Consider the following sports statements about the year 2017: 1 Glenn Maxwell captained the IPL team Kings XI Punjab. 2 Roger Federer won the Tennis 2017 Miami Open Womens Singles ITTF World Tour event. 3 Bernhard Langer won the Golf 2017 Senior PGA Championship. Which of the statements given above is or are correct?

Introduction / Context:
This multiple statement question checks your detailed awareness of different sports events around the year 2017. It mixes cricket, tennis and golf in a single stem and asks you to identify which of the given statements are factually correct. Such questions test both your memory of specific results and your ability to notice obvious mismatches, for example a tennis legend being linked incorrectly to a table tennis event.

Given Data / Assumptions:
The question provides three statements coded as A, B and C.

• Statement A says that in 2017 Glenn Maxwell captained the IPL team Kings XI Punjab.
• Statement B claims that Roger Federer won the Tennis 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Mens Singles, which actually belongs to table tennis.
• Statement C states that Bernhard Langer won the Golf 2017 Senior PGA Championship.
• We must decide which statements are correct and select the appropriate combination from the options.

Concept / Approach:
To solve this, evaluate each statement independently. First, recall that Glenn Maxwell, an Australian all rounder, was indeed appointed captain of Kings XI Punjab for the 2017 Indian Premier League season, so statement A is correct. Next, Roger Federer is a professional tennis player and does not play table tennis. The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals is a table tennis competition, so linking Roger Federer to that result is clearly incorrect, which makes statement B wrong. Finally, in senior golf, Bernhard Langer did win the Senior PGA Championship in 2017, becoming one of the most successful senior golfers, so statement C is correct.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Check statement A. Confirm from cricket knowledge that Glenn Maxwell led Kings XI Punjab in the 2017 IPL season. Therefore A is correct. Step 2: Check statement B. Note that the ITTF World Tour is a table tennis event under the International Table Tennis Federation, while Roger Federer is a tennis legend under the ATP. Therefore statement B must be false. Step 3: Check statement C. Recall that Bernhard Langer won the Senior PGA Championship in 2017, completing a career sweep of senior majors. So C is correct. Step 4: Combine results. A is correct, B is wrong, C is correct. The option that matches this pattern is A and C.

Verification / Alternative check:
You can cross check by separately thinking about each sport. In cricket, Kings XI Punjab made Glenn Maxwell captain for one season, which is widely reported. In golf, news reports describe Bernhard Langer winning the 2017 Senior PGA Championship and setting records for senior majors. In table tennis, the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals winners are specialist table tennis players, not Roger Federer, which confirms that statement B is constructed to mislead you. All of these checks support the combination A and C.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option A Only A is wrong because it ignores the true statement about Bernhard Langer in senior golf. Option B B and C is wrong because B is false, even though C is correct. Option D A and B is wrong because it treats statement B as correct even though it mismatches tennis and table tennis events.

Common Pitfalls:
A frequent mistake is to skim the words and see only Roger Federer and Grand Finals, then assume it must be correct. Another pitfall is not distinguishing between tennis tournaments and table tennis events. Exam setters deliberately mix different sports bodies such as ATP, ITTF and golf tours to confuse you. Carefully reading the sport and event name helps you avoid these errors.

Final Answer:
The correct combination of true statements is A and C.