Practice Quiz set 7 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Usain Bolt decided to retire in which year of world championship ?

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The six time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has decided to retire after 2017 World Championships in London in which he will concentrate only in 100 meter event.


Q-2)   How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship ?

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Brazil has won the World Cup Football championship in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002.;


Q-3)   The name of Seema Antil is associated with this sport

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Seema Antil is an Indian discus thrower. She originally won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but lost it due to a positive drugs test for pseudoephedrine.;


Q-4)   In which city the Asian Games first took place?

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-5)   Consider the following statements:
  1. Pakistan will host International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in 2016.
  2. England will host three ICC events in the next fouryear period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

India will host International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in 2016.


Q-6)   With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-7)   The famous player ‘Ronaldo’ is associated with which of the following games?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Ronaldo is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is considered to be one of the great players of the world. He is one of only three men to have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times.


Q-8)   Consider the following statements:
  1. Jagmohan Dalmiya is the incumbent President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
  2. BCCI was established in 1930 by replacing Calcutta Cricket Club.
  3. It is third term of Jagmohan Dalmiya as President of BCCI.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

BCCI was established in 1928 by replacing Calcutta Cricket Club.It is his second term as President of BCCI.


Q-9)   When was the first Commonwealth Games held ?

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years, apart from the 1950 British Empire Games, which took place after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games.

The Games are described as the third-largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympic Games and the Asian Games.


Q-10)   Ezra Cup is associated with which sports ?

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament conducted annually in India. The first ever polo trophy in the world, it is named after Sir David Ezra, a leading Jewish business tycoon in Calcutta who patronized the sport in the city. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880.;