More Questions on Sports
- Q. Which Indian badminton player won the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics ?
A)P.V. Sindhu
B)Saina Nehwal
C)Sania Mirza
D)Rituparna Das
Answer: P.V. Sindhu
- Q. In 2008 Summer Olympic games, who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal ?
A)Vikram Rathore
B)Abhinav Bindra
C)Sushil Kumar
D)Vijender singh
Answer: Abhinav Bindra
- Q. When was the first commonwealth games organized?
A)1938
B)1934
C)1948
D)1930
Answer: 1930
- 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. The three medals that Indians won in the Beijing Olympics (2016) were in –
A)Shooting, Boxing and Archery
B)Shooting, Wrestling and Tennis
C)Shooting, Boxing and Wrestling
D)Shooting, Boxing and Hockey
Answer: Shooting, Boxing and Wrestling
- 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. When did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut?
A)1991
B)1990
C)1986
D)1989
Answer: 1989
- Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched ?
A)Badminton (Single) : 10 ft x 44 ft
B)Lawn Tennis : 78 ft x 36 ft
C)Hockey : 100 yards x 55 yards
D)Volleyball : 30 ft x 30 ft
Answer: Badminton (Single) : 10 ft x 44 ft
- Q. Which is the only host team to win the ICC (50 over) Cricket World Cup ?
A)India
B)West Indies
C)South Africa
D)Australia
Answer: India
- Q. The 2011 Cricket World Cup was held in ?
A)India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
B)Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh
C)India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh
D)India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Answer: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
- 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 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. The first Olympic Games were held in which year ?
A)676 BC
B)776 BC
C)766 BC
D)667 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. Which of the following term is used in game of Cricket ?
A)Scoop
B)LBW
C)Love
D)Tee
Answer: LBW
- Q. A hockey player is supposed to know the meaning of the term:
A)Bouncer
B)LBW
C)Dead ball
D)Penalty corner
Answer: Penalty corner
- Q. What NHL goaltender has the most career wins?
A)Patrick Roy
B)Chris Osgood
C)Grant Fuhr
D)Mike Vernon
Answer: Patrick Roy
- Q. To which of the followings, the term “Jump Ball” is associated
A)Netball
B)Basketball
C)Baseball
D)Softball
Answer: Basketball
- 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. The Official Maskot of the FIFA World Cup, 2018 –
A)Zakumi
B)Pille
C)Fuleco
D)Zabivaka
Answer: Zabivaka
- Q. The ancient Olympic continued till about :
A)394 BC
B)300 BC
C)200 BC
D)370 BC
Answer: 394 BC
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