sports & games MCQ section 11 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Headquarters of FIFA is situated in Zürich, Switzerland

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

SunilChhetri is an Indian professionalfootballer who plays as a striker for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.

Answer: (d)

The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men’s Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport’s global governing body.

The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982 tournament, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948- 1949.

The final phase of the tournament involves twelve teams competing at venues within a host nation and is played concurrently with the final phase of the world women’s team championships, the Uber Cup (first held in 1956-1957).

Since 1984 the two competitions have been held jointly at the various stages of play.

Answer: (d)

The government of India launched the Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons in 1994. Under the scheme, a pension is given to sportspersons, who win medals in the Olympic Games and gold medals in Asian games.

While Olympic medalists are given pension @ Rs. 2000/per month, gold medalists of Asian games are given pension @ Rs. 1500/ per month. Pension is given from the age of 30 till life.

The scheme is being operated through the Life Insurance Corporation of India.