sports & games MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

It is the World Team Badminton Championships for women. It was named after a former British women badminton player, Betty Uber. She gave the idea of hosting a women’s event similar to that of the men (Thomas Cup).

Answer: (a)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was launched in the year 1991-92.

Sachin Tendulkar was honoured with this award in 1997–98.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2007–08.;

Answer: (d)

Indira Gandhi gold cup is associated with hockey while Indira Gandhi cup is associated with Boxing.

Answer: (b)

At the 20th Asian Athletics Championship, held in Pune in July 2013, women’s 400m runner M.R Poovamma claimed silver medal with a run of 53.37 seconds. Yanmin Zhao of China won the Gold Medal.;

Answer: (a)

Leander Paes and Martina Hingis beat Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic to win 2015 Australian Open mixed doubles title.

Answer: (b)

India won Gold Medal in football in 1951 and 1962. In 1951 the inaugural Asian Games were held in New Delhi and the football team under the legendary captain Sailendra Nath Manna won the gold medal with Sahu Mewalal scoring the winner against Iran.

11 years later in Jakarta, India won their second and until now last gold medal in Asian Games football. It was a 2-1 final victory against South Korea with P.K. Banerjee and the late Jarnail Singh scoring.;