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- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
A)Pamela Jelimo : Weightligting
B)Sanya Richards : Sprint
C)Barbora Spotakova : Javelin throw
D)Yelena Isinbayeva : Pole Vault
Answer: Pamela Jelimo : Weightligting
- 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. Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2014 ?
A)Spain
B)France
C)Brazil
D)Chile
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Which of the following women chess player of India became the super grand master by reaching on the second rank in the world?
A)S.Subbalakshmi
B)Humpy Koneru
C)Tania Sachdev
D)None of these
Answer: Humpy Koneru
- Q. Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?
A)Canada
B)Sri Lanka
C)India
D)Zimbabwe
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket?
A)Bowled
B)LBW
C)Run out
D)Catch out
Answer: LBW
- Q. Who is called as the Flying Sikh of India?
A)Ajit Pal Singh
B)Jogindar Singh
C)Mohindar Singh
D)Milkha Singh
Answer: Milkha Singh
- Q. Who became the youngest grand master of India ?
A)Dibyendu Barua
B)Pendyala Harikrishna
C)Viswanathan Anand
D)Praveen Thipse
Answer: Viswanathan Anand
- Q. Who received he Wisden Award for the ‘Indian Cricketer of the Century’ (20th Century)
A)Sachin Tendulkar
B)Ajit Wadekar
C)Kapil Dev
D)Sunil Gavaskar
Answer: Kapil Dev
- Q. Who among the following was adjudged the Best Athlete of 14th Asian games held in Busan, South Korea?
A)Taufik Hidayat
B)Lee Bong - Ju
C)Kosuke Kitajima
D)Zaw Min Htwe
Answer: Lee Bong - Ju
- Q. Which country won the maximum medals in Brazil (Rio) Olympics 2016?
A)France
B)India
C)America
D)Japan
Answer: America
- Q. The xxvii (1996) Summer Olympic games were held in –
A)Moscow
B)Atlanta
C)Los Angles
D)Tokyo
Answer: Atlanta
- Q. Which wood is used to make the cricket bat?
A)Sandrus
B)Linum Usitatissimum
C)Morus Alba
D)Salix Purpurea
Answer: Salix Purpurea
- Q. India’s first and Asia’s longest cycle highway has been opened in which State of India ?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Bihar
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Assam
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following is the Trophy/Cups associated with the game of Hockey ?
A)Agha Khan Cup
B)Merdeka
C)Derby
D)Vizzy Trophy
Answer: Agha Khan Cup
- Q. Which player has scored the most runs in a single test innings?
A)Matthew Hayden
B)Brian Lara
C)Graham Gooch
D)Ajit Agarkar
Answer: Brian Lara
- Q. Who won the U.S. Open Tennis Men’s Singles in August, 2008 ?
A)Rafael Nadal
B)Mahesh Bhupati
C)Roger Federer
D)None of the above
Answer: Roger Federer
- Q. In which one of the following cities are the Summer Olympics, 2020 going to be held ?
A)Paris
B)Tokyo
C)London
D)Moscow
Answer: Tokyo
- 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. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?
A)Boland
B)Griqualand West
C)Border
D)Gauteng
Answer: Boland
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