Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions

Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions

1. Tokyo Olympic is _______ th edition of Summer 4. Who is the 1st ever Indian Fencer to qualify for the
Olympics. Tokyo Olympic Games 2021 ?
(a) 32 (a) Kabita Devi
(b) 31 (b) Shilpa Garg
(c) 33 (c) CA Bhavani Devi
(d) 30 (d) Pooja Mishra
Answer (a) Answer (c)
2. Which Indian woman Gymnast is going to represent 5. Which team leads the procession of athletes at the
India at Tokyo Olympics 2021? opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?
(a) Pranati Nayak (a) Hosting nation
(b) Sunita Sharma (b) Greece
(c) Dipa Karmakar (c) Hosting nation of next 2 Olympic games
(d) Aruna Reddy (d) Hosting nation of previous 3 Olympic games
Answer (a) Answer (b)
3. What do the five rings on the Olympic symbol 6. Who is the women Indian Golfer who qualified for
represent? Tokyo Olympics games 2021 ?
(a) the five oceans (a) Neha Tripathi
(b) the five continents (b) Shaili Chopra
(c) the five countries (c) Aditi Ashok
(d) the five rivers (d) Tvesa Malik
Answer (b) Answer (c)

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7. Where are the headquarters of the International 14. Who of the following is known as the Father of
Olympic Committee located? Modern Olympics?
(a) Lausanne, Switzerland (a) Ivo Ferriani
(b) Paris, France (b) Pierre de Coubertin
(c) Geneva, Switzerland (c) Jacques Count Rogge
(d) Atlanta, Europe (d) Ferenc Kemény
Answer (a) Answer (b)
8. In which year were the first modern Olympic Games 15. who is the president of International Olympic
held? Committee?
(a) 1892 (a) Thomas Bach
(b) 1896 (b) Jacques Count Rogge
(c) 1912 (c) John Coates
(d) 1900 (d) Ivo Ferriani
Answer (b) Answer (a)
9. What does the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius 16. Among the following Indians, who was the first to
mean? win an individual medal at the Olympics?
(a) Character, Attitude, Bigger (a) K.D. Jadhav
(b) Faster, Higher, Bigger (b) Leander Paes
(c) Faster, Higher, Stronger (c) Dhyanchand
(d) Bigger, Stronger, Attitude (d) Karnam Malleswari
Answer (c) Answer (a)
10. The five rings of the Olympic symbol are in five Note :- 1952 Helsinki Olympics – Freestyle
different colours. Red, Green, Yellow, Blue and Wrestling – Bronze medal
_______ 17. Which team is at the end of the procession of
(a) Indigo athletes at the opening ceremony of the Olympic
(b) Pink Games?
(c) White (a) Hosting nation
(d) Black (b) Greece
Answer (d) (c) Hosting nation of the next 2 Olympic games
11. In which year did women participate for the first (d) Hosting nation of the previous 3 Olympic games
time in modern Olympic Games? Answer (a)
(a) 1900, Paris 18. Which language other than English is the Official
(b) 1908, London language of the International Olympic Committee?
(c) 1904, Paris (a) Hindi
(d) 2000, Sydney (b) French
Answer (a) (c) Spanish
12. Who is the youngest athlete in the Tokyo Olympic (d) Arabia
2020? Answer (b)
(a) Hend Zaza
(b) Mollie O’Callaghan
(c) Nino Salukvadze
(d) Andrew Hoy
Answer (a)
Note :- Syria - Hend Zaza - table tennis
13. At which of the following Olympic Games was the
Olympic flag flown for the first time?
(a) 1900, Paris
(b) 1908, Sydney
(c) 1920, Antwerp
(d) 1928, USA
Answer (c)

