sports & games MCQ section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (c)

Australia won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament title for the seventh time on 17 March 2013, defeating Malaysia 3-2 in the final match. Earlier, Australia had won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in 1983, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2011.

Note: The 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Australia won the title for the ninth time after defeating India 4–0 in the final.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

India was the host nation for the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi, India from November 19 to December 4, 1982. India was ranked 5th with 13 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 25 bronze medals with a total of 57 overall medals.

In 2010, India created history by recording their best-ever performance in Guangzhou Asian Games with 64 medals, including 14 gold, with star boxer Vijender Singh providing the icing on the cake by bringing the last yellow metal on the penultimate day of the games. Before this performance, India’s best medal haul to date was recorded in the 1982 Games in Delhi when they had won 13 gold, 19 Silver and 25 Bronze for an overall tally of 57. India had finished 10 in the Asiad Games in Doha with a tally of 10-17-26.

Note: The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was celebrated in Guangzhou, China in November 2010. Here India won a maximum of 65 medals.

India competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in September -October 2014. After 16 years India won the Gold medal in the Asian Games men’s hockey tournament and consequently earned a direct berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics hockey tournament.

Here India won a total of 57 medals. The 2018 Asian Games officially known as the XVIII Asiad, is to be hosted by Indonesia and is scheduled to take place from August 18 – September 2, 2018. This will be the second time that Jakarta has hosted the Asian Games.

Answer: (c)

The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2004 or Euro 2004, was the 12th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for men’s national teams in Europe.

It was held in Portugal for the first time, after their bid was selected by UEFA on 12 October 1999, over bids from Spain and Austria/ Hungary. For the first time in a major football tournament, the final featured the same teams as the opening match, and like in their previous encounter, Portugal was beaten by Greece, with the winning goal scored by Angelos Charisteas.

Greece’s triumph was unexpected, considering that they had only qualified for two other major tournaments – Euro 1980 and the 1994 World Cup – and their victory in the opening match was their first in a major tournament.

Note: The UEFA Euro 2016 Final that took place on 10 July 2016 in France, Portugal defeated the hosts and two-time winners France 1–0 after extra time.;

Answer: (a)

In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court (the free-throw line; informally known as the foul line) and are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team. Each successful free throw is worth one point. Free throws can normally be made at a high percentage by good players.

In the NBA, most players make between 70– 80% of their attempts. There are many situations when free throws can be awarded. The first and most common is when a player is fouled while in the act of shooting.

If the foul causes the player to miss the shot, the player receives two or three free throws depending on whether the shot was taken in front of or behind the three-point line.;