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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became the first Indian to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the Technical Delegate (TD)
A
Geethu Anna Jose
B
Jagdeep Singh
C
Ram Kumar
D
Norman Isaac
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Norman Isaac has become the first Indian ever to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as Technical Delegate (TD).

Detailed explanation-2: -Basketball was brought to India in 1893–4 by Canadian T. Duncan Patton, who later returned to India as the Acting General Secretary of the Calcutta YMCA from 1903–5. The game was initially most popular among women, although slow to spread.

Detailed explanation-3: -The abbreviation FIBA, was originally derived from the french term Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India. It is responsible for the development and promotion of the sports authority of India at all levels.

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