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19. Who is the oldest athlete in the Tokyo Olympic 26. Who of the following gymnasts was the first to be
2020? awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic
(a) Oscar Swahn gymnastic event?
(b) Hend Zaza (a) Michael Phelps
(c) Mary Hanna (b) Jim Hines
(d) Mollie O’Callaghan (c) Nadia Comaneci
Answer (c) (d) Yelena Davydova
Note :- Australia - Mary Hanna - equestrian Answer (c)
20. According to the Olympic charter, the duration of 27. Who of the following was the first female Olympic
the competitions of the Olympic Games shall not champion?
exceed - (a) Nadia Comaneci
(a) 21 days (b) Charlotte Cooper
(b) 15 days (c) Agnes Morton
(c) 14 days (d) Helen Jackson
(d) 16 days Answer (b)
Answer (d) 28. At which of the following places is the Olympic
21. At which of the following Olympic Games was the flame lit before the start of the Olympic Games
Olympic oath taken for the first time? every four years?
(a) 1936, Berlin (a) Temple of Zeus
(b) 1920, Antwerp (b) Temple of God
(c) 1900, Paris (c) Temple of Hera
(d) 2000, Sydney
(d) Temple of Artemis
Answer (b)
Answer (c)
22. At which of the following Olympics were gold
29. At which of the Olympic Games was the Olympic
medals made of pure gold last awarded?
flame introduced for the first time?
(a) 1912
(a) 1900, Paris
(b) 1916
(b) 1908, London
(c) 1908
(c) 1928, Amsterdam
(d) 1928
(d) 1920, Paris
Answer (a)
Answer (c)
23. Who of the following athletes has won the
30. At which of these Olympic Games did Dhyanchand
maximum number of individual gold medals (8) at a
captain the gold medal winning Indian hockey
single Olympics?
(a) Poul Masson team?
(b) Michael Phelps (a) 1956, Melbourne
(c) Carl Lewis (b) 1948, Beijing
(d) James Connolly (c) 1928, Amsterdam
Answer (b) (d) 1936, Berlin
24. Who of the following in 1896 became the first Answer (d)
champion of the modern Olympic Games? 31. Who among the following is the lone winner of gold
(a) Carl Lewis medal from India in the Olympics?
(b) Paul Masson (a) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Carl Schumann (b) Vijender Kumar
(d) James Connolly (c) P V Sindhu
Answer (d) (d) Rajyavardhan Rathore
25. Who of the following was the first person to Answer (a)
complete the 100 m event in under 10 seconds? 32. In 2020, which game is re-introduced in Olympics?
(a) Jim Hines (a) Golf
(b) Jesse Ownes (b) Baseball
(c) Usain Bolt (c) Vollyball
(d) Carl Lewis (d) Karate
Answer (a) Answer (b)

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33. Who became 1st athlete to win gold medal in Tokyo 38. Where did the 2018 Winter Olympics held?
Olympic 2020? (a) China
(a) Qian Yang (b) Japan
(b) Carl Lewis (c) South Korea
(c) Alvin Harrison (d) USA
Answer (c)
(d) Gregory Haughton
39. How many countries participated in the 2018
Answer (a)
Winter Olympics?
Note:- Qian Yang – China – 10 meter Air Rifle
(a) 87
34. Which city is the first in the world to be awarded (b) 92
both summer and winter Olympics? (c) 102
(a) Seoul (d) 110
(b) Tokyo Answer (b)
(c) Beijing 40. Where is the headquarters of International Olympic
(d) Melbourne Committee situated?
Answer (c) (a) Germany
35. The first winter Olympics was held in which year? (b) Sweden
(c) Switzerland
(a) 1926
(d) Italy
(b) 1918
Answer (c)
(c) 1924
41. Who is the present President of International
(d) 1936 Olympic Committee?
Answer (c) (a) Thomas Bach
36. The first Summer Olympics was held in which year? (b) Jacques Rogge
(a) 1900 (c) Craig Reedie
(b) 1896 (d) Narinder Batra
(c) 1902 Answer (a)
(d) 1936 42. Who is the first Indian woman to join the
Answer (b) International Olympic Committee?
37. Which Colour represents Asia in Olympics ring? (a) Narinder Batra
(b) Nita Ambani
(a) Red
(c) Karnam Malleswari
(b) Yellow
(d) Craig Reedie
(c) Green
Answer (b)
(d) Violet 43. Who is the current president of Indian Olympic
Answer (b) committee?
(a) Karnam Malleswari
(b) Rajeev Mehta
(c) Narinder Batra
(d) Nita Ambani
Answer (c)
44. Who was the first Indian woman to ever win an
Olympic medal ?
(a) P V Sindhu
(b) Karnam Malleswari
(c) Geeta Phogat
(d) Saina Nehwal
Answer (b)

