In which of the following one cities was played the final match of the seventh season of IPL, 2014 ?

The correct answer is A) Bangalore. The final of IPL 2014, the seventh edition of the league, was played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on 1 June 2014. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by three wickets to win the title.

• Hyderabad (B): Hyderabad hosted league matches that season, but not the final.
• Mumbai (C): Wankhede Stadium is a major IPL venue, but the 2014 final was not played there.
• Kolkata (D): This is the trap. Kolkata won the title, which is why it feels like the answer. The final itself was held in Bangalore, not at the winning team's home ground.

The core idea is that a sports event's venue and its result are separate facts, and the question asks only about the venue. For Mains, the IPL is a useful example in discussions of sports governance, franchise models and the commercialisation of sport.

Trap: Candidates link the winning team's home city to the final's venue and pick Kolkata without checking.