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GK MCQ : Sports
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1. What is the age from which certain category of sports persons .winning gold medals at international level are entitled
to receive pension ?
(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 60
2. Who is the first Aborigine to win a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games?
(a) Maria Mutola (b) Cathy Freeman (c) Lorraine Graham (d) Katherine Meriy
3. In which sports is the participant called pugilist?
(a) Wrestling (b) Boxing (c) Javelin throw (d) Sprinter
4. ‘Free throw’ is associated with :
(a) Volleyball (b) Football (c) Basket Ball (d) Cricket
5. The distance of marathon race is
(a) 28 miles 385 yard (b) 24 miles 385 yard (c) 26 miles 385 yard (d) 25 miles 385 yard
6. In which among the following Commonwealth Games, India won maximum medals ?
(a) 1994, Victoria (b) 1990, Auckland (c) 1998, Kualalampur (d) 2002, Manchester
7. What is the distance between the popping crease and the stumps on a cricket pitch ?
(a) 2— feet (b) 3 feet (c) 3— feet (d) 4 feet
8. When did India win a gold medal in football in an international tournament last ?
(a) 1951 Delhi Asiad (b) 1962 Jakarta Asiad (c) 1964 Merdeka Cup, Kuala'lumpur (d) 1970 Merdeka Cup, KualaIumpur
9. When did India win a gold medal in hockey at the Olympics last time ?
(a) 2000 Sydney (b) 1996 Atlanta . (c) 1980 Moscow (d) 1972 Munich
10. What is the maximum permitted length of cricket bat?
(a) 32" (b) 34" (c) 36" . (d) 38"
11. The term 'Butterfly Stroke' is referred to in which sport ?
(a) Tennis (b) Volleyball (c) Wrestling (d) Swimming
12. At which Asiad did India reach the best medals standing ?
(a) 1951 at New Delhi (b) 1962 at Jakarta (c) 1982 at New Delhi (d) 1986 at Seoul
13. Jahangir Khan is famous in which sport?
(a) Boxing (b) Squash (c) Hockey (d) Cricket
14. When his father died, this Olympian placed his gold Medal in his father's coffin and said, “1 want
you to have this because it was your favorite event". Seeing his mother’s surprise, he added, “Don't worry. will get
another one". He did ! Who was this incredible athlete?
(a) EmilZatoPek (b) Al Oerter (c) Carl Lewis (d) Bob Beamon
15. What Is the amount given along with the satuette and commendation to a Dronachaiya award winner?
(a) Rs. 10 lakh (b) Rs. 5 lakh (c) Rs. 3 lakh (d) Rs. 1 lakh
16. When were the Commonwealth Games organized for the first time?
(a) 1948 (b) 1938 (c) 1934 (d) 1930
17. In which game the term 'Putting' is used ?
(a) Hockey (b) Chess (c) Golf (d) Billiards
18. Which of the following terms is not associated with Foot-ball ?

