Practice Quiz set 9 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   How many players are there in a Kabaddi team?

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Q-2)   The number of players in each side in Water Polo is

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Explanation:

Water polo, or Water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals.

The gameplay involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as “eggbeater kick”), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.


Q-3)   S. Vijayalakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with

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Q-4)   When were the Commonwealth Games organised for the first time?

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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 first Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.


Q-5)   Where did the game of Chess originate ?

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Explanation:

The earliest predecessors of chess originated in India, before the 6th century AD. From India, the game spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently spread to Southern Europe. In Europe, chess evolved into roughly its current form in the 15th century.;


Q-6)   In which game the term ‘Putting’ is used ?

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Explanation:

Some of the key terms associated with Golf are: putting, chipping, pitching, sand play, and bunker strategies. The putt is used for putting the ball in the hole or closer to the hole (as in lagging) from the green or the fringe of the green.

The putter is used for the putt. The golfer adjusts his/her putt to fit the circumstances of the play such as distance to the hole and slope of the green.

The face of the club starts square to the target line. The club goes straight back and straight through along the same path like a pendulum. One strategy is to aim the ball 10% past the hole. Another is to look at the hole for long putts instead of the ball.


Q-7)   ‘‘Bull’s eye’’ is used in the game of

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Explanation:

The bull’s-eye is the centre of a target and by extension, the name was given to any shot that hits the bullseye.

Bullseye, also known as a conventional pistol, is a shooting sport in which participants shoot handguns at paper targets at fixed distances and time limits. The sport is primarily popular in the United States and Canada.;


Q-8)   Consider the following statements:
  1. Chris Gayle became first batsman to score a double century in the World Cup.
  2. Gayle’s record score comprised of 10 fours and 16 sixes that helped West Indies score 372 runs during the match.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation:

He made this record by scoring 215 runs off just 147 balls in a Pool-B match against Zimbabwe.


Q-9)   C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?

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Explanation:

C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with cricket. It is named after C.K. Naidu who was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches. He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958, and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68.;


Q-10)   Varsha Gautam is associated with which of the following games?

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Explanation:

Varsha Gautam and Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan won a first ever bronze medal in sailing in Asian Games.