sports & games MCQ section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

Cathy Freeman is a former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame. Freeman was the first-ever Aboriginal Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16 in 1990.

1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Champion in the 400 m event.

Answer: (d)

National Sports Day is celebrated on 29thAugust in the memory of the great hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

Answer: (c)

Lance Armstrong was stripped on October 22,2012 of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by the governing body of cycling, the International Cycling Union following a report from the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) that has accused him of leading a massive doping programme on his teams.;

Answer: (a)

Gagan Narang is an Air Rifle Shooter. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 10 mAir Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympicsin London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012.

Answer: (b)

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick").

While other styles like the breaststroke, front crawl, or backstroke can be swum adequately by beginners, the butterfly is a more difficult stroke that requires a good technique as well as strong muscles.