sports & games MCQ section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

The 2nd Asian Indoor Games were held in Macau, China from 26 October 2007 to 3 November 2007. Mei Mei was the official mascot of the games. The concept of “Mei Mei” was derived from the wild migratory black-faced spoonbills which come and perch in Macao every year.

“Mei Mei” soars high into the sky, symbolizing that Macao opened new paths with an endless innovative spirit, and also represented the youthful, boundless and ground-breaking force of the Asian Indoor Games.

As this migratory bird has been chosen to be the mascot, “Mei Mei” not only showed her energy of flying high but also encouraged Macao citizens to participate in the Macao 2007, 2nd Asian Indoor Games.

Answer: (b)

The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament conducted annually in India. The first ever polo trophy in the world, it is named after Sir David Ezra, a leading Jewish business tycoon in Calcutta who patronized the sport in the city. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880.;

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Thomas Bach of Germany was elected today as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He replaced Jacques Rogge, whose 12- year tenure officially ended in September 2013.;

Answer: (c)

Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, which is the only quintuple hundred in first-class cricket history. He also holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test innings after scoring 400 not out against England at Antigua in 2004.

He is the only batsman to have ever scored a hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first-class games over the course of a senior career.

Lara also holds the test record of scoring the most number of runs in a single over in a Test match, when he scored 28 runs off an over by Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003.

Answer: (a)

Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered to be the biggest and the most prestigious. It is the only Major still played on grass, the game's original surface, which gave the game its original name of "lawn tennis".;