More Questions on Sports
- Q. Which country, which made its debut in the Norwich Union League in 2003, signed Rahul Dravid as their overseas player?
A)Ireland
B)Wales
C)Holland
D)Scotland
Answer: Scotland
- Q. Who holds the record for the maximum number of men’s single Grand Slam titles?
A)Bjorn Borg of Sweden
B)Pete Sarnpras of US
C)Roy Emerson of Australia
D)Roger Federer of Switzerland
Answer: Roger Federer of Switzerland
- Q. Who was the captain of Indian hockey team that won the first Olympic gold medal in Amsterdam in 1928 ?
A)Jaipal Singh
B)Laibon Khan
C)Dhyanchand
D)Krishna Lal
Answer: Jaipal Singh
- Q. Which was the first host nation winning the World Cup ?
A)England
B)Sri Lanka
C)West Indies
D)Australia
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as “Captain Grumpy”. What was his other nickname?
A)Captain Junior
B)AB
C)Abe
D)Groucho
Answer: AB
- Q. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?
A)Phew Dorajee
B)Onn Saang Su Kayi
C)Bachendri pal
D)Yoko Ono
Answer: Bachendri pal
- Q. Consider the following statement about a famous football player : “He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency during his childhood but went on to win three European Golden Shoes in his career.” Who is that player ?
A)Lionel Messi
B)Cristiano Ronaldo
C)Andres Iniesta
D)Zinedine Zidane
Answer: Lionel Messi
- Q. What will be the venue, for the next World Chess Championship to be held in November 2013 ?
A)Jaipur
B)Kolkata
C)Delhi
D)Chennai
Answer: Chennai
- Q. Who among the following won a Gold medal for India in Men’s Javelin Throw event at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games ?
A)Devendra Jhajharia
B)Sundar Singh Gurjar
C)Rinku Hooda
D)Mariyappan Thangavelu
Answer: Devendra Jhajharia
- Q. “Queen’s berry Rules” is the name given to the rules in –
A)Tennis
B)Hockey
C)Cricket
D)Boxing
Answer: Boxing
- Q. Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
A)Three
B)Four
C)Two
D)Eight
Answer: Four
- Q. In which city the Asian Games first took place?
A)Tokyo
B)New delhi
C)Hong kong
D)Kuala Lampur
Answer: New delhi
- Q. Which two counties did Kapil Dev play?
A)Northamptonshire & Warwickshire
B)Nottinghamshire & Worcestershire
C)Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
D)Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire
Answer: Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
- Q. Which famous cricketer co-owns the Pro-Kabaddi team from Tamil Nadu named ‘Tamil Thalaivas’ ?
A)Ravi Shastri
B)Krishnamachari Srikkanth
C)Sunil Gavaskar
D)Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
- Q. Saina Nehwal is associated with which sports ?
A)Tennis
B)Badminton
C)Archery
D)Wrestling
Answer: Badminton
- Q. Tennis star Roger Federer hails from –
A)Switzerland
B)USA
C)UK
D)France
Answer: Switzerland
- Q. Who was the youngest athlete in Rio Olympics, 2016 ?
A)Virginia Thrasher
B)Gaurika Singh
C)Deepa Karmakar
D)Emily Seebohn
Answer: Gaurika Singh
- Q. Consider the following statements about grand slam tennis tournaments : i. There are four grand slam annual tennis tournaments. ii. The first grand slam of a year tournaments are played on grass court. iii. The Australian and the US Open tournaments are played on grass court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A)1 and 2 only
B)1 only
C)1, 2 and 3
D)2 and 3 only
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket?
A)Delhi
B)Mumbai
C)Karnataka
D)Kerala
Answer: Mumbai
- Q. Shunglu committee which submitted its report in 2011, is associated with?
A)Management of co-operatives
B)Commonwealth games scam
C)Reorganization of defence management
D)Insurance sector reforms
Answer: Commonwealth games scam
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