sports & games MCQ section 14 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Mohammad Azharuddin has the unique distinction of scoring a century in each of his first three Tests – a feat unmatched till date. He achieved this feat against England in the 1984-1985 cricketing season.;

Answer: (b)

IPL has created a distinction for the highest wicket-taking bowler and highest run-getter. The Purple Cap is for the highest wicket-taking bowler and the Orange cap is for the highest run-getter.

Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians won the Purple Cap in IPL-4 for taking 28 wickets in 16 matches.

Note: Virat Kohli was the orange cap winner and Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the purple cap winner in IPL2016.

Answer: (d)

All statements are correct.

Answer: (d)

Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the men’s singles final on 7 July 2013. He has become Britain’s first Wimbledon men’s singles champion for 77 years since Fred Perry in 1936.;

Answer: (b)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men’s national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010.

The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.

The matches were played in ten stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg.

Note: The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 17th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup the tournament will be hosted by India between 6 and 28 October 2017.

This will be the first FIFA tournament hosted by the country. The final will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 28 October 2017.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup It is scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2022 The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup It is scheduled to take place in Russia.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. German national football team won the final.;

Answer: (b)

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo on 12 January 2015 won the FIFA Ballon d’or award 2014 for the best footballer of the year in the world. It is the third time that Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’or award following the previous triumphs in the years 2008 and 2013.