1 Step-2
Answer: Kingfisher

SHYLOCK SAYS!

Quiz
time
Shylock, a
complex
character,
2
SURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru

'Thou stickest a
dagger in me.'
speaks some A) Salanio B) Salerio
memorable C) Chus D) Tubal
lines in Shakespeare's
Step-3 Step-4 'The Merchant of Venice'.
Here are just a few. To
whom does he say them?
Choose correctly!
4 'O wise young judge,
how I do honour
thee!'

1 'I will not eat with you,

drink with you, nor pray
A) Gaoler
C) Portia
B) Duke
D) Bellario

3
with you.' 'I'll have my bond; I will
A) Lorenzo
C) Bassanio
B) Gratiano
D) Antonio
not hear thee speak.'
A) Antonio B) Bassanio
5 'Thou shalt not gor-
mandize, as thou hast
done with me.'
Step-5 Step-6 C) Gratiano D) Lorenzo
4) C. Portia 5) B. Lancelot A) Leonardo B) Lancelot
Answers: 1) C. Bassanio 2) D. Tubal 3) A. Antonio C) Stephano D) Balthazar

Idiom -etrics Editor

in the making
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SURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru Include some of these headlines to make a story and give
(Choose the idiom that best suits the situation) it a title. Mail the story to us at toinie175@gmail.com.
The interesting one will be published in the
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or reasons beyond their control,
Harish's parents were forced to send
their son to a boarding school. They edition. Watch out for this space!!!
dreaded the parting, but knew it would bene-

The headlines:
fit the boy in the future. "Please look after
him," they pleaded with the Principal. "Harish
is our only child and we love him dearly." The
Principal smiled. "Don't worry," she said kind-
1) Climate change And the
ly. "All the children in our care are precious winner is...
to us." SAATHVIKA PRAKASH
A. Apple-pie order B. Apple of discord C. Apple of (someone's) eye Answer: C
2) And the two newest class VIII, Harvest International
IPL teams are... Lucknow School, Bangalore

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ajan inherited a mansion on a
TRIVIA and Ahmedabad
remote island. Since he could not VACATIONS HAVE
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n Siam (now Thailand), elephants
conveniently live there, he found
his grand gift a liability. that were pale in colour were
3) ‘More contagious’ STARTED!
A. White elephant greatly prized. Apparently, when mutant scaring the UK

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the King wished to ruin someone who y elder sister is a
B. Paper tiger C. Lone wolf
had displeased him, he would give that found in India too Facebook enthusiast and
courtier one of these valued beasts. she's always active on
The recipient could neither discard the 4) Decode your potential Twitter as well as Instagram and I
animal nor put it to work. He had to saw her texting and posting pho-
tos as usual on the other side of
maintain it in style at enormous
the room. Suddenly she asked me,
expense. 'A white elephant' has
Answer: A

therefore come to mean a burdensome

and worthless possession.
hallo!
ciao!
hello!
hola!

Learn a "Hey sis! Do you know what's

trending? Red flags!". Perplexed, I
SPANISH asked her what that means and
she said," People are using this
emoji so much, even Modi tweeted

2 A polygon with minimum

1) Caro (Kah-roh) Work sheet 'India, a reservoir of ancient sus-
tainable practices: PM ' on envi-
number of sides is Meaning: Expensive
ronment day". So I asked, " What
A) Pentagon B) Square
2) Mucho gusto (MOO-choh GOO-stoh)
Q:1 How will you greet and say about celebs? Are they using red
C) Triangle D) Angle
Answer : C

