More Questions on Sports
- Q. The first ‘disabled athlete’ to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race is –
A)Walter Rallis
B)Raymond Irchovich
C)Oscar Pistorius
D)Gerald Hangovin
Answer: Oscar Pistorius
- Q. Who holds the record for winning most number of gold medals in Commonwealth games?
A)Susie O'neill
B)Petria Thomas
C)Graham Smith
D)Mitchell Brown
Answer: Susie O'neill
- Q. Chris Evert’s name is associated with which sports?
A)Swimming
B)Skating
C)Tennis
D)Shooting
Answer: Tennis
- Q. Who won the gold medal consecutively two times in two Olympic Games for 400m race event?
A)Carl Lewis
B)Alvin Harrison
C)Michael Johnson
D)Gregory Hatton
Answer: Michael Johnson
- Q. How many times did Geet Sethi win the IBSF World Billiards title ?
A)3
B)4
C)2
D)5
Answer: 3
- Q. What was Sachin Tendulkar’s average when he made his first thousand runs in ODIs?
A)22.92
B)43.87
C)35.83
D)42.86
Answer: 35.83
- 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. 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. “Prince of Wales Cup” is associated with the game of –
A)Cricket
B)Football
C)Hockey
D)Golf
Answer: Golf
- Q. Which two counties did Kapil Dev play?
A)Northamptonshire & Warwickshire
B)Nottinghamshire & Worcestershire
C)Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
D)Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire
Answer: Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
- Q. National Sports Day’ is celebrated on –
A)29th August
B)30th August
C)25th August
D)31st August
Answer: 29th August
- Q. Which male cricketer has been appointed as the UNICEF and Cricket for Good ambassador for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 ?
A)Brian Lara
B)Shane Warne
C)Sachin Tendulkar
D)Clive Lloyed
Answer: Brian Lara
- Q. Who of the following won the Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Singles titles ?
A)Petra Kvitova
B)Venus Willams
C)Maria Sharapova
D)Serena Williams
Answer: Petra Kvitova
- Q. Shiny Wilson is associated with which of the following games/sports?
A)Hockey
B)Swimming
C)Athletics
D)Cricket
Answer: Athletics
- Q. Dronacharya Awards are awarded to-
A)Excellent Athlete
B)Excellent Archers
C)Excellent Teachers
D)Excellent Coaches
Answer: Excellent Coaches
- Q. Consider the following statements about Viswanathan Anand : 1. He has won the World Chess Championship five times. 2. He is the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan award. 3. He is currently the No.1 rating player on the FIDE ratings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A)1 and 2 only
B)2 only
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. How many wickets did Yograj Singh take in his 1st ODI match?
A)2
B)4
C)1
D)3
Answer: 2
- Q. In how many test matches did Ravichandran Ashwin achieve the feat of becoming the fastest player in the world (in terms of number of matches) to get 300 wickets in test cricket in November, 2017 ?
A)54
B)50
C)56
D)52
Answer: 54
- Q. Which football hero was nicknamed “The Sundance Kid”?
A)Troy Aikman
B)Brett Favre
C)Jim Kiick
D)Joe Montana
Answer: Jim Kiick
- Q. Which of the following bowlers has taken the highest number of wickets in one day international?
A)Wasim Akram
B)Kapil Dev
C)Shane Warne
D)Muralidharan
Answer: Muralidharan
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