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

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    B)AB
    C)Abe
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    Answer: AB
  • Q. Consider the following statements about grand slam tennis tournaments : i. There are four grand slam annual tennis tournaments. ii. The first grand slam of a year tournaments are played on grass court. iii. The Australian and the US Open tournaments are played on grass court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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    B)Cricket
    C)Hockey
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    B)Football
    C)Hockey
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    A)55
    B)64
    C)49
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    Answer: 64
  • Q. At the Rio Olympics, who was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent ?
    A)Abhinav Bindra
    B)Deepa Karmakar
    C)Narsingh Yadav
    D)Sania Mirza
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  • Q. Navjot Singh Sidhu had a marvellous start to his ODI cricketing career.How many sixes did he hit in his innings of 73 runs on debut?
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  • Q. The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?
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  • Q. Number of players in each side in Kabaddi is –
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  • Q. Who among the following won a Gold medal for India in Men’s Javelin Throw event at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games ?
    A)Devendra Jhajharia
    B)Sundar Singh Gurjar
    C)Rinku Hooda
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  • Q. What was India’s rank at the Rio Para-Olympics ?
    A)43rd
    B)44th
    C)42nd
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    A)Cricketer
    B)Badminton player
    C)Motor car racer
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    C)Athletics
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  • Q. Which of the following players was declared as the “Leading Cricketer of 2016” by Wisden?
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    B)Smith
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