Meaning: Nice to meet you nice to meet you? flags too?", "No, they are not, but
Polygons that have no por- there is a buzz on space tourism
3 tions of their diagonals in
3) Yo (no) entiendo (yo no en-tee-
EN-doh) Q:2 How will you excuse yourself? right now, and guess what; UK
NUMBER SERIES their exteriors are called Meaning: I (don’t) understand prince tweeted, 'Forget space
A) Squares B) Triangles 4) ¿ Dónde está el banco? (DON-day
Q:3 How will you ask for a bank? tourism, save Earth first: William'
A simple closed curve made And, I was so excited that we
1 C) convex D) concave
Answer : C
es-TAH el BAN-koh?) could actually go to space one
up of only _____________ is MEANING: Where is the bank? Q:4 How will you say you did not day", she sulked. "But this is not
called a polygon .
A) curves B) line segments 4 All the sides of a regular
polygon are _______________.
5) Disculpe (Dis-KUL-pay)
MEANING: Excuse me
understand? the end, come on! Don't worry, be
happy sister, because our vaca-
C) lines D) closed curves tions have just started!", I
A) Parallel B) equal in length
Answer : B C) not parallel C) not equal
4) Yo (no) entiendo 3) ¿ Dónde está el banco?, 1) ¡Hola! Mucho gusto, 2) Disculpe, reminded her.
Answer : B

SCHOOL IS COOL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021
Bosco observes Animal Welfare
week, celebrates Play Date
B
osco Public School, Paschim Vihar cel-
ebrated the glorious event ‘Play Date @
Bosco’ and observed the ‘Animal Welfare
Week’ from October 4 to 10 with ardent
Boscons of grade nursery and KG and their ge-
nial parents.
The school premises buzzed with the festiv-
ity and was all decked up to picture perfect cel-
ebration, transforming the place into an animal
wonderland for little munchkins. The blissful
event welcomed the much-awaited presence of
beloved Boscons along with the parents with
warmth and affection. It was a platform for the
tiny tots to meet and greet buddies and teachers
in person and also a medium to express their love
and compassion towards voiceless creatures.
The little perky Boscons rejoiced and spent
gleeful time with their teachers and classmates
by dancing to the beats of music and by playing
animal themed games like ‘Let’s be
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Carefree/Careful’ which helped them understand
the appropriate behaviour of oneself towards
animals. Through another frolicsome activity
‘Take Me Home’, students understood the dif-
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the
classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
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ference between wild and pet animals. In Artsy
Crafty, students prepared the masks themselves
and filled them with vibrant colours. These ar-
rays of activities helped the students gather a lot
of information about animals in a playful man-
ner. The learners had unfeigned smiles on their
faces when their teachers presented them sou-
venirs of the beautiful masks, sweets and caps
as a token of love.
Principal Rajiv Duggal expressed his heart-
felt gratitude towards all the parents and ap-
preciated the teachers for putting up a splen-
did show. Vice principal Priya Handa addressed
the parents and emphasised on different ways
of imbibing values in young minds through
astounding activities. Primary headmistress,
Sofia Malik also had an interactive session
with the parents wherein she appreciated the
integrated and commendable efforts of the
teachers and parents.

World Postal Day at Mamta Modern Inspire celebrates triology of festivals

G I
lobalisation and the children nspire School, of good over evil. The ar- with thought provoking
has brought from Jinsha Junior Paschim Vihar al- ray of performances var- presentations by the stu-
humanity High School, Tai- ways believes in the ied from musical ballet, dents of Inspire in their
quite close to each wan came together equitable access to quali- story yoga, Ramayana vibrant and colourful at-
other. This was very to share glimpses of ty education which is of skits, to dance and recita- tire left everyone spell
much practiced and their neighbour- paramount impor- bound. The cele-
proved in our cele- hoods by writing tance for child’s ho- bration of festivals
bration of the and posting the listic development. is a reminder to live
World Postal post cards to each In view of the in harmony as it
Day on October 9, other. The curious above, Inspire cele- fosters good values
and as part of an exchange program children from both the schools came brated the trilogy like humility, per-
where in the children of Mamta together to share the information of of festivals of severance, kind-
Modern Sr Sec School, Vikaspuri their culture and cities. Dussehra, Navratri ness, empathy and
and Durga Puja many more. In-
with lot of zeal and fes- tion. The soulful and pi- spirians were given the

