sports & games MCQ section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Australia won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament title for the seventh time on 17 March 2013, defeating Malaysia 3-2 in the final match. Earlier, Australia had won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in 1983, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2011.

Note: The 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Australia won the title for the ninth time after defeating India 4–0 in the final.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

India was the host nation for the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi, India from November 19 to December 4, 1982. India was ranked 5th with 13 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 25 bronze medals with a total of 57 overall medals.

In 2010, India created history by recording their best-ever performance in Guangzhou Asian Games with 64 medals, including 14 gold, with star boxer Vijender Singh providing the icing on the cake by bringing the last yellow metal on the penultimate day of the games. Before this performance, India’s best medal haul to date was recorded in the 1982 Games in Delhi when they had won 13 gold, 19 Silver and 25 Bronze for an overall tally of 57. India had finished 10 in the Asiad Games in Doha with a tally of 10-17-26.

Note: The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was celebrated in Guangzhou, China in November 2010. Here India won a maximum of 65 medals.

India competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in September -October 2014. After 16 years India won the Gold medal in the Asian Games men’s hockey tournament and consequently earned a direct berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics hockey tournament.

Here India won a total of 57 medals. The 2018 Asian Games officially known as the XVIII Asiad, is to be hosted by Indonesia and is scheduled to take place from August 18 – September 2, 2018. This will be the second time that Jakarta has hosted the Asian Games.

Answer: (c)

The first world cup Hockey was played in Barcelona in 1971 whose final winner was Pakistan.

Answer: (d)

The 2020 Summer Olympics are planned to be held from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo. The city was announced as the host at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on 7 September 2013.

It will be the second time the Summer Olympics are held in the Japanese capital, which previously hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Answer: (a)

Roll-in is a term associated with field and ice hockey. It refers to the act of to returning the ball to play after it has crossed the touchline.;