Practice Sports and games - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) How many players are there in Kho-Kho?
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Q-2) What is the number of players on each side in Rugby Football ?
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Rugby football is played on a field by two teams of 15 people. The objective of the game is to obtain more points than the opposing team within 80 minutes of playing time. Points are gained through scoring tries or kicking goals.;
Q-3) How many players are there in a cricket team?
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Q-4) The number of players in each side in Water Polo is
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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-5) At Rio Olympics, what was the final position of Dipa Karmakar in her category?
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Dipa Karmakar, India’s first-ever female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics, attained 4thposition in the Women's Vault Gymnastics event of Rio Olympics 2016 with an overall score of 15.066.
For her commendable performance in Rio Olympics 2016, the Government of India conferred upon her the Khel Ratna award in August 2016.;
Q-6) What is the number of players in Polo and Waterpolo respectively?
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Q-7) Which of the following games originated in England?
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Q-8) Which of the following trophies/cups associated with the game of Hockey?
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Q-9) Which of the following countries did not win any of the "FIFA World Cup" in 2002, 2006 & 2010 ?
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0 in the final.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany. Italy won the tournament, claiming their fourth World Cup title.
They defeated France 5–3 in a penalty shootout in the final, after extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup which took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010.
In the final, Spain, the European champions, defeated third-time finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta’s goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first world title, becoming the eighth nation to win the tournament, and the first European nation to win the tournament outside its home continent.
Q-10) The Summer Olympic Games were normally held at intervals of
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Q-11) Who won the men’s single title of Sydeny International Tennis Tournament ?
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‘Viktor Troicki of Serbia won the men’s single title of Sydney International Tennis Tournament. He won the title by defeating Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan from 6-2, 6-3 in the final match.
Q-12) Which country has recently won the Copa America 2011 Final?
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The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America.
Uruguay won the tournament after defeating Paraguay 3–0 in the final, giving them a record 15th Copa América title and their first since 1995.
Note: The Chile national football team Won the 2016 Copa America final.
Q-13) Which of the following cricketer has been declared the “Cricketer of the Twentieth Century” by the ICC ?
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The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five cricketers who were judged to be the most prominent players of the 20th century, as selected by a 100-member panel of cricket experts appointed by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000. The players were: Donald Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne and Vivian Richards.;
Q-14) Which of the following states has won United Nation award for sustainable tourism?
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Kerala Tourism has been conferred the United Nation Award for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism, the first time India has ever won the recognition.
Q-15) The venue for the XXX Olympic Games is
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The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
It took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London won the right to host the 2012 Games with 54 votes to Paris’s 50.
Q-16) Consider the following statements given below, and choose the Statement (s) which is/are correct?
- Rooney has won several trophies with Manchester United including five EPL titles and Champions League.
- Darren Fletcher has been appointed as the captain of Manchester United.
Choose the Correct Option:
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Rooney has been appointed as the captain of Manchester United and not Darren Fletcher.
Q-17) Leander Paes won 2015 Australian Open mixed doubles title with his teammate
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Leander Paes and Martina Hingis beat Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic to win 2015 Australian Open mixed doubles title.
Q-18) The 2007 World Cup for Cricket will be held in
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The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport’s One Day International format.
There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams). Australia won the tournament undefeated, concluding a streak of 29 World Cup games without a loss.
Note: The 2019 Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 15 July 2019.
This will be the 12th Cricket World Cup competition, and the fifth time it will be held in England and Wales, following 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 World Cups.
Q-19) Which of the following statements about ICC One Day World Cup 2011 is/are correct?
- India won the World Cup ICC one day final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
- Man of the match was awarded to Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
- Man of the series was won by Sachin Tendulkar.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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India won the World Cup ICC one day final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Man of the match was Mahendra Singh Dhoni and man of the series was won by Yuvraj Singh.
Q-20) Which city is hosting the 2016 Olympic Games ?
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The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 2016. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.;