Sports & Games(Indian General Awareness ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Consider the following statements :
  1. ‘Bolt has defended 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m. Gold in Beijing and London Olympics
  2. Michel Phelps is associated with swimming.
  3. Phelps holds world record for winning most olympic gold medals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1and 3
  2.    None of these
  3.    2 and 3
  4.    1, 2 and 3
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)Usain Bolt hails from Jamaica and he is an athlete. He holds the record of Olympic and World Championship in 100 m and 200 m.
Question 2. “Bull’s eye” is used in the game of
  1.    Polo
  2.    Basketball
  3.    Shooting
  4.    Boxing
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Shooting
Answer: (c)Bullseye is a shooting sport in USA and Canada in which participants shoot handguns at paper targets at fixed distances and time limits. Emphasis is on accuracy and precision.;
Question 3. Which one of the following depicts the correct chronological order in which the four major Lawn Tennis Tournaments are conducted annually ?
  1.    Australian Open – French Open – Wimbledon – U.S. Open
  2.    French Open – Australian Open – Wimbledon – U.S. Open
  3.    Wimbledon – Australian Open – French Open – U.S. Open
  4.    Australian Open – French Open – U.S. Open –Wimbledon
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Australian Open – French Open – Wimbledon – U.S. Open
Answer: (a)
Australian Open (January)
French Open (June)
Wimbledon (July – August)
US Open (October);
Question 4. Who among the following Tennis players has won the Shanghai Masters Title?
  1.    Gilles Simon
  2.    Rafael Nadal
  3.    Andy Murray
  4.    Roger Federer
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Roger Federer
Answer: (d)Roger Federer defeated Gilles Simon in final to clinch Shanghai Masters Title.
Question 5. How far did the Indian Team reach in the Women’s Cricket World Cup Tournament 2005 held in South Africa ?
  1.    Quarter-finals
  2.    Semifinals
  3.    Preliminary round
  4.    Finals
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Finals
Answer: (d)
The 2005 Women’s Cricket World Cup Final was a women’s One Day International cricket match between Australia and India played on 10 April 2005 at the SuperSport Park in South Africa. It was the culmination of the 2005 Women’s Cricket World Cup, the eighth tournament of the series.
Australia won by 98 runs, clinching their fifth World Cup title, and their fourth on foreign soil. It was the first time that the Indian team had reached this stage of a women’s World Cup.
Question 6. Which of the following places is known as the ‘Mecca of Indian Football’?
  1.    Calcutta
  2.    Delhi
  3.    Bombay
  4.    Ambala
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Calcutta
Answer: (a)
Question 7. Which among the below teams has won Champions Trophy, 2014?
  1.    Pakistan
  2.    The Netherlands
  3.    Australia
  4.    Germany
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Germany
Answer: (d)Germany defeated Pakistan in the final match of Champions Trophy, 2014 held in bhubaneswar.
Question 8. Who is the chairman of the International Olympic Committee?
  1.    Kim-un-Yong
  2.    Jacques Rogge
  3.    Dick Pound
  4.    Juan Antonio Samaranch
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Jacques Rogge
Answer: (b)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is an international non-governmental organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre, Baron de Coubertin, on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president. Jacques Rogge is a Belgian sports administrator.
He is the eighth and current President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Rogge was elected as President of the IOC on 16 July 2001 at the 112th IOC Session in Moscow as the successor to Marqués de Samaranch, who had previously led the IOC since 1980.
Note: Thomas Bach, a German lawyer, former Olympic fencer is the ninth and current President of the International Olympic Committee. However, Jacques Rogge is enjoying the post of Honorary President. Mr Narayana Ramachandran is the current president of the Indian Olympic Association.;
Question 9. Ranji Trophy is associated with
  1.    Cricket
  2.    Hockey
  3.    Football
  4.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Cricket
Answer: (a)
Question 10. Champion Trophy is associated with
  1.    Cricket
  2.    Football
  3.    Hockey
  4.    Chess
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Hockey
Answer: (c)
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