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45. Which of the following country was banned in 52. What is the official mascot name of winter Olympics
Winter Olympics 2018? 2018?
(a) North Korea (a) Miraitowa
(b) Dolphin
(b) Japan
(c) Soohorang
(c) Russia
(d) Olive ridley
(d) Chinese Taipe Answer (c)
Answer (c) 53. Which country has hosted the most Olympics?
46. Where will the 2022 winter Olympics held? (a) United States
(a) France (b) China
(b) Italy (c) Japan
(c) Beijing (d) France
Answer (a)
(d) Brisbane
54. Who was the flag bearer for the 2018 Olympics
Answer (c) India?
47. Where will the Summer Olympics 2020 held? (a) Sushil Kumar
(a) Italy (b) Shiva Keshvan
(b) Beijing (c) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Japan (d) Bajrang Punia
(d) USA Answer (b)
55. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Answer (c)
(a) Japan
48. What is the motto of Olympics?
(b) China
(a) Games for Unity (c) Brazil
(b) Play Higher (d) Australia
(c) Swifter, Higher, Stronger Answer (c)
(d) Look Forward 56. How many medals did India won in Olympics 2016?
Answer (c) (a) 4
(b) 2
49. Who is the first Indian to win an individual gold
(c) 3
medal at Olympics?
(d) 1
(a) Dhyan Chand Answer (b)
(b) Abhinav Bindra 57. What is the motto of Olympics 2020?
(c) Vijender Singh (a) Play for fun
(d) Karnam Malleshwari (b) Do and win
Answer (b) (c) Discover Tomorrow
50. Which country won the most Olympic medals in (d) Look Forward
Answer (c)
2018?
58. What is the mascot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
(a) Norway (a) Miraitowa
(b) United States (b) Someity
(c) Germany (c) Soohorang
(d) China (d) Dolphin
Answer (a) Answer (a)
51. In which year India won first gold medal in hockey? 59. Which athlete is the most decorated Olympian of all
time?
(a) 1928
(a) Carl Lewis
(b) 1958
(b) Usain Bolt
(c) 1924 (c) Michael Phelps
(d) 1936 (d) Sushil Kumar
Answer (a) Answer (c)

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60. Who was the Indian flag bearer on the opening 67. 2024 Summer Olympic will be held in
ceremony in Rio Olympics 2016? (a) Beijing
(a) Sushil Kumar (b) London
(b) Sakshi Malik (c) Brisbane
(d) Paris
(c) Abhinav Bindra
Answer (d)
(d) Mary Kom
68. 2028 Summer Olympic will be held in
Answer (c) (a) Los Angeles
61. Who was the flag bearer from India at the closing (b) London
ceremony in the 2016 Rio Olympics? (c) Seoul
(a) P.V.Sindhu (d) Paris
(b) Sakshi Malik Answer (a)
(c) Abhinav Bindra 69. 2032 Summer Olympic will be held in
(d) Saina Nehwal (a) Los Angeles
(b) Brisbane
Answer (b)
(c) Athens
62. When did India first participated in Olympics?
(d) Paris
(a) 1924 Answer (b)
(b) 1928 70. First-ever Winter Olympics was conducted on the
(c) 1900 year _____
(d) 1904 (a) 1920
Answer (c) , Paris (b) 1922
63. Who was the First Indian to win an individual (c) 1924
Olympic medal after independence? (d) 1928
Answer (c)
(a) Kishan Lal
71. Which sport item was included in the 1988 summer
(b) Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Olympic after a break of 64 years?
(c) Norman Pritc hard (a) Table Tennis
(d) Karnam Malleswari (b) Lawn Tennis
Answer (b) (c) Swimming
64. Who was the captain of Indian hockey team in 1948 (d) Rowing
Olympic? Answer (b)
(a) Dhyan Chand 72. In which year Snowboarding was first included in
(b) K. D. Singh the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan?
(a) 1998
(c) Kishan Lal
(b) 1994
(d) Dilip Tirkey
(c) 2002
Answer (c) (d) 2004
65. Who was the 2nd woman win medal in weightlifting Answer (a)
in the 2020 Olympic ?
(a) Renu bala Chanu
(b) Sanamacha Chanu
(c) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
(d) Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
Answer (c)
66. Who inaugurated 2020 Tokyo Olympic ?
(a) Akihito
(b) Naruhito
(c) Hirohito
(d) Yoshihito
Answer (b)

