More Questions on Sports
- Q. The Headquarters of the proposed National Sports University (as per the National Sports University Ordinance, 2018) will be set up in –
A)Manipur
B)Kerala
C)Chhattisgarth
D)West Bengal
Answer: Manipur
- Q. As of February 2018, who is the coach of Rio Olympics Silver medal winner P.V. Sindhu ?
A)Prakash Padukone
B)Vikram Bisht
C)Pullela Gopichand
D)Akhtar Ali
Answer: Pullela Gopichand
- Q. Who was the first Indian to qualify for Olympics ?
A)P.T. Usha
B)Karman Malleshwari
C)Shiny Abraham
D)Jyotirmony Sikdar
Answer: P.T. Usha
- Q. The Indian Football team made its first appearance at Olympics in _____
A)1948
B)1952
C)1936
D)1956
Answer: 1948
- Q. Leander Peas won the US Open Mixed Doubles Tennis Title (2015) partnering with :
A)Flavia Pennetta
B)Martina Hingis
C)Kristina Mladenovic
D)Sania Mirza
Answer: Martina Hingis
- Q. Sania Mirza won the Mixed Doubles of which of the following tennis matches along with Mahesh Bhupati ?
A)Australian Open 2009
B)South Africa Tennis Open 2009
C)US Open 2009
D)ATP Challenger Tennis Championship 2009
Answer: Australian Open 2009
- 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. In what year was the first international cricket match held?
A)1869 between England and Australia
B)1883 between Australia and Wales
C)1892 between England and India
D)1844 between Canada and the USA
Answer: 1844 between Canada and the USA
- Q. Which player has scored the most runs in a single test innings?
A)Matthew Hayden
B)Brian Lara
C)Graham Gooch
D)Ajit Agarkar
Answer: Brian Lara
- Q. The name of the Mascot for 1996 Olympics held at Atlanta was
A)APPU
B)WHATZ IT
C)Matari
D)Uncle Sam
Answer: WHATZ IT
- Q. Which among the following sports involves use of Rackets ? 1. Squash 2. Lawn Tennis 3. Badminton 4. Table Tennis
A)Only 3 and 4
B)Only 1, 2 and 3
C)Only 1 and 2
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which Indian badminton player won the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics ?
A)P.V. Sindhu
B)Saina Nehwal
C)Sania Mirza
D)Rituparna Das
Answer: P.V. Sindhu
- Q. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches?
A)Mohd. Azaruddin
B)S.M. Gavaskar
C)Vinoo Mankad
D)G.R. Viswanath
Answer: Mohd. Azaruddin
- Q. Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to
A)Canada
B)Kenya
C)Australia
D)Mexico
Answer: Kenya
- Q. “Queen’s berry Rules” is the name given to the rules in –
A)Tennis
B)Hockey
C)Cricket
D)Boxing
Answer: Boxing
- Q. Which country hosted the FIFA Under 17 (U-17) World Cup in 2017 ?
A)Brazil
B)England
C)Spain
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debut ?
A)Sri Lanka
B)Pakistan
C)New Zealand
D)South Affrica
Answer: Pakistan
- 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. Who was the winner of Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna award (2011)?
A)Saina Nehwal
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Gagan Narang
D)M.S.Dhoni
Answer: Gagan Narang
- Q. Tennis star Roger Federer hails from –
A)Switzerland
B)USA
C)UK
D)France
Answer: Switzerland
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