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Questions : India first took part in the Olympic Games in the year

(a) 1972

(b) 1920

(c) 1928

(d) 1974

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

Which of the following pairs is not correct?

a) Deodhar Trophy - Cricket

b) Rangaswami Cup - Hockey

c) Federation Cup - Badminton

d) Rovers Cup - Football

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has revised the Scheme of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar.
  2. According to the revised plan, this scheme will be given in six categories.
  3. Corporates now can spend and provide funds for the promotion and development of sports from the funds earmarked for CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (a)

According to the revised plan, this scheme will be given in the following four categories.

  1. They are Identification and nurturing of budding/young talent.
  2. Encouragement of sports through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
  3. Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures.
  4. Sports for Development.

Question : 3

Who won the World Carrom Championship 2012 ?

a) Nishantha Fernando

b) Mirabai Chanu

c) Nuthaki Priyanka

d) Rashmi Kumari

Answer: (a)

Nishantha Fernando from Moratuwa beat Bharathidasan of India to crown himself as the World Carrom Champion in Colombo in November 2012. Nishantha was also the runner up in the Swiss League tournament held at the same venue.;

Question : 4

Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a hat-trick in Test Cricket. The first in the world was

a) Fredrick Robert Spofforth (Australia)

b) Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)

c) Huge Trumble (Australia)

d) Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Consider the following statements.

  1. ‘Stanley Cup is associated with the hockey.
  2. Heisman Trophy is associated with the football.
  3. Wightman Cup is associated with the track and field.
Which of the following is wrong?

a) 3 only

b) None of these

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

In which Indian state did the game of ‘Polo’ originates?

a) Mizoram

b) Kerala

c) Manipur

d) Nagaland

Answer: (c)

The modern game of polo, though was formalised and popularised by the British, is actually derived from Manipur, India, where the game was known as‘Sagol Kangjei’, ‘Kanjai-bazee’, or ‘Pulu’.

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