sports & games MCQ section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Player Game

a) Virdhaval Khade 3. Boxing

b) Vijay Singh 4. Golf player

c) Ande Marre 2. Tennis

d) Yelena Isinbayeva ‘Pole Vault

Answer: (a)

Virdhaval Khade is the player of swimming. Yelena Isinbayeva, Ande Marre and Vijay Singh are the players of Pole Vault, Tennis and Golf respectively.

Question : 7 [Haryana PSC (Pre) 2017]

Which Indian Cricketer was given the title ‘Tiger’?

a) Sunil Gavaskar

b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

c) B.S. Bedi

d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

Question : 8

Consider the following statements. To be eligible for the Arjuna Award, a sportsperson should

  1. ‘have good performance consistently for the previous three years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended.
  2. show qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
Which of the above is/are true?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) None of these

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Answer: (b)

Question : 9 [SSC CGL 2016]

First Indian to score a triple century in Test Cricket

a) Sourav Ganguly

b) Virendra Sehwag

c) MS Dhoni

d) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: (b)

Virender Sehwag became the first Indian to score a triple century when he hit 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004. He scored his second triple century (319) against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.

The latter is the fastest triple century in Test cricket, coming up off just 278 balls. Sehwag is the only Indian batsman to have scored two triple centuries.

Question : 10 [SSC CGL 2011]

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was held at :

a) Johannesburg

b) Berlin

c) London

d) Paris

Answer: (a)

The final was held on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0, with an extra-time goal by Andrés Iniesta. Iniesta scored the latest winning goal in a FIFA World Cup final. The win gave Spain their first World Cup title, becoming the eighth team to win it.

This made them the first new winner without home advantage since Brazil in 1958, and the first team to win the tournament after having lost their opening game.

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