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The correct answer is 1967.

Key Points

• On 3rd December 1967, the world's first human-to-human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christian Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
• Christian (Chris) Barnard was born in 1922 and qualified in medicine at the University of Cape Town in 1946.
• Barnard performed the world’s first human-to-human orthotopic heart transplant in his patient, Louis Washkansky.
• Washkansky was a 53-year-old man with severe coronary insufficiency.

Additional Information

• The study of the heart and its function is called Cardiology.
• In humans, the heart is roughly the size of a large fist and weighs between 10 to 12 ounces (280 to 340 grams).
• The human heart has four chambers: two upper chambers (the Atria) and two lower ones (the Ventricles).
• The heart beats about 100,000 times per day (about 3 billion beats in a lifetime).
• An adult heart beats about 60 to 80 times per minute.
• The heart pumps about 6 quarts (5.7 liters) of blood throughout the body.

The correct option is Badminton and Tennis.

Key Points

• The term "deuce" is a common term used in both tennis and badminton to denote a specific scoring situation.
• Tennis:
  • In tennis, "deuce" is a term used when the score in a game is tied at 40-40.
  • When the score reaches 40-40, the game is said to be at "deuce."
  • A player must win two consecutive points to win the game.
  • If a player wins the next point after deuce, they are said to have the "advantage."
  • If they win the subsequent point, they win the game.
  • If they lose the next point, the score returns to deuce and the cycle continues until one player wins by two consecutive points.
• Badminton:
  • In badminton, the term "deuce" is used similarly but it refers to a tied score of 20-20 in a game.
  • Badminton games are usually played to 21 points and when the score reaches 20-20, it is called "deuce."
  • In this situation, a player must win two consecutive points to win the game.
  • The scoring format in badminton can vary but the deuce concept is commonly used in games played to a certain number of points.

The correct answer is Digboi.

Key Points

• The oldest oil field in India is Digboi, Assam.
• Digboi, Assam:-
  • It is India's oldest operating refinery and one of the oldest operating refineries in the world.
  • It is situated in the Tinsukia district of Assam.
  • The historic Digboi Refinery has been termed as the "Gangotri of the Indian Hydrocarbon sector".
  • A stretch of Dihing or Burhi Dihing in Eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district witnessed fire following the spillage of crude oil which was being transported to Digboi refinery.
  • Assam is an ecologically sensitive state, spillage of crude or processed oil in river bodies threatens aquatic life.

Additional Information

India's important oil fields are:

• Bombay High Oil Field:-
  • Bombay High (now Mumbai High) field is an offshore oilfield located in the Arabian Sea, approximately 160km west of the Mumbai coast, India.
  • Discovered in 1974, the field commenced production in 1976 and is operated by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
  • The oil field consists of two blocks named Mumbai High North (MHN) and Mumbai High South (MHS).
  • The blocks were divided based on shale barriers, assisting in the independent exploitation of reserves at both sites.
• Ankleshwar Oil Field:-
  • Ankleshwar oil field is one of the main onshore Cenozoic hydrocarbons bearing anticline of deltaic origin known in the Cambay Basin.
  • It runs into the Gulf of Cambay in approximately ENE-WSW direction.