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Q. First Olympic Games were held in –
Correct Answer
776 BC
More Questions on Sports
Q. How many times has Brazil won the football World Cup Championship?
A)One
B)Four
C)Five
D)Two
Answer: Five
Q. Which country has won the 2016 Davis Cup Tennis Tournament ?
A)Switzerland
B)Serbia
C)Argentina
D)Croatia
Answer: Argentina
Q. Which country hosted the Asian women’s Boxing Championship in 2017 when India’s iconic boxer Mary Kom won gold ?
A)China
B)Indonesia
C)Vietnam
D)Japan
Answer: Vietnam
Q. Who among the following has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ?
A)Sachine Tendulkar
B)V.V.S. Laxman
C)Rahul Dravid
D)Virender Sehwag
Answer: Virender Sehwag
Q. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in ?
A)Cycling
B)Swimming
C)Archery
D)Athletics
Answer: Cycling
Q. In November 2017, India’s MC Mary Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship, 2017 held at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. In which one of the following categories was she declared winner ?
A)51 kg
B)54 kg
C)45 kg
D)57 kg
Answer: 45 kg
Q. What is the middle name of Ashish Nehra?
A)Karansingh
B)Ramsingh
C)Diwansingh
D)Kulwaniram
Answer: Diwansingh
Q. Who among the following is the first Indian sportsperson to reach the finals in the World Badminton Championship (Women) in 2015 ?
A)Saina Nehwal
B)P.V. Sindhu
C)Jwala Gutta
D)Madhumita Bisht
Answer: Saina Nehwal
Q. Ajit Agarkar made his Test debut in 1998 as a bowler. How many wickets did he take in that match including both 1st and 2nd innings?
A)1
B)5
C)2
D)3
Answer: 2
Q. What Australian player was known as ‘Fruitfly’ amongst the rest of the team?
A)Merv Hughes
B)Mike Veletta
C)Geoff Lawson
D)Mike Whitney
Answer: Merv Hughes
Q. The FIFA World Cup-2022 will be held in –
A)Germany
B)Qatar
C)Argentina
D)None of the above/more than one of the above
Answer: Qatar
Q. The first disabled athlete to qualify for an able bodied 400m event of London Olympics 2012 was
A)Walter Rallies
B)Raymond Irchovich
C)Oscar Pistorius
D)Gerald Hangovin
Answer: Oscar Pistorius
Q. Ezra Cup’ is associated with which sports ?
A)Rowing
B)Polo
C)Football
D)Hockey
Answer: Polo
Q. Which among the following sports involves use of Rackets ? 1. Squash 2. Lawn Tennis 3. Badminton 4. Table Tennis
A)Only 3 and 4
B)Only 1, 2 and 3
C)Only 1 and 2
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
Q. In Rio Olympics 2016 which country finished at the top of the table with gold medals ?
A)China
B)Great Britain
C)United States
D)Russia
Answer: United States
Q. Queens berry Rules’ is the name given to the rules in
A)Football
B)Tennis
C)Boxing
D)Cricket
Answer: Boxing
Q. Football (Soccer) is said to have originated in :
A)England
B)China
C)Former USSR
D)Australia
Answer: England
Q. The “Thomas Cup” is associated with :
A)Lawn Tennis
B)Badminton
C)Table Tennis
D)Billiards
Answer: Badminton
Q. In 2008 Summer Olympic games, who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal ?
A)Vikram Rathore
B)Abhinav Bindra
C)Sushil Kumar
D)Vijender singh
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
Q. Ajit Agarkar’s first match was against Australia on April 1, 1998 at Kochi. Which Australian batsman was dismissed by Agarkar in that match?
A)Warne
B)Martyn
C)Ponting
D)Gilchrist
Answer: Gilchrist
