sports & games MCQ section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete.

She is considered the “fastest woman of all time” based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 metres and 200 metres still stand and have yet to be seriously challenged.

She died in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure in 1998 at the age of 38.

Answer: (a)

Serena Jameka Williams is a professional American tennis player. The Women’s Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions.

Already regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 30 Grand Slam titles ties her for eighth on the all-time list: 15 in singles, 13 in women’s doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously (‘02–’03) and only the fifth woman ever to do so.

Her total of 15 Grand Slam singles titles is sixth on the all-time list, and fourth in the open era, behind Steffi Graf (22 titles) and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (18 titles each);

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

Saloni Dalal, a schoolgirl of Karnataka became the youngest medal winner in the 35th National Games in Kerala. The 12 years old Saloni won a Bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke swimming event.

Kalyani Saxena of Gujarat and Rutuja Udeshi of Maharashtra won the gold and silver medals of the 200-meter breaststroke swimming event respectively.

Answer: (a)

LBW or Leg Before Wicket is a term used in cricket to denote a criterion for a wicket to become out.

Answer: (a)

Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between teams representing regional cricket associations, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia.

The competition is named after England and Yorkshire cricketer Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji (Jam Sahib of Nawanagar).