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- Q. Who holds second and third place for most yards rushing in a single season in the NFL?
A)Jim Brown
B)OJ Simpson
C)Barry Sanders
D)Dick Lane
Answer: OJ Simpson
- Q. Two sets of wickets in cricket are ______ distant.
A)18 yards
B)20 yards
C)24 yards
D)22 yards
Answer: 22 yards
- Q. In what year was the first international cricket match held?
A)1869 between England and Australia
B)1883 between Australia and Wales
C)1892 between England and India
D)1844 between Canada and the USA
Answer: 1844 between Canada and the USA
- Q. A hockey player is supposed to know the meaning of the term:
A)Bouncer
B)LBW
C)Dead ball
D)Penalty corner
Answer: Penalty corner
- Q. In IPL 2009 the two players who did ‘hat trick’, were –
A)L. Balaji and Harbhajan Singh
B)Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh
C)A. Symonds and A Nehera
D)R.P. Singh and L.Malinga
Answer: Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh
- Q. What is the distance between Popping Crease and Stumps on cricket pitch?
A)3 feet
B)3.5 feet
C)12.5 feet
D)4 feet
Answer: 4 feet
- Q. India won medals in London Olympics in
A)Shooting, Wrestling, Badminton and Boxing
B)Badminton, Shooting and Boxing
C)Shooting, Boxing and Wrestling
D)Shooting, Archery and Wrestling
Answer: Shooting, Wrestling, Badminton and Boxing
- Q. Find the mismatch –
A)Gagan Narang - Shooting
B)Arjun Atwal - Golf
C)Somdev Devvarman - Badminton
D)Anita Sood - Swimming
Answer: Somdev Devvarman - Badminton
- Q. “Layup Shot” is associated with which of the following sports?
A)Throw ball
B)Basketball
C)Volleyball
D)Handball
Answer: Basketball
- Q. Dizzy’ is the nickname of what Australian player?
A)Jason Gillespie
B)Glenn McGrath
C)Adam Gilchrist
D)Brett Lee
Answer: Jason Gillespie
- Q. Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is located in which city ?
A)Kolkata
B)New Delhi
C)Chennai
D)Mumbai
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time ?
A)Gail Devers
B)Florence Griffith Joyner
C)Wilma Rudolph
D)Jackie Robinson
Answer: Wilma Rudolph
- Q. Who among the following is the winner of the National Badminton Championship (Men), 2017 ?
A)H.S. Prannoy
B)Ajay Jayaram
C)Kidambi Srikanth
D)Sai Praneeth
Answer: H.S. Prannoy
- Q. P.V. Sindhu, who was recommended for the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna award, is a famous
A)Cricketer
B)Badminton player
C)Motor car racer
D)Footballer
Answer: Badminton player
- Q. Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?
A)Wilson Jones
B)Michael Ferreira
C)Geet Sethi
D)Manoj Kothari
Answer: Wilson Jones
- Q. Which of the pairs is correctly matched?
A)Saina Nehwal - Badminton
B)Jwala Gutta - Tennis
C)Harbhajan Singh - Wrestling
D)Virat Kohli - Football
Answer: Saina Nehwal - Badminton
- Q. The winter Olympics came into being in
A)1924
B)1920
C)1912
D)1916
Answer: 1924
- Q. Chris Evert’s name is associated with which sports?
A)Swimming
B)Skating
C)Tennis
D)Shooting
Answer: Tennis
- Q. Who is the first Indian Gold Medal Winner in Individual category in Olympic games ?
A)Sushil Kumar
B)R.V.S. Rathore
C)Abhinav Bindra
D)Leander Paes
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
- Q. Name of the country which won the 2017 Women’s Hockey Asia cup title ?
A)Pakistan
B)India
C)Nepal
D)Bangladesh
Answer: India
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