sports & games MCQ section 14 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (a)

A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot.

The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball. When doing a layup, the player lifts the outside foot or the foot away from the basket.

Answer: (a)

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);

Answer: (d)

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.

Answer: (b)

Kamaljeet Sandhu is a former woman Indian athlete who won gold medal at 1970 Asian Games in 400 m race. She was the first woman to win Gold in any Asian games.

Answer: (d)

The 2012 Champions League Twenty20, held in South Africa, was won by Sydney Sixers. The team defeated the Highveld Lions in the final.;