Sports

Q. First Olympic Games were held in –

A
798 BC
B
876 BC
C
776 BC
D
898 BC

Correct Answer

776 BC

More Questions on Sports

  • Q. Velodrome is related to which sports ?
    A)Fencing
    B)Boxing
    C)Tennis
    D)Cycling
    Answer: Cycling
  • Q. Ben Johnson, the well known athlete belongs to which of the following countries?
    A)Canada
    B)Germany
    C)South Africa
    D)Cuba
    Answer: Canada
  • 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. Who holds the record for scoring highest run score in an inning of test match?
    A)Don Bradman
    B)Mahela Jayawardhane
    C)Matthew Hayden
    D)None of these
    Answer: None of these
  • 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. Arrange the following countries in ascending order on the basis of the total medals earned in Rio Olympic 2016. I. U.S.A, II. China, III. U.K., IV. Russia Select the correct answer using the code given below :
    A)I. U.S.A, III. U.K., II. China, IV. Russia
    B)IV. Russia, III. U.K., II. China, I. U.S.A
    C)I. U.S.A, II. China, III. U.K., IV. Russia
    D)IV. Russia, III. U.K., I. U.S.A, II. China
    Answer: IV. Russia, III. U.K., II. China, I. U.S.A
  • Q. Which award is given for excellence in sports ?
    A)Arjuna Award
    B)Tagore Award
    C)Jamnalal Bajaj Award
    D)Moortidevi Award
    Answer: Arjuna Award
  • Q. Who among the following was not a member of Boxing team of India at Rio Olympics ?
    A)Manoj Kumar
    B)Vikash Krishan
    C)Shiv Thapa
    D)Avtar Singh
    Answer: Avtar Singh
  • Q. Which county did the outspoken Spin great Bishen Singh Bedi play for?
    A)Surrey
    B)Northamptonshire
    C)Essex
    D)Sussex
    Answer: Northamptonshire
  • Q. South Korea’s Choi Misun related to which sports ?
    A)Badminton
    B)Archery
    C)Shooting
    D)Squash
    Answer: Archery
  • 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. Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1999?
    A)South Africa
    B)Pakistan
    C)Australia
    D)England
    Answer: Australia
  • Q. The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?
    A)Penguin
    B)Big Bird
    C)Ooh Ahh
    D)Pigeon
    Answer: Pigeon
  • Q. She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women’s cricket team and has been awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award for contribution to cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Identify the woman.
    A)Shikha Pandey
    B)Mona Meshram
    C)Deepti Sharma
    D)Harmanpreet Kaur
    Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur
  • Q. Who did Shawn Michaels beat to win his first Intercontinental Title?
    A)Marty Jannetty
    B)British Bulldog
    C)Bret Hart
    D)Tito Santana
    Answer: British Bulldog
  • Q. What is the number of players in Rugby Football?
    A)12
    B)11
    C)16
    D)15
    Answer: 15
  • Q. To which of the following sports, Agha Khan Cup is related?
    A)Hockey
    B)Cricket
    C)Table Tannis
    D)Football
    Answer: Hockey
  • Q. What is the middle name of Sourav Ganguly?
    A)Mohandas
    B)Chandradas
    C)Chandidas
    D)Tarwadi
    Answer: Chandidas
  • Q. Gagan Narang, whose name has been recommended for ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ is a famous –
    A)Cricketer
    B)Air Rifle Shooter
    C)Motor Car Racer
    D)Footballer
    Answer: Air Rifle Shooter
  • 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

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