Teaching practices and tools

tive fervour from 7th Oc- ous spirit enhanced the perspective through the
tober. This event res- occasion. story of Ramayana and
onated with spectacular The Ramayana virtues that one can learn

A
Aggarwal, principal, St
Mark’s School, Meera
Bagh addressed educators
from Asia and Europe on
the topic, ‘Understanding the ele-
ments of a holistic learning envi-
ronment: Teaching practices and
tools’.
The webinar, which was a part
of school collaboration 2021 under performances of victory episodes reverberated from each character.
the aegis of Asia Europe Founda-
tion, Singapore, had
Aggarwal speak on dents. Aggarwal spoke tegrated learning for the holistic de-
various topics such about experiential learn- velopment of students around the world.
as the domains of ing to interdisciplinary The educators from both Asia and Eu-
holistic develop- learning highlighting the rope were highly impressed by the bud-
ment as well as its importance of self-guid- dy system and the meditation sessions
need for the stu- ed learning as well as in- that Aggarwal practices in her school.

A scare of the slithery kind!

I
always enjoy every moment I spend at
school and there are many funny incidents
that keep happening, but the one I am
going to share is extremely funny ( and a bit
scary too!).
One fine day I was sitting in my science
lab along with my other classmates. I was in
class VIII at that time. We were all having a
gala time, as the teacher was busy organising
things in the lab. We settled in one place as
the teacher was teaching something related to
the subject and all of a sudden, two boys sit- Our teacher informed the principal about
ting on the last row screamed and shouted the matter. There was absolute chaos in the
that there was a snake near their bench. All of school. All the students gathered outside the
us screamed and panicked in ter- lab to see a glimpse of that reptile. They were
ror. The teacher was so scared standing outside the class, peeking inside.
that she left the lab along with Finally, the principal called a snake catcher, and
other kids, leaving her bag and he arrived. We were shocked to see it was
cellphone in the lab. just a broken green stalk of the climber,
which might have come in through the
window due to wind. It was one of the
funny incidents in my school.

KRISHNA PERIWAL, class X, Balaji

Highfield School, Visakhapatnam

IF I WERE
I know that humans would have upset about not having food.
adored and appreciate my exis- I believe I am a happy tree, so I
tence there. want to see everyone around me

A TREE I would happily grow and spread

my branches long and long way,
happy.
But at times I feel sad because
If I were a tree, with all the I would be friends with many humans take me for granted,
lush green leaves and colour- birds, insects, wind everyone So I got this idea, one day I
ful fruits and flowers, around me. would produce less oxygen all of
I would be very pleased and very I would be friends with them and a sudden.
proud. would help them with every- It will generate terror among
And if I had an option to be any thing, humans and they would not take
plant or tree, I would help the bird to build a me for granted.
I would pray to god that let me nest, This way, I will teach an appro-
be the tree in a park. I would let them stay at my priate lesson to the humans.
That way everyone can use me branch and would give them leaf
for their benefit, to eat. V NIKHILASREE,
they will take fresh oxygen from I would also give fresh fruits to class X A3, Atkinson
me and would rest under my the poor people, Senior Secondary
shade, So that they don’t starve or be School, Vijayawada
 If you want to achieve something in life, you have to take risks.
Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021

ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2021

Both teams need to fire up to keep semis

hopes alive in T20 WC
heir campaigns fire half-century, to take risks said. “Holder was a reserve as

