More Questions on Sports
- Q. The Indian Football team made its first appearance at Olympics in _____
A)1948
B)1952
C)1936
D)1956
Answer: 1948
- Q. 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland will be organized in
A)November 2014
B)July 2014
C)December 2014
D)February 2014
Answer: July 2014
- 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. The term ‘Duck’ is associated with :
A)Volleyball
B)Golf
C)Soccer
D)Cricket
Answer: Cricket
- Q. The winner of the SAFF Tournament, 2013 was –
A)Maldives
B)Afghanistan
C)India
D)Nepal
Answer: Afghanistan
- Q. With which game does Santosh Trophy is associated ?
A)Cricket
B)National Football
C)Tennis
D)Golf
Answer: National Football
- Q. Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open 2008 Women’s singles by defeating –
A)Ana Ivanovic
B)Sania Mirza
C)Shahar Peer
D)Victoria Azarenka
Answer: Ana Ivanovic
- 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. In recently concluded T-20 World Cup Cricket (Men) 2016, which two teams lost their matches in semifinal ?
A)Australia - South Africa
B)Bangladesh - West Indies
C)Pakistan - Sri Lanka
D)India - New Zealand
Answer: India - New Zealand
- Q. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles in 2013 ?
A)Fernando Verdasco
B)Andy Murray
C)Juan Martin Del Potro
D)Novak Djokovic
Answer: Andy Murray
- Q. Which Indian cricketer has inaugurated his global cricket academy at U.A.E. recently ?
A)M.S. Dhoni
B)Rahul Dravid
C)Sachin Tendulkar
D)Virat Kholi
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
- Q. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati won the two doubles grand slam titles in 1999, these were
A)French Open and Wimbledon
B)Wimbledon and Australian Open
C)Australian and French Open
D)US Open and French Open
Answer: French Open and Wimbledon
- Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT ? I. Summer Olympics 2020 – Tokyo II. Summer Olympics 2016 – Rio de Janeiro III. Summer Olympics 2012 – London
A)Only I and III
B)Only II and III
C)Only I and II
D)All are correct
Answer: All are correct
- Q. What Australian player was known as ‘Fruitfly’ amongst the rest of the team?
A)Merv Hughes
B)Mike Veletta
C)Geoff Lawson
D)Mike Whitney
Answer: Merv Hughes
- 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. When was the first Olympics organized?
A)324 BC
B)212 BC
C)776 BC
D)896 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?
A)Boland
B)Griqualand West
C)Border
D)Gauteng
Answer: Boland
- Q. Ajit Agarkar’s first match was against Australia on April 1, 1998 at Kochi. Which Australian batsman was dismissed by Agarkar in that match?
A)Warne
B)Martyn
C)Ponting
D)Gilchrist
Answer: Gilchrist
- Q. Mark Waugh is commonly called what?
A)Junior
B)Tugga
C)Afganistan
D)Julio
Answer: Junior
- Q. Which one of the following Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments had the highest total prize money (in terms of US Dollars) in the year 2014 ?
A)French Open
B)Wimbledon
C)Australian Open
D)U.S. Open
Answer: U.S. Open
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