Quiz:SPORTS RELATED PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Narain Karthikenyan is the sportsman in the field of—
(A) Formula One Car Racing
(B) Shooting
(C) Chess
(D) Golf
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2. Which of the following Tennis players announced his retirement from the game recently ?
(A) Benjamin Becker
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Andre Agassi
(D) Lleyton Hewit
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3. Which team won FIFA Club World Cup 2011 in December 2011 final against which of the following countries ?
(A) Manchester United
(B) Barcelona
(C) Al-Sadd
(D) Kashiawa Reysol
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4. Usain Bolt, The 100-metres race world record holder is from which countries ?
(A) Jamaica
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Canada
(D) Nigeria
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5. What is the total number of matches which were played in the FIFA World Cup - 2010 in Germany ?
(A) 48
(B) 52
(C) 63
(D) 64
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6. The 20th Commonwealth Games will be held in 2014 in—
(A) Jaipur
(B) Kolkata
(C) Glasgow
(D) Mumbai
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7. M. S. Dhoni is the first wicket keeper to make two centuries in One-day International cricket in India. He made these centuries while playing against—
(A) Sri Lanka and Pakistan
(B) Pakistan and Bangladesh
(C) Bangladesh and New Zealand
(D) Australia and Sri Lanka
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8. Which of the following Trophies/Cups is associated with the game of Golf ?
(A) Iran Cup
(B) Padmawati Trophy
(C) Topolino Trophy
(D) V. C. Gupta Trophy
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9. OTIS is brand name of—
(