More Questions on Sports
- Q. The nickname of wicketkeeping great Rod Marsh was what?
A)Swampy
B)Bacchus
C)Billabong
D)Lagoon
Answer: Bacchus
- 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. Which player was named as Best Indian Bowler of the 20th century by the Wisden Magazine?
A)B.S.Chandrashekhar
B)B.S.Bedi
C)Kapil Dev
D)Subhas Gupte
Answer: B.S.Chandrashekhar
- Q. What is the meaning of term ‘Ace’ in Tennis ?
A)Successful serve that the opponent fails to touch
B)A situation when the ball has landed up
C)The serve has made a double fault
D)A state of score when either party must gain two consecutive points to win the game
Answer: Successful serve that the opponent fails to touch
- Q. Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with ‘Bharat Ratna’ ?
A)Sunil Gavaskar
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Major Dhyan Chand
D)P.T. Usha
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
- Q. Who is said to be the father of Modern Olympic ?
A)Pierre de Coubetin
B)Theodosius I
C)Robert Dover
D)Ernest Curtis
Answer: Pierre de Coubetin
- 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. What is the middle name of Akash Chopra, a Delhi batsman?
A)Shyamlal
B)Amarnath
C)Mohanlal
D)Chotaram
Answer: Shyamlal
- Q. FIFA World Cup 2018 will be organized in-
A)Qatar
B)France
C)Russia
D)Netherlands
Answer: Russia
- Q. Which of the following is not associated with chess ?
A)Queen
B)Rook
C)Pawn
D)Jokey
Answer: Jokey
- Q. Which of the pairs is correctly matched?
A)Saina Nehwal - Badminton
B)Jwala Gutta - Tennis
C)Harbhajan Singh - Wrestling
D)Virat Kohli - Football
Answer: Saina Nehwal - Badminton
- Q. Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2014 ?
A)Spain
B)France
C)Brazil
D)Chile
Answer: Brazil
- Q. Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?
A)Bishen Singh Bedi
B)Nawab Pataudi
C)Ajit Wadekar
D)Vinoo Mankad
Answer: Ajit Wadekar
- Q. What is the middle name of Deep Dasgupta?
A)Jogan
B)Chandar
C)Karan
D)Biplab
Answer: Biplab
- Q. In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?
A)Rajasthan
B)Manipur
C)Meghalaya
D)West Bengal
Answer: Manipur
- Q. South Korea’s Choi Misun related to which sports ?
A)Badminton
B)Archery
C)Shooting
D)Squash
Answer: Archery
- Q. Which famous football tournament was started in 1888 from Annadale ?
A)Santosh Trophy
B)Durand Cup
C)Subroto Cup
D)Federation Cup
Answer: Durand Cup
- Q. Consider the following statements : I. Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won the French Open Mixed Doubles Title in the year 2012. II. This is their first Grand Slam Title together. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A)II only
B)Both I and II
C)I only
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: I only
- Q. The term ‘Butterfly Stroke’ is associated with
A)Boxing
B)Kabaddi
C)Wrestling
D)Swimming
Answer: Swimming
- Q. With which sport is Novak Djokovic associated ?
A)Golf
B)Tennis
C)Football
D)Baseball
Answer: Tennis
- Geography
- History
- Indian Culture
- Indian Economy
- Indian Politics
- Indian Railway
- Sports
- State