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- Q. Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was not one of them?
A)Stodge
B)Helium Bat
C)Tubby
D)Stumpy
Answer: Helium Bat
- Q. Who amongst the following became the only sports person to have been awarded all the three major sports awards viz. Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta and Arjuna Award ?
A)Sanjeev Kumar Singh
B)Harika Dronavali
C)Prakash Padukone
D)Pullela Gopichand
Answer: Pullela Gopichand
- Q. India lost U-19 World cup 2016 to which team in the final?
A)England
B)South Africa
C)Australia
D)West Indies
Answer: West Indies
- Q. Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time?
A)Gail Devers
B)Florence Griffith Joyner
C)Wilma Rudolph
D)Jackie Robinson
Answer: Wilma Rudolph
- Q. How many gold medals have been won by India at the Olympics so far ?
A)6
B)9
C)4
D)10
Answer: 9
- Q. Answer the first Indian who was banned for using Anabolic Steroid in Olympic games?
A)Ashwini Akunji
B)T. Sanamacha Chanu
C)Sumita Laha
D)P.T. Usha
Answer: T. Sanamacha Chanu
- Q. The XXIV Olympic Games were held in :
A)1988
B)1984
C)1986
D)None of these
Answer: 1988
- Q. First Olympic Games were held in –
A)798 BC
B)876 BC
C)776 BC
D)898 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. Dronacharya Awards are awarded to-
A)Excellent Athlete
B)Excellent Archers
C)Excellent Teachers
D)Excellent Coaches
Answer: Excellent Coaches
- Q. Indian Men’s hockey team has recently won the hockey test series against –
A)Spain
B)France
C)Italy
D)Pakistan
Answer: Spain
- Q. Winner of 2017 Women’s Wimbledon Championship ?
A)Venus Williams
B)Serena Williams
C)Garbine Muguruza
D)Sharapova
Answer: Garbine Muguruza
- 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. Which country hosted the first commonwealth games in 1930?
A)Sydney (Australia)
B)Hamilton (Canada)
C)London (UK)
D)Auckland (New Zealand)
Answer: Hamilton (Canada)
- Q. The Theatre Olympic, an International festival, was an initiative by the famous Greek director –
A)Theodoros Giannaris
B)Constantine Giannaris
C)Alexis Damianos
D)Theodoros Terzopoulos
Answer: Theodoros Terzopoulos
- 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. Limba Ram is associated with-
A)Shooting
B)Archery
C)Marathon
D)Horse Riding
Answer: Archery
- 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. In which game the Rovers Cup is given to the winner team?
A)Basketball
B)Rowing
C)Football
D)Volleyball
Answer: Football
- Q. Which of the following international Tennis Tournaments is not organized at a fix venue?
A)Davis Cup
B)US Open
C)French Open
D)Australian Open
Answer: Davis Cup
- Q. To which sport, Nehru trophy is related?
A)Football
B)Kabaddi
C)Hockey
D)Table Tennis(woman)
Answer: Football
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