Practice Quiz set 14 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) In Sydney Olympic 2000, the maximum number of medals won by a woman sportsperson was
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Marion Jones won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but forfeited all medals and prizes dating back to September 2000 after her October 2007 admission that she took performance-enhancing drugs as far back as the 2000 Summer Olympics, and that she had lied about it to a grand jury investigating performance-enhancer creations by Victor Conte and the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO).
On December 12, 2007, the International Olympic Committee formally stripped Jones of all five Olympic medals dating back to September 2000 and banned her from attending the 2008 Summer Olympics in any capacity.
Note: As of August 13, 2016, American swimmer Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals with 28 medals (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze). He is also the most decorated Olympian in individual events, with 16 medals (13 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze);
Q-2) The name of Geoffrey Boycott is associated with which of the following games?
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Q-3) The maximum number of goals scored by India in the history of international hockey tournaments were in 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles when it beat USA by
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India beat USA 24-1 in the final to win their second gold medal. Certain American newspapers had suggested that in order to make it a contest, the Indians ought to play left-handed or wear snow shoes. The lone American goal was scored by Bodlington.;
Q-4) Major R.S. Brar is associated with
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Q-5) Marion Jones is a well-known
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Q-6) ‘Ashes’ is the term associated with which of the following sports?
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Q-7) The first World Cup in cricket was held in
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The inaugural Cricket World Cup was hosted in 1975 by England, the only nation able to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude at that time.
The 1975 tournament started on 7 June. The first three events were held in England and officially known as the Prudential Cup after the sponsor's Prudential plc.
Q-8) Which country will host the next World Cup Football in 2014 ?
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950.;
Q-9) Where will the 2010 World Cup Football Tournament be held ?
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men’s national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010.
The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.
The matches were played in ten stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg.
Note: The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 17th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup the tournament will be hosted by India between 6 and 28 October 2017.
This will be the first FIFA tournament hosted by the country. The final will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 28 October 2017.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup It is scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2022 The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup It is scheduled to take place in Russia.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. German national football team won the final.;
Q-10) Who lost the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Final, 2008 to India?
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The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was hosted by India and played from July 30 to August 13, 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan.;