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Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?
A
Geet Sethi
B
Wilson Jones
C
Michael Ferreira
D
Manoj Kothari
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jones, a dominant national amateur champion for more than a decade, won the amateur world championship twice, in 1958 and 1964. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1963, the Padma Shri Award in 1965, and the Dronacharya Award in 1996. He was the first Indian to be a World champion in any sport.

Detailed explanation-2: -Walter Lindrum won the title in 1934, after which the championship collapsed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The IBSF World Billiards Championship (previously known as the World Amateur Billiards Championship) is the premier, international, non-professional tournament for the game of English billiards. Dating to some form to 1951, the event has been sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation since 1973.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pankaj Arjan Advani (born 24 July 1985) is an Indian billiards and former professional snooker player. He is a 25-time International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world champion.

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