T
thrown haywire
by back-to-back
losses, defend-
ing champions
West Indies and
Bangladesh
would be locked in a do-or-die
battle when they square off in
a crucial group 1 Super 12
match of the T20 World Cup in
Sharjah, on Friday.
While the West Indies lost
to England and South Africa,
Bangladesh were defeated by
Eoin Morgan and Co. after go-
ing down to Sri Lanka. Both
teams need a win to keep their
semi-final hopes alive.
WI’S HAS BIG
Shakib Al Hasan BATTING WOES
The West Indies desperately
need to sort out their batting
woes. In their campaign open-
er against England, they were
bowled out for 55 and all their
batters were guilty of throwing
away their wickets going for big
shots, instead of rotating the
strike and building the innings.
In the second game, the
two-time champions slightly
tweaked their no-holds barred
approach, sending Lendl Si-
mons to anchor the innings.
But the opener was painfully
slow, managing 16 off 35 balls.
Simmons’ innings resulted in
the other batters, including
Evin Lewis who hit a quick-
and in turn lose their wick-
ets.West Indies lost eight wick-
ets for 64 runs between the 11th
and 20th over to put up a be-
low-par target. Going ahead,
Simmons could be replaced by
Roston Chase, who anchored
the innings well while scoring
an unbeaten 54 in the warm-
up match against Afghanistan.
A useful bowler, the Bar-
badian can also give the team
another spin bowling option.
The West Indian bowlers have
also looked ordinary with not
enough runs to defend. Only
left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein
has been impressive. Addi-
tionally, the UAE conditions do
not suit West Indies’ “big-hit-
ting” style of play. They are yet
to register a win in seven out-
ings, including the two warm-
up games played ahead of the
tournament.
HOLDER
JOINS SQUAD
Meanwhile, all-rounder Jason
Holder on Thursday replaced
injured pacer Obed McCoy in
the West Indies squad after the
event technical committee of
the T20 World Cup approved
the change. “Holder, who has
played 199 international
matches including 27 T20Is,
was named as a replacement
after McCoy was ruled out due
to a leg injury,” an ICC release
per the allowance for teams to
travel with extra players in
view of COVID-19 quarantine
requirements,” it added.
BANGLA FAIL TO
FIRE UP
On the other hand, Bangladesh
are familiar with the sluggish
sub-continent tracks and yet
they have failed to exploit it. A
lot was expected from
Bangladesh, having come into
the tournament as the sixth- Akeal Hosein
ranked team which had beat-
en the likes of New Zealand
and Australia. But the Mah-
mudullah-led side has been in-
consistent throughout the tour-
nament. They have won only
two of their five matches so far.
In Mohammad Naim, Liton
Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mah-
mudullah and Mushfiqur
Rahim, Bangladesh have some
talented batters but they have
failed to fire in unison.
Their bowlers have also
lacked discipline and will have
to put up a much-improved
show, as West Indies, although
struggling at the moment, have
a formidable batting line-up
studded with match winners.
Despite the many issues plagu-
ing the side, Bangladesh might
have a slight edge going into
the game, having already
played a day match at the ven-
ue on Sunday. PTI

Photo: ANI Photo: GETTY IMAGES

WEST HAM END MAN

CITY’S HOLD ON EFL CUP
W
est Ham ended Man- Mark Noble, Jarrod Bowen,
chester City’s four- Craig Dawson, Aaron Cress-
year hold on the well and Said Benrahma all
How Afghanistan batters handle potent Pakistan attack when the two League Cup as Liverpool and
Tottenham booked their places
found the net for David Moyes’
men. “Nothing is eternal,” said
clash will determine their position in the T20 in the quarter-finals. City’s
record run in the competition
City boss Pep Guardiola. “We
fought a lot to win this com-
came to an end at the London petition. Four times in a row

