Practice Sports and games - 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) How many rings are there in the Olympic flag?
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The Olympic flag has five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.;
Q-3) How many players are there in a water polo team?
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Q-4) Commonwealth games are held once in ..... years.
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Q-5) How many players are there on each side in the game of basketball ?
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There are five players on each side in the game of basketball.;
Q-6) Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which of the following sports events?
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Q-7) In which Indian state did the game of ‘Polo’ originates?
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The modern game of polo, though was formalised and popularised by the British, is actually derived from Manipur, India, where the game was known as‘Sagol Kangjei’, ‘Kanjai-bazee’, or ‘Pulu’.
Q-8) Which country won 2016 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy ?
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Australia have defeated India 3-1 in a controversial penalty shootout to win their 14th Champions Trophy titleat the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London in June 2016. The 2016 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy was the 36th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men.;
Q-9) Consider the following statements :- First ICC Cricket World Cup was held in India.
- West Indies had won the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup 1975.
- India has won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1983 and 2011.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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First ICC Cricket World Cup held in England. The firstWorld Cup was organized in England in June 1975, with the first ODI cricket match having been played only four years prior.
Q-10) Consider the following statements. - Syed Kirmani was bestowed with the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cricket.
- The former India cricketer and member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad was presented the award by BCCI president Shashank Manohar.
- Indian captain MS Dhoni bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Codes:
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Indian Test captain Virat Kohli bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year.
Q-11) Davis Cup of Tennis was win by
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Switzerland won its first Davis Cup Tennis title after defeating France by securing three one lead at Lille Stade Pierre Maurery, France. With this win Switzerland became the fourteenth nation to win the Davis Cup in the competition’s 115 year history.
Q-12) Who is the winner of ATP Tennis Championship 2015 Women’s singles title held in Dubai?
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Simona Halep defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final match of ATP Tennis Championship 2015. Roger Federer was the winner of men’s singles title. Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor won the men’s doubles title.
Q-13) ATP World Tennis Championship was won by-
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Andy Murray won the ATP World Tennis Championship at Zayed sports city in Abu Dhabi. He won the title after the world number one Novak Djokovic withdrew from the final match citing illness. This was the first title of the year 2015 for Andy Murray.
Q-14) Who was declared be Wisden as “The Best Indian Bowler of the Century” (20th century)?
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B. S. Chandrasekhar s a former Indian cricketer who specialised in leg-spin. Considered amongst the top echelon of leg-spinners, Chandrasekhar along with E.A.S. Prasanna, Bishen Singh Bedi and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan constituted the Indian spin quartet that dominated spin bowling in the 1960s and 1970s.
He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972 and won Wisden’s “Best bowling performance of the century” award in 2002, for his 6 wickets for 38 runs against England at the Oval in 1971.
Former skipper Kapil Dev was chosen as the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century by an eminent jury of 35 cricketers, journalists and thinkers in a televised ceremony at Wembley Stadium.;
Q-15) Which country is the winner of Davis Cup-2014?
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Switzerland defeated France by 3-1 to win Davis Cup-2014.
Q-16) Who has won 25,000 US Dollar ITF singles title in maiden attempt in December 2014?
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Ankita Raina defeated Katy Dunne to win 25,000 US Dollar ITF singles title in maiden attempt.
Q-17) Who won the London Classic Chess title ?
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Viswanathan Anand defeated British Grandmaster Michael Adams to win his maiden London classic title.
Q-18) Which one of the following Tennis tournaments is the first to start the International Grand Slam in the Tennis history?
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Wimbledon Championship isthe oldest and the most prestigioustennistournament in the world. The name ofthe tournament is derived fromWimbledon, a suburb of London, where it has been held since 1877.
Q-19) Serena Williams of U.S.A. won the women’s singles U.S. Open 2012 title by defeating in the final
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Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus by 6–2, 2–6, 7–5.;
Q-20) Which of the following tournaments is not included in the Grand Slam in Tennis?
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