Q. Who won the Men’s Player of the Year award at the FIFA Best Awards 2024?
A. Lionel Messi
B. Vinicius Jr.
C. Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
D. Neymar
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Answer: B. Vinicius Jr.
Men’s Player of the Year: In Football Vinicius Jr. (Brazil and Real Madrid) won the FIFA Best Award 2024.
Q.: Who is the only Indian bowler with more Test wickets than Ravichandran Ashwin?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Harbhajan Singh
c) Anil Kumble
d) Zaheer Khan
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Answer: c) Anil Kumble
Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on December 18, 2024. He took 537 wickets in 106 Tests. Only Anil Kumble, with 619 wickets, has dismissed more batters for India.
Q.: Who won both the FIDE World Under-18 Youth Rapid and Blitz titles in 2024?
a) Alexander Khripachenko
b) Dmitry Mochalov
c) Roman Pyrih
d) Pranav Venkatesh
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Ans: d) Pranav Venkatesh
Pranav Venkatesh, an Indian Grandmaster, won both the FIDE World Under-18 Youth Rapid and Blitz titles in Slovenia on 17 December 2024.
Q. Where was India’s first diabetes biobank established?
a) Bengaluru
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Delhi
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Ans: c) Chennai
India has established its first diabetes biobank in Chennai on December 17, 2024.