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(a) Penalty Kick (b) Free Kick (c) Penalty Stroke ' (d) OffSide
19. Who was the First Test Centurion in Indian cricket ?
(a) VinuMankad (b) C.K. Naidu (c) Lala Amamath (d) Mansur AliPataudi
20. The term 'Beamer' is associated with
(a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Cricket (d) Chess
21. Which of the following awards is not associated with the field of sports ?
(a) AijunaAward (b) Dronacharya Award (c) DhyanChand Award (d) Norman Borlaug Award
22. When were the first recorded Olympics held ?
(a) 825 BC (b) 776 BC (c) 320 BC (d) 80 AD
23. Thomas Cup is related to
(a) Badminton (b) Basketball (c) Cricket (d) Tennis
24. Thomas Cup is associated with
(a) Hockey (b) Football (c) Badminton (d) Basket Ball
25. Ryder Cup is related with which sports ?
(a) Football (b) Golf (c) Badminton (d) Cricket
26. The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at
(a) London (UK) (b) Sydney (Australia) (c) Hamilton (Canada) (d) Auckland (New Zealand)
27. Which of the following Twenty-20 Cricket Rules is not correctly stated?
(a) Each inning has a time limit of 75 minutes. For every over bowled after that, the batting side gets extra 6
runs
(b) If a batsman fails to reach the crease within 90 seconds after the fall of wicket, the bowling side gets 5 penalty runs
(c) A bowler can bowl a maximum of 6 overs per innings
(d) Fielding restrictions are applicable for the first six overs of the innings
28. What was the mascot of the Second Asian Indoor games which were held at Macau sometime
back?
(a) Miwiki (b) MeiMei (c) CheiChei (d) CheiMei-
29. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court?
(a) US Open (b) French Open (c) Wimbledon (d) Australian Open
30. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a test match innings ?
(a) Gaiy Sobers (b) Vivian Richards (c) Sunil Gavaskar (d) Brian Lara
31. The number of players in each side in Water Polo is
(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) 4
32. The maximum number of goals scored by India in the history of international hockey tournaments were in 1932
Olympics in Los Angeles when it beat USA by
(a) 26-0 (b) 24 – 1 (c) 22 - 0 (d) 20 -0
33. Eden Garden (Kolkata) is associated with
(a) Basket Ball (b) Football (c) Cricket (d) Hockey
34. Indira Gandhi Cup is associated with
(a) Basketball (b) Football (c) Boxing (d) Cricket
35. Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India ?
(a) Mohinder Singh (b) Ajit Pal Singh (c) Joginder Singh (d) Milkha Singh
36. The term ‘Pitcher’ is associated with :
(a) Wrestling (b) Boxing (c) Baseball (d) Basketball
37. Which is the first of the four Grandslam tennis tournaments to be held each year?
(a) French Open (b) U.S. Open (c) Wimbedon (d) Australian open
38. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is not held at the same venue year after year?
(a) French Open (b) Davis cup (c) U.S Open (d) Australian Open
39. Which of the following international tennis tournaments is held on grass court?
(a) U.S. Open (b) French Open (c) Wimbledon (d) Australian Open
40. Which India cricketer holds the unique record of three consecutive centuries in his first three tests?
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(a) Saurav Ganguly (b) Mohammad Azharuddin (c) SurinderAmamath (d) GundappaVishwanath
41. The first World Cup in cricket was held in
(a) 1975 (b) 1976 (c) 1983 (d)1980
42. Free-throw is given in this sport
(a) Volley ball (b) Basketball (c) Badminton (d) Cricket
43. Name the sportsman who has made maximum centuries in one day cricket.
(a) Vivian Richards (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) Saeed Anwar (d) Brian Lara
44. The name of Seema Antil is associated with this sport
(a) DiscusThrow (b) Cricket (c) Chess . * (d) Basketball
45. The famous woman Tennis player, who was stabbed during a match, is
(a) Steffi Graf (b) Monica Seles (c) Mary Pierce (d) Aranta Sanchez Vicario
46. Who is the first Indian cricketer to take a hat-trick of wickets in a Test?
(a) B,S. Chandrasekhar (b) E.A.S. Prasanna (c) B.S. Bedi (d) Harbhajan Singh
47. The first Indian woman to get an Olympic medal is
(a) P.T. Usha (b) Kamam Malleswari (c) AshwiniNachappa (d) UshaSachdev
48. Developed as a less strenuous alternative to basket ball which game was invented in 1895 by
William Morgan ?
(a) Softball (b) Throwball (c) Volleyball (d) Netball
49. The word “Jumpball" is associated with
(a) Baseball (b) Netball (c) Basketball (d) Softball
50. ‘Lay up shot' is a term associated with which of the following games?
(a) Volleyball (b) Throwball (c) Basketball (d) Handball
51. With which sport is the term “butterfly stroke” linked ?
(a) Boxing (b) Swimming (c) Karate (d) Judo
52. Where did the game of Chess originate ?
(a) India (b) Persia (c) Arabia (d) Europe
53. Thomas Cup' is associated with which game/sports?
(a) Hockey (b) Football (c) Basketball (d) Badminton
54. ‘Subroto Cup' is associated with which game/sports?
(a) Hockey (b) Football (c) Basketball (d) Badminton
55. Santosh Trophy is associated with :
(a) 'Hockey (b) Football (c) Basketball (d) Badminton
56. Nehru Trophy is associated with:
(a) Hockey (b) Football (c) Kabaddi (d) TableTennis (Women)
57. The first women to swim across seven important seas is :
(a) Chandini (b) Bula Choudhary (c) Mridula Rajiv (d) Priya Shanbhag
58. Rangaswami Cup is associated with
(a) Wrestling (b) Football (c) Hockey (d) Golf
59. Gagan Narang, whose name has been recommended for ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ is a famous
(a) Motor Car Racer (b) Cricketer (c) Air Rifle Shooter (d) Footballer
60, Find the mismatch:
(a) Somdev Dewarman : Badminton
(b) Gagan Narang : Shooting
(c) Arjun Alwal : Golf
(d) Anita Sood : Swimming
61. How many outstanding cricket players have been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award so far?
(a) Nil (b) One only (c) Two (2) (d) Five (5).
62. Which one of the following depicts the correct chronological order in which the four major Lawn Tennis
Tournaments are conducted annually?
(a) Australian Open – French Open - U.S. Open -Wimbledon
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(b) French Open-Australian Open - Wimbledon- U.S. Open

(c) Australian Open – French Open - Wimbledon - U.S. Open
(d) Wimbledon – Australian Open - French Open - U.S. Open
63. Who among the following bowlers has taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket ?
(a) Wasim Akram (b) Kapil Dev (c) Glenn McGrath (d) Malcolm Marshall
64. For which game Tiger Woods is famous ?
(a) Basketball (b) Football (c) Golf (d) Pole-vault
65. What is width of goal post in the game of football ?
(a) 20 feet (b) 22 feet (c) 24 feet (d) 26 feet
66. Who is the Tennis star to become World No. 1 seed at the youngest age?
(a) Steffi Graf (b) Monica Seles (c) Chris Evert (d) Martina Hingis
67. Nine time Wimbledon Champion of Women's Singles Match in Tennis is :
(a) Maiy Joe Femandaz (b) Jana Novotna (c) IvaMajoli (d) Martina Navratilova
68. Who created a world record for the maximum number of dismissals in Test Cricket as a Wicket Keeper?
(a) Alan Knott (b) Rodney Marsh (c) Ian Healy (d) MoinKhan
69. Who was the 'man of the series'at the four-nation ODI LG Cup,1999 tournament held at Nairobi?
(a) Sourav Ganguli (b) Lance Klusener (c) Lance Gibbs (d) Vijay Bharadwaj
70. A winner of three gold and one silver medals at the 1998 Olympics, was a living legend until September 1998 when
she died at the young age of
71. Who is this athlete?
(a) Dotorez Florence Griffith (b) Florence Griffith Joyner (c) Jackie Joyner Kersee (d) None of the above
72. Who is the athlete who set the maximum number (6) of the world records in a span of 45 minutes?
(a) Michael Johnson (b) “Jesse” (John Cleveland) Owens (c) Florence G. Joyner (d) Carl Lewis
73. Who is the goal-keeper who played in five Football World Cup tournaments?
(a) Antonio Carbajal (b) Gerd Muller (c) Lothar Matthaeus (d) Bryan Robson

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