More Questions on Sports
- Q. The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?
A)Penguin
B)Big Bird
C)Ooh Ahh
D)Pigeon
Answer: Pigeon
- Q. Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was not one of them?
A)Tubby
B)Stodge
C)Helium Bat
D)Stumpy
Answer: Helium Bat
- Q. Which district achieved the first position as per ‘Swachh Survekshan Grameen’ 2018 ?
A)Tuticorin - Tamil Nadu
B)Satara - Maharashtra
C)Gaya - Bihar
D)Meerut - Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Satara - Maharashtra
- 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. When was the first Cricket World Cup organized ?
A)1976
B)1983
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1975
- Q. Indian athlete Vikas Gowda is associated with –
A)Sprint
B)Discus throw
C)Wrestling
D)Archery
Answer: Discus throw
- 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
- 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. Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?
A)Sri Lanka
B)Zimbabwe
C)Canada
D)East Africa
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Which county did the outspoken Spin great Bishen Singh Bedi play for?
A)Surrey
B)Northamptonshire
C)Essex
D)Sussex
Answer: Northamptonshire
- Q. Who holds the record for scoring highest run score in an inning of test match?
A)Don Bradman
B)Mahela Jayawardhane
C)Matthew Hayden
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. What was the Indian’s position in the 17th Asian Games in 2014 ?
A)6th
B)3rd
C)8th
D)4th
Answer: 8th
- Q. With which sport is the ‘Choudhury Trophy’ associated?
A)Circumnavigation of the earth by car
B)Formula One racing
C)Golf
D)Buggy-Jumping
Answer: Circumnavigation of the earth by car
- 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. Who was the first Indian woman to qualify for the final of individual track event in Olympics?
A)M.D.Valsamma
B)Shiny Abraham
C)P.T.Usha
D)Arti Saha
Answer: M.D.Valsamma
- Q. Which one of the following is wrongly paired ?(Sports – Ground)
A)Base Ball - Court
B)Golf - Course
C)Athletics - Track
D)Wrestling - Ring
Answer: Base Ball - Court
- Q. Cricketer Ricky Ponting belongs to:
A)Australia
B)England
C)South Africa
D)New Zealand
Answer: Australia
- 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. Which one of the following Cricketers has been declared by the ICC as ‘Cricketer of the Twentieth Century’ ?
A)Kapil Dev
B)Rahul Dravid
C)Sachin Tendulkar
D)Anil Kumble
Answer: Kapil Dev
- Q. Which of the followings is not correctly paired?
A)Viswanathan Anand - Chess
B)Jeev Milkha Singh - Golf
C)Saina Nehwal - Badminton
D)Sania Mirza - Tennis
Answer: E
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