T
heir confidence sky-high af-
ter two consecutive victories,
Pakistan’s razor-sharp attack
will test the prowess and ma-
turity of Afghanistan’s im-
pressive batters when the two teams
clash in a Super 12 Group 2 match in the
T20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday.
Rashid Khan The impressive wins over India and
New Zealand has made Pakistan the
team to watch out for but the unpre-
dictability factor that has always sur-
rounded this team is something their
Asian neighbours can benefit from. The
Babar Azam-led side will certainly go
into this contest as favourites but
Afghanistan is not a side that can be tak-
en lightly now. A mix of powerful strik-
ers and world-class spinners make them
Scotland bowlers with their power-hit-
ting but now they have to contend with
a dangerous attack. They will have to
show maturity and treat the balls on
merit. Going after the attack blindly is
not an option against Pakistan.
If Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah
Gurbaz and Najibullah Zadran can mus-
cle the ball around, the world-class spin-
ners in Rashid Khan and Mujeeb-Ur Rah-
man make Afghanistan a very balanced
side. Bowling first looks the best option
since Rashid and Rahman have the abil-
ity to stop even the best. The batters can
then devise a strategy around the chase.
The way pacers Shahin Afridi,
Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf have troubled
the batters thus far, it’s highly unlikely
that the Pakistan pace trio can be put
hammed Hafeez and guile of Imad Stadium as the Hammers em- is a fantastic achievement and
Wasim and Shadab Khan, it’s no mean erged 5-3 winners from a penal- next season we come back to
task for Afghanistan to dictate this side. ty shootout after both sides try and win it again.”
So, putting pressure on Pakistan batters were guilty of missing plenty Liverpool will now fancy
is the best chance for Afghanistan. of chances in a 0-0 draw. their chances of winning the
Phil Foden was the only League Cup for the first time
Pak top-order must fire man to miss from the spot as in nine years. AFP
The Pakistan top-order, manned by skip-
per Azam himself and Mohammad
Rizwan, who has been in good touch,
needs to perform. Fakhar Zaman and
Mohammad Hafeez would be required
to do the job, should the openers fail. A
hat-trick of wins will enhance Pakistan’s
chances to make the knockout stage with
only a struggling Scotland and debutants
Namibia left to deal with.
The win against Scotland served as
tonic for Afghanistan and it remains to
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an exciting unit. under the pump by Afghans. Add to that be seen how they perform when they
Afghanistan batters dominated the the experience of off-spinner Mo- clash with formidable sides. PTI
West Ham players celebrate on the pitch during the penalty shootout
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Q U IZ T IM E ! Q3: Which among the following

is not a trophy or cup
related to hockey?
Q5: Against which player did
Magnus Carlsen defend
his title of World Chess Champion
a. Sergey Karjakin b. Vishwanathan Anand
c. Ian Nepomniachtchi d. Johann Zukertort
c. Madhurjya Borah
d. None of the above

in 2021? In International cricket, Which of the following

Q1: World’s highest hockey
ground is located in_______
a. Bombay Gold Cup
b. Gurmeet Trophy Magnus Carlsen Q6: the game is adjudicated by
how many umpires?
Q8: does not stand for a
round-robin tournament?
a. Chail
c. Indira Gold Cup
a. Two umpires, aided by a third umpire and a a. girone all’italiana
b. Shilaroo
d. Narang Cup match referee b. Berger system
c. Parwanoo
b. One umpire, aided by a match referee and a c. Quad
d. Delhi
third umpire
Q4: With which field events
are Priyanka Pawar, c. Three umpires aided by a match referee
d. Knock-out system

Q2: Which Indian pair won the

Wimbledon and US Open
titles in 1999?
Mandeep Kaur, Machettira Raju
Poovamma associated?
d. Two umpires, aided by a match referee ANSWERS: 1. b. Shilaroo
2. b. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
3. d. Narang Cup 4. c. 4X400m relay
Who is the first Indian
a. Ramkumar Ramanathan and Rohan Bopanna
b. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
a. 400m
b. Shot put
Q7: triathlete to compete in
Ultraman?
5. c. Ian Nepomniachtchi
6. a. Two umpires, aided by a third umpire
c. 4X400m relay and a match referee
c. Yuki Bhambri and Vijay Amritraj a. Arunaabh Shah
7. a. Arunaabh Shah 8. d. Knock-out system
d. Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman d. 100m b. Anu Vaidyanathan
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