More Questions on Sports
- Q. Who was the youngest athlete in Rio Olympics, 2016 ?
A)Virginia Thrasher
B)Gaurika Singh
C)Deepa Karmakar
D)Emily Seebohn
Answer: Gaurika Singh
- Q. Consider the following statement about a famous football player : “He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency during his childhood but went on to win three European Golden Shoes in his career.” Who is that player ?
A)Lionel Messi
B)Cristiano Ronaldo
C)Andres Iniesta
D)Zinedine Zidane
Answer: Lionel Messi
- Q. With which sport is Novak Djokovic associated ?
A)Golf
B)Tennis
C)Football
D)Baseball
Answer: Tennis
- Q. Which country won the ICC Women’s World Cup held in February, 2013 ?
A)India
B)New Zealand
C)Australia
D)England
Answer: Australia
- Q. Who won the Women’s Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017 ?
A)Ekaterina Makarova
B)Elena Vesnina
C)Garbine Muguruza
D)Serena Williams
Answer: Serena Williams
- Q. The first ‘disabled athlete’ to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race is –
A)Walter Rallis
B)Raymond Irchovich
C)Oscar Pistorius
D)Gerald Hangovin
Answer: Oscar Pistorius
- Q. The ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with which game?
A)Hockey
B)Football
C)Badminton
D)Cricket
Answer: Hockey
- 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. In how many test matches did Ravichandran Ashwin achieve the feat of becoming the fastest player in the world (in terms of number of matches) to get 300 wickets in test cricket in November, 2017 ?
A)54
B)50
C)56
D)52
Answer: 54
- Q. Which one of the following countries won the highest number of Gold Medals at the Winter Olympic Games held in Sochi in February, 2014 ?
A)Russia
B)Norway
C)Canada
D)U.S.A.
Answer: Russia
- Q. Who got the “Purple Cap” for getting highest wickets in IPL – 9?
A)Malinga
B)Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
C)Harbhajan Singh
D)Yuzvendra Chahal
Answer: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
- Q. Answer the first Indian who was banned for using Anabolic Steroid in Olympic games?
A)Ashwini Akunji
B)T. Sanamacha Chanu
C)Sumita Laha
D)P.T. Usha
Answer: T. Sanamacha Chanu
- Q. Which Indian player has won the Gold Medal in Olympics ?
A)Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
B)Abhinav Bindra
C)Gagan Narang
D)Sushil Kumar
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
- Q. FIFA World Cup 2018 will be organized in-
A)Qatar
B)France
C)Russia
D)Netherlands
Answer: Russia
- Q. When was the first Cricket World Cup organized ?
A)1976
B)1983
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1975
- Q. Which of the following is not a Union Territory?
A)Chandigarh
B)Goa
C)Lakshadweep
D)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Answer: Goa
- Q. Which one of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as “Rolland Garros” title ?
A)French Open
B)Wimbledon
C)Australian Open
D)U.S. Open
Answer: French Open
- Q. Which team holds the record for the highest run scored in an innings in any cricket world cup tournament?
A)Australia
B)India
C)Sri Lanka
D)England
Answer: Australia
- Q. Which of the following players was declared as the “Leading Cricketer of 2016” by Wisden?
A)Bairstow
B)Smith
C)Stokes
D)All of the above
Answer: E
- Q. Who among the following is the first man (after Bjorn Borg in 1980) to win the French Open and Wimbledon Singles Title back to back ?
A)Roger Federer
B)Jhon McEnroe
C)Rafael Nadal
D)Daniel Nestor
Answer: Rafael Nadal
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