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73. In 1980 Moscow Olympics one country boycotted 79. _____ was a female skater who had won three-time
the games with the order of its President. Which Olympic Champion in Ladies’ Singles, a ten-time
was that country? World Champion and a six-time European
(a) Spain Champion.
(b) Japan (a) Sonja Henie
(c) Iran (b) Anastasiya Kuzmina
(d) USA (c) Chris McGee
Answer (d) (d) Lin Miaoke
74. Name the country which always leads the parade of Answer (a)
athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony? 80. The Olympic Games in which firstever drug- test
(a) USA was executed against doping was in
(b) Greece (a) 1896, Athens
(c) Japan (b) 1920, Antwerp
(d) China (c) 1968, Mexico City
Answer (b) (d) 1908, London
75. As per records the first Olympics is traditionally Answer (c)
dated on 81. Name the Olympic Games in which South Korea and
(a) 776 BC North Korea came together under one flag.
(b) 780 BC (a) Sydney 2000
(c) 772 BC (b) Mexico City 1968
(d) 796 BC (c) Moscow 1980
Answer (a) (d) Japan 1998
Answer (a)
76. In 1913, _____ is the person who designed the
82. As a symbol of spreading peace, which bird is set
Olympic flag.
free during the inaugural ceremony of Olympic
(a) Pierre de Coubertin
Games?
(b) Demetrius Vikelas
(a) Parrot
(c) Ferenc Kemény
(b) Flamingo
(d) None of these
(c) Doves
Answer (a)
(d) Sparrow
77. The year in which the voting held for selecting 2016
Answer (c)
summer games host was on
83. First World War cancelled one Olympics which was
(a) 2007
planned to be held at _____ in 1916.
(b) 2010
(a) London
(c) 2009
(b) New York
(d) 2008
(c) Sydney
Answer (c)
(d) Berlin
78. Which sport has celebrated its 100th year of
Answer (d)
participation in the Games at the 2012 London
84. The sport which has a large number of competition
Olympics?
items in the Olympic Games is
(a) Hurdles (a) Running
(b) Football (b) Swimming
(c) Hockey (c) Shooting
(d) Modern Pentathlon (d) Table Tennis
Answer (d) Answer (b)

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85. The telecasting of games through television started 90. The year in which basketball entered as an Olympic
from which Olympics ? game is
(a) 1936, Berlin (a) 1932
(b) Sydney 2000 (b) 1936
(c) Mexico City 1968 (c) 1984
(d) Moscow 1980 (d) 1976
Answer (a) Answer (b)
86. The journey of Olympic Torch through five 91. The boxing was included from which year in the
continents started in the year _____ at _____ history of Olympic Games?
(a) Sydney, 2000 (a) 1904
(b) Moscow, 1980 (b) 1912
(c) 1936, Berlin (c) 1900
(d) 2004, Athens (d) 1936
Answer (d) Answer (a)
87. Name the Olympian who is the only man to win two 92. The football in Olympics was introduced in
gold in two different games in the same Olympics (a) 1904
itself. (b) 1912
(a) Raymond Ewry (c) 1900
(b) Oliver Leonard Kirk (d) 1936
(c) Sawao Kato Answer (c)
(d) Abebe Bikila
93. BMX racing was included from which year in the
Answer (b)
history of Olympic Games?
88. _____ is the Olympian who won 3 gold medals in a
(a) 2012
single day.
(b) 2000
(a) Raymond Ewry
(c) 1996
(b) Oliver Leonard Kirk
(d) 2008
(c) Sawao Kato
Answer (d)
(d) Abebe Bikila
94. Name the Olympics from which the use of goggles
Answer (a)
for swimming started?
89. Badminton was declared as an event from which
(a) 1936, Berlin
Olympics?
(b) 1976, Montreal, Canada
(a) 1996
(c) Sydney, 2000
(b) 2000
(d) 2004, Athens
(c) 1988
Answer (b)
(d) 1992
95. The one and only Olympics in which golf
Answer (d)
competition for women was conducted is
(a) 1900
(b) 1904
(c) 1896
(d) 1912
Answer (a)
96. Name the Olympics, which afterward standing
jumps were removed from games.
(a) 1976, Montreal, Canada
(b) 1936, Berlin
(c) 1912, Stockholm
(d) 2004, Athens
Answer (c)

