sports & games MCQ section 12 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women’s national badminton teams.

It is named after a former British women’s badminton player, Betty Uber. Uber Cup is held along with Thomas Cup, the world men’s Team Championship.

Answer: (d)

Pankaj Advani is an Indian professional player of English billiards and former snooker player.

He has achieved a hat-trick of hat-tricks in English billiards, holding the World, Asian, and Indian National Championship titles simultaneously, in three different years: 2005, 2008 and 2012.

He is the only player ever to win world titles in both the long and short formats of snooker.;

Answer: (a)

Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League’s Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a venue for Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International matches.

The largest cricket stadium in India and second-largest in the world by seating capacity, it is widely acknowledged to be the most iconic cricket stadium in India. Eden Gardens has been called “cricket’s answer to the Colosseum”.

Answer: (b)

Anil Kumble was, in June 2016, appointed as new India cricket team coach by BCCI President Anurag Thakur. His name was recommended by cricket advisory committee members Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.

He will be a coach for a period of one year. Kumble’s appointment marked the end of a 16-year tradition of giving foreigners the role.

Answer: (c)

She also became the first Indian to clinch the title in the tournament after 14 years. She is native of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Answer: (d)

Founded in 1961, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports commonly known as National Institute of Sports (NIS), is the Academic Wing of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Asia’s largest Sports Institute located in city of Patiala.