sports & games MCQ section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Ravinder Singh became the first Indian to get elected as a member of the International shooting sport Federation (ISSF)’s Executive Committee. He is the president of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). He was also elected as the member of the Administrative Council of ISSF.

Answer: (b)

Cathy Freeman is a former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame. Freeman was the first-ever Aboriginal Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16 in 1990.

1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Champion in the 400 m event.

Answer: (b)

Nehru Cup is associated with football; Nehru Trophy with Boat Race; and Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament with hockey, which is organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society (JNHTS).

The Nehru Cup (more formally known as the ONGC Nehru Cup) is an international association football tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It was launched in 1982 but was not held from 1998 to 2006. After the trophy was won by Iraq in 1997, it was reinstated only in 2007.

Answer: (d)

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic won the women’s single title of Sydney International Tennis Tournament. She won the title defeating Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic 7-6, 7-6 in the final. This is the 15th career title won by world No. 4 Petra Kvitova.

Answer: (c)

The graceful right handed batsman VVS Laxman, India’s man for crisis situations, bid adieu to international cricket on August 18,2012.;