More Questions on Sports
- Q. What do African-American football players Ernie Davis, Archie Griffin, and Tony Dorsett have in common?
A)They all won the Heisman Trophy
B)They all led to Super Bowl titles
C)They all played for Pittsburgh
D)They dont have any similarity
Answer: They all won the Heisman Trophy
- Q. Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000?
A)Sourav Ganguly
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Rahul Dravid
D)Yuvraj Singh
Answer: Rahul Dravid
- Q. What was India’s rank at the Rio Para-Olympics ?
A)43rd
B)44th
C)42nd
D)32nd
Answer: 43rd
- Q. Sania Mirza won the Mixed Doubles of which of the following tennis matches along with Mahesh Bhupati ?
A)Australian Open 2009
B)South Africa Tennis Open 2009
C)US Open 2009
D)ATP Challenger Tennis Championship 2009
Answer: Australian Open 2009
- Q. Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to
A)Canada
B)Kenya
C)Australia
D)Mexico
Answer: Kenya
- Q. As of February 2018, who owns the Kolkata based IPL team ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ ?
A)Shah Rukh Khan
B)Sourav Ganguly
C)Amir Khan
D)Subrata Roy
Answer: Shah Rukh Khan
- Q. Which award is given for excellence in sports ?
A)Arjuna Award
B)Tagore Award
C)Jamnalal Bajaj Award
D)Moortidevi Award
Answer: Arjuna Award
- 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. Maria Sharapova clinched the French Open Final, 2012 after defeating in final –
A)Sara Errani of Italy
B)Serena Williams of U.S.A.
C)Venus Williams of U.S.A.
D)Sania Mirza of India
Answer: Sara Errani of Italy
- Q. “Wimbledon” is a place associated with –
A)Badminton
B)Hockey
C)Lawn Tennis
D)Cricket
Answer: Lawn Tennis
- Q. Which sports is Kidambi Srikanth renowned for ?
A)Tennis
B)Football
C)Badminton
D)Chess
Answer: Badminton
- Q. Which two counties did Anil Kumble play for?
A)Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire
B)Northamptonshire & Leicestershire
C)Nottinghamshire & Lancashire
D)Northamptonshire & Lancashire
Answer: Northamptonshire & Leicestershire
- 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?
A)6
B)5
C)3
D)10
Answer: 3
- Q. Which one of the following countries won the highest number of Gold Medals at the Winter Olympic Games held in Sochi in February, 2014 ?
A)Russia
B)Norway
C)Canada
D)U.S.A.
Answer: Russia
- Q. Who has won the 2016 Men’s Single title at U.S. Open ?
A)Rafael Nadal
B)Stan Wawrinka
C)Novak Djokovic
D)Andy Murray
Answer: Rafael Nadal
- Q. Popping Crease’ is associated with which games?
A)Cricket
B)Water polo
C)Swimming
D)Lawn Tennis
Answer: Cricket
- Q. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)B.C. Roy Trophy - Lawn Tennis
B)Holkar Trophy - Bridge
C)Nehru Trophy - Table Tennis
D)Ruia Trophy - Kabbadi
Answer: Holkar Trophy - Bridge
- Q. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in –
A)1932
B)1936
C)1928
D)1948
Answer: 1928
- Q. Who will host the woman ICC World Cup in 2017?
A)England
B)Australia
C)NewZealand
D)India
Answer: England
- Q. How many gold medals were won by India in commonwealth games organized in Manchester in 2002?
A)30
B)32
C)72
D)20
Answer: 30
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