More Questions on Sports
- Q. Who has been awarded the “Colonel C.K. Naidu life time achievement award” for 2016 by BCCI?
A)Sayyid Kirrnani
B)V.V.S.Laxman
C)Sachin Tendulkar
D)Sunil Gavaskar
Answer: Sayyid Kirrnani
- Q. Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as “Captain Grumpy”. What was his other nickname?
A)Captain Junior
B)AB
C)Abe
D)Groucho
Answer: AB
- Q. In recently concluded T-20 World Cup Cricket (Men) 2016, which two teams lost their matches in semifinal ?
A)Australia - South Africa
B)Bangladesh - West Indies
C)Pakistan - Sri Lanka
D)India - New Zealand
Answer: India - New Zealand
- Q. What is the middle name of Sourav Ganguly?
A)Mohandas
B)Chandradas
C)Chandidas
D)Tarwadi
Answer: Chandidas
- Q. Who won the US open tennis men’s title in August 2016?
A)Rafael Nadal
B)Mahesh Bhupati
C)Roger Federer
D)Stan Wawrinka
Answer: Stan Wawrinka
- Q. The Rovers Cup is associated with –
A)Hockey
B)Football
C)Cricket
D)Golf
Answer: Football
- Q. “Layup Shot” is associated with which of the following sports?
A)Throw ball
B)Basketball
C)Volleyball
D)Handball
Answer: Basketball
- Q. The player who was awarded with Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Padma Shri is –
A)Sachine Tendulkar
B)Prakash Padukone
C)Abhinav Bindra
D)Pullela Gopichand
Answer: Pullela Gopichand
- Q. Which country won the highest number of medals in London Olympics 2012?
A)and boxing
B)USA
C)Japan
D)France
Answer: USA
- Q. Who is said to be the father of Modern Olympic ?
A)Pierre de Coubetin
B)Theodosius I
C)Robert Dover
D)Ernest Curtis
Answer: Pierre de Coubetin
- Q. Which two counties did Kapil Dev play?
A)Northamptonshire & Warwickshire
B)Nottinghamshire & Worcestershire
C)Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
D)Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire
Answer: Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
- Q. First captain of the Indian women’s cricket team :
A)Shantha Rangaswamy
B)Jhulon Goswami
C)Harmanpreet Kaur
D)Mithali Raj
Answer: Shantha Rangaswamy
- Q. Who received he Wisden Award for the ‘Indian Cricketer of the Century’ (20th Century)
A)Sachin Tendulkar
B)Ajit Wadekar
C)Kapil Dev
D)Sunil Gavaskar
Answer: Kapil Dev
- Q. In Pro Kabaddi League (2016) final, Patna Pirates defeated –
A)Dabang Delhi
B)Puneri Paltan
C)U Mumba
D)Bengal Warrior
Answer: U Mumba
- Q. Which wood is used to make the cricket bat?
A)Sandrus
B)Linum Usitatissimum
C)Morus Alba
D)Salix Purpurea
Answer: Salix Purpurea
- Q. Winner of 2017 Indian Premier League (Cricket) ?
A)Raising Pune Supergiant
B)Delhi Daredevils
C)Mumbai Indians
D)Sunrisers Hyderabad
Answer: Mumbai Indians
- Q. What is the meaning of term ‘Ace’ in Tennis ?
A)Successful serve that the opponent fails to touch
B)A situation when the ball has landed up
C)The serve has made a double fault
D)A state of score when either party must gain two consecutive points to win the game
Answer: Successful serve that the opponent fails to touch
- Q. Tennis star Roger Federer hails from –
A)Switzerland
B)USA
C)UK
D)France
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. Rangaswami Cup is associated with –
A)Football
B)Hockey
C)Wrestling
D)Golf
Answer: Hockey
- Q. Which one of the following Cricketers has been declared by the ICC as ‘Cricketer of the Twentieth Century’ ?
A)Kapil Dev
B)Rahul Dravid
C)Sachin Tendulkar
D)Anil Kumble
Answer: Kapil Dev
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