Tag: sports

The sentence encourages taking stairs instead of using the lift/elevator for fitness. 'Ditch the lift' means avoid the elevator. Electric bulb doesn't fit the context of stairs vs. gym. The blank completes the phrase about choosing stairs over mechanical assistance.

According to the World Health Organization and other sources, less than 1% of Earth's water is fresh and accessible for drinking. About 2.5% is fresh water, but most of that is locked in glaciers and ice caps, leaving less than 1% actually available for human use.

When not using water, you should close/turn off the tap to prevent waste. Leaving it open or running wastes water. 'Close the tap' is the correct action for water conservation.

Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas (monasteries) at the four corners of India: Sringeri in the South (Karnataka), Dwarka in the West (Gujarat), Puri in the East (Odisha), and Badrinath/Jyotirmath in the North (Uttarakhand). These were strategically placed to unify and preserve Hindu spirituality across the country. Options E (Vaishno Devi) is a temple, not a matha established by Shankara. Option F (Kanchi) is often claimed as the fifth matha by the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, but it's not part of the original four established by Adi Shankaracharya.

All six listed works are authentic compositions of Adi Shankara. Soundarya Lahiri (100 verses on Devi's beauty), Sivananda Lahiri (100 verses on Shiva's grace), Ganesha Pancharatnam (five gems to Ganesha), Subramanya Bhujangam (devotional hymn to Subramanya), Maatru Panchakam (five verses to his mother), and Lalitha Pancharatnam (five verses to Lalitha Devi) are all well-known Stotras in the Shakta and Shaiva traditions.

Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg had a well-known superstition during Wimbledon - he would not shave during the tournament, believing it affected his luck. This quirky ritual became part of his legendary status. Changing socks, washing, or brushing teeth were not part of his Wimbledon superstitions. The question asks specifically what he did NOT do.

African countries boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympics to protest New Zealand's participation, after New Zealand's rugby team had toured apartheid South Africa despite international sports sanctions. The boycott was led by Tanzania and involved 28 African nations.

Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during British colonial rule and until 1972, when it changed its name. The Spice Islands refers to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, Mandalay is a city in Myanmar, and East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971.

Brian Lara scored 400 runs not out at the Antigua Recreation Ground (ARG) in St. John's, Antigua against England in 2004. This remains the highest individual score in Test cricket history.

Emperor Akbar's tomb is located at Sikandra, near Agra. It was commissioned by Akbar himself and completed by his son Jahangir. Humayun's tomb is in Delhi, Shah Jahan's is in the Taj Mahal complex, and Shivaji was cremated at Raigad Fort.