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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 24

Read the given statements carefully and answer the question. Statement: A leading tennis star who faced media after failing a dope test said, “I don’t want to end my career this way, I hope I will be given another chance to play this game. I let the sport down.” Which of the following is true according to the given statement?

  1. He was challenging the outcome of the dope test.

  2. He was confident that he was right and would continue to play.

  3. He had admitted to testing positive in dope test.

  4. The sport let him down.

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Answer: (C) He had admitted to testing positive in dope test.

Explanation

By saying he did not want to end his career this way, hoping for another chance, and admitting 'I let the sport down', the player was accepting that he had failed the dope test. He was not challenging the result or claiming to be right, and he blamed himself, not the sport.