More Questions on Sports
- Q. Tennis star Roger Federer hails from –
A)Switzerland
B)USA
C)UK
D)France
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. The first Olympic Games were held in which year ?
A)676 BC
B)776 BC
C)766 BC
D)667 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. Host nation of 2015 Men’s Rugby World Cup ?
A)South Africa
B)Australia
C)New Zealand
D)England
Answer: England
- Q. Mark Waugh is commonly called what?
A)Junior
B)Tugga
C)Afganistan
D)Julio
Answer: Junior
- Q. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati won the two doubles grand slam titles in 1999, these were
A)French Open and Wimbledon
B)Wimbledon and Australian Open
C)Australian and French Open
D)US Open and French Open
Answer: French Open and Wimbledon
- Q. Olympic logo consists of how many rings or circles ?
A)5
B)6
C)4
D)7
Answer: 5
- Q. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in –
A)1932
B)1936
C)1928
D)1948
Answer: 1928
- Q. Which of the following country won the final of the triangular cricket series held in Durban in February 1997?
A)New zealand
B)South africa
C)India
D)Zimbabwe
Answer: South africa
- Q. If you scored a cannon, which game would you be playing?
A)billiards
B)cricket
C)football
D)hockey
Answer: billiards
- Q. “Free Throw” is associated with
A)Basketball
B)Badminton
C)Volleyball
D)Cricket
Answer: Basketball
- Q. How many gold medals were won by Michael Phelps in Rio Olympics?
A)7
B)8
C)6
D)9
Answer: 6
- 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. S. Vijayalakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with
A)Tennis
B)Chess
C)Badminton
D)Table Tennis
Answer: Chess
- Q. Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open 2008 Women’s singles by defeating –
A)Ana Ivanovic
B)Sania Mirza
C)Shahar Peer
D)Victoria Azarenka
Answer: Ana Ivanovic
- Q. _________ was the first Indian women to win the Wimbledon doubles title.
A)Nirupama Sanjeev
B)Tara Iyer
C)Sania Mirza
D)Rutuja Bhosle
Answer: Sania Mirza
- Q. The XXIV Olympic Games were held in :
A)1988
B)1984
C)1986
D)None of these
Answer: 1988
- Q. Jaspal Rana is in which of the following games?
A)Weight Lifting
B)Swimming
C)Shooting
D)Archery
Answer: Shooting
- Q. Who was named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1980?
A)Bishen Singh Bedi
B)Sunil Gavaskar
C)Madan Lal
D)Abbas Ali Baig
Answer: Sunil Gavaskar
- Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT ? I. Summer Olympics 2020 – Tokyo II. Summer Olympics 2016 – Rio de Janeiro III. Summer Olympics 2012 – London
A)Only I and III
B)Only II and III
C)Only I and II
D)All are correct
Answer: All are correct
- 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
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