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97. From which Olympics onwards Polo was excluded 104. How many Gold medals are given in the Tokyo
from games? Olympic 2020?
(a) 1936 (a) 339
(b) 1904
(b) 341
(c) 1912
(c) 335
(d) 1896
Answer (a) (d) 350
98. Which of the following combination of years Answer (a)
represents the years when the Olympic Games were 105. Which of the following sport is newly included in
not held due to the two World Wars? Tokyo Olympic 2020?
(a) 1918, 1936, 1940 (a) Swimming
(b) 1916, 1940, 1944 (b) Karate
(c) 1924, 1916, 1942
(c) Ice Hockey
(d) 1936, 1840, 1946
Answer (b) (d) Cricket
99. At which of the following cities have the Olympic Answer (b)
games NOT been held twice? Note :- New Games added:- baseball/softball,
(a) Tokyo karate, skateboard, sports climbing and surfing
(b) London 106. Which of the following countries won the maximum
(c) Athens number of medals at the first Olympic Games in
(d) Atlanta
1896?
Answer (d)
(a) France
100. Olympic Games 2012 are being held in London. In
which earlier years have the Olympic Games been (b) Great Britain
held in London? (c) United States of America
(a) 1924 and 1964 (d) Greece
(b) 1904 and 1956 Answer (d)
(c) 1908 and 1948 107. Which is the most populous country to never win an
(d) 1904 and 1944
Olympic medal?
Answer (c)
(a) Bangladesh
101. Olympic games were held in ancient Greece in the
honour of Greek God ________ (b) Brazil
(a) Zeus (c) Iraq
(b) Uranus (d) Pakistan
(c) Apollo Answer (a)
(d) Titan 108. Which country has competed in the most Olympics
Answer (a) without winning a gold medal?
102. How many Countries are participated in Tokyo
(a) Japan
Olympic 2020?
(a) 204 (b) Iran
(b) 206 (c) Saudi Arabia
(c) 208 (d) Monaco
(d) 210 Answer (d)
Answer (b) 109. Which country has hosted the most Olympics?
103. How many sports and disciplines are there in Tokyo (a) France
Olympic 2020?
(b) USA
(a) 35 & 46
(c) Greece
(b) 34 & 44
(c) 32 & 45 (d) Switzerland
(d) 33 & 46 Answer (b)
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110. What is the motto of the London Olympics from 27 117. No. of Gold, Silver, Bronze medals India has till 2020
July 2012? Olympics?
(a) Look Forward (a) 9 , 7 , 12
(b) One World One Dream (b) 7 , 9 , 10
(c) Welcome Home (c) 8 , 10 , 12
(d) Inspire a Generation (d) 5 , 8 , 11
Answer (d) Answer (a)
111. What are the names of the mascots of the London 118. How many countries took part in 1st Olympics of
Olympics 2012? 1896?
(a) 10
(a) Manlock and Wendeville
(b) 11
(b) Wenlock and Mandeville
(c) 15
(c) Fuwa, the Tiger
(d) 21
(d) Athena and Dolphin
Answer (b)
Answer (b)
119. Which continent has not hosted the Olympics till
112. Who was the 1st Indian Flag-Bearer in Olympics?
now?
(a) Purma Bannerjee (a) Asia
(b) Dhyanchand (b) America
(c) K.D. Jadhav (c) Australia
(d) Karnam Malleswari (d) Africa
Answer (a) , 1920 Olympics Answer (d)
113. When was International Olympics committee 120. Who are the flag bearers from India in 2020
established? Olympics?
(a) 1890 (a) Mary Kom & Bajrang Punia
(b) 1896 (b) Mary Kom & Manpreet Singh
(c) 1894 (c) Manpreet Singh & P V Sindhu
(d) 1892 (d) Bajrang Punia & P V Sindhu
Answer (c) , 23rd june, 1984 in Paris , France Answer (b)
114. When did India gain their 1st Olympic Gold medal? 121. What is the distance of marathon race in the
(a) 1948, London Olympics?
(b) 1928, Amsterdam (a) 26 miles 385 yards (42 kms)
(c) 1902, Paris (b) 25 miles 384 yards (40 kms)
(d) 1956, Melbourne (c) 27 miles 385 yards (45 kms)
(d) 28 miles 273 yards (48 kms)
Answer (b)
Answer (a)
115. Which was the 1st Indian Olympics after
Independence?
(a) 1947
(b) 1949
(c) 1946
(d) 1948
Answer (d)
116. Who is 1st Indian Woman to win Olympic medal?
(a) P V Sindhu
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Karnam Mallshwari
(d) Mary Kom
Answer (c) , 2000 Sydney Olympics - Weightlifting

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