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

Answer: (a)

The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 2016. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.;

Answer: (a)

Anil Kumble became the fourth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Bishan Singh Bedi, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev are the other hall of fame members from India.

Answer: (c)

Christopher Martin-Jenkins was a British cricket journalist and a past President of the MCC. He was also a commentator for Test Match Special (TMS) on BBC Radio from 1973 until diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2012.;

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport’s One Day International format.

There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams). Australia won the tournament undefeated, concluding a streak of 29 World Cup games without a loss.

Note: The 2019 Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 15 July 2019.

This will be the 12th Cricket World Cup competition, and the fifth time it will be held in England and Wales, following 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 World Cups.

Answer: (b)

The Indian Grand Prix (sometimes referred to as the Grand Prix of India) is a motor race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship currently being held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida near New Delhi.

The first event took place on 30 October 2011 as the 17th race of the 2011 Formula One season. The circuit, designed by circuit architect Hermann Tilke, is 5.141 kilometres in length.

The track is spread across an area of 875 acres, and is a part of Jaypee Green Sports city.;