Sports

Q. Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time ?

A
Gail Devers
B
Florence Griffith Joyner
C
Wilma Rudolph
D
Jackie Robinson

Correct Answer

Wilma Rudolph

More Questions on Sports

  • 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. What is the middle name of Deep Dasgupta?
    A)Jogan
    B)Chandar
    C)Karan
    D)Biplab
    Answer: Biplab
  • Q. The term ‘Butterfly Stroke’ is associated with
    A)Boxing
    B)Kabaddi
    C)Wrestling
    D)Swimming
    Answer: Swimming
  • Q. Ezra Cup’ is associated with which sports ?
    A)Rowing
    B)Polo
    C)Football
    D)Hockey
    Answer: Polo
  • Q. Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?
    A)Sourav Ganguly
    B)Bishen Singh Bedi
    C)Sachin Tendulkar
    D)Virender Sehwag
    Answer: Virender Sehwag
  • Q. Which county did Sachin Tendulkar play for?
    A)Yorkshire
    B)Lancashire
    C)Nottinghamshire
    D)Leicestershire
    Answer: Yorkshire
  • Q. B. Sai Praneeth is associated with which of the following sports ?
    A)Badminton
    B)Chess
    C)Hockey
    D)Boxing
    Answer: Badminton
  • Q. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in –
    A)1932
    B)1936
    C)1928
    D)1948
    Answer: 1928
  • Q. Which amongst the following cricket teams won the Ranji Trophy in 2017 ?
    A)Chennai
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Vidarbha
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Vidarbha
  • Q. Which of the following games is not included in the Olympic Games?
    A)Cycling
    B)Cricket
    C)Skiing
    D)Archery
    Answer: Cricket
  • Q. Which team won ACC Asia Cup Trophy 2012 ?
    A)Sri Lanka
    B)India
    C)Bangladesh
    D)Pakistan
    Answer: Pakistan
  • 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. The 22nd edition of the Malabar Trilateral Naval exercise was held in June 2018. Beside India which other two countries took part in this exercise ?
    A)Russia and Bangladesh
    B)Nepal and Vietnam
    C)Russia and Japan
    D)Japan and United States of America
    Answer: Japan and United States of America
  • 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. What is the angle of bowing to throw the ball for maximum distance?
    A)45° horizontal
    B)30° horizontal
    C)60° horizontal
    D)15° horizontal
    Answer: 45° horizontal
  • Q. Ajit Agarkar made his Test debut in 1998 as a bowler. How many wickets did he take in that match including both 1st and 2nd innings?
    A)1
    B)5
    C)2
    D)3
    Answer: 2
  • Q. Which of the following women chess player of India became the super grand master by reaching on the second rank in the world?
    A)S.Subbalakshmi
    B)Humpy Koneru
    C)Tania Sachdev
    D)None of these
    Answer: Humpy Koneru
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
    A)Pamela Jelimo : Weightligting
    B)Sanya Richards : Sprint
    C)Barbora Spotakova : Javelin throw
    D)Yelena Isinbayeva : Pole Vault
    Answer: Pamela Jelimo : Weightligting
  • Q. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
    A)P.T.Usha
    B)Karnam Malleshwari
    C)Milkha Singh
    D)K.D.Jadhav
    Answer: K.D.Jadhav
  • Q. Which country had hosted the football World Cup 2014?
    A)France
    B)Chile
    C)Spain
    D)Brazil
    Answer: Brazil

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