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- 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 name Kunjarani Devi is associated with?
A)Target shooting
B)Athletics
C)Weight Lifting
D)Swimming
Answer: Weight Lifting
- Q. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?
A)Phew Dorajee
B)Onn Saang Su Kayi
C)Bachendri pal
D)Yoko Ono
Answer: Bachendri pal
- 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. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Holkar Trophy - Tennis
B)Hero Honda Indian Open - Golf
C)Subroto Cup - Football
D)Deodhar Trophy - Cricket
Answer: Holkar Trophy - Tennis
- 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. Who made his test debut alongwith Salil Ankola in the same match?
A)Sachin Tendulkar
B)Kapil Dev
C)Rahul Dravid
D)Mohinder Amarnath
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
- Q. In which year did Ajay Jadeja make his ODI debut?
A)1985
B)1992
C)1996
D)1991
Answer: 1992
- Q. Football (Soccer) is said to have originated in :
A)England
B)China
C)Former USSR
D)Australia
Answer: England
- Q. Consider the following statements about Viswanathan Anand : 1. He has won the World Chess Championship five times. 2. He is the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan award. 3. He is currently the No.1 rating player on the FIDE ratings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A)1 and 2 only
B)2 only
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1 and 3 only
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. How many times has Brazil won the football World Cup Championship?
A)One
B)Four
C)Five
D)Two
Answer: Five
- Q. Maradona is a famous player associated with
A)Football
B)Cricket
C)Hockey
D)Golf
Answer: Football
- Q. Which Indian Criketer was given the title ‘Tiger’?
A)Rahul Dravid
B)B.S. Bedi
C)Sunil Gavaskar
D)Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Answer: Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
- Q. “Ryder Cup” is given to players of which sport?
A)Cards
B)Golf
C)Basket ball
D)Baseball
Answer: Golf
- Q. To which stage, Indian woman cricket team reached in Woman World Cup 2005?
A)Semi-Final
B)Quarter-Final
C)Final
D)Group-Stage
Answer: Final
- Q. When was the first cricket Test match played?
A)1877
B)1870
C)1873
D)1788
Answer: 1877
- 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. 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. 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 among the following is not associated with billiards in India?
A)Ashok Shandilya
B)Manoj Kothari
C)Subash Agrawal
D)Mihir Sen
Answer: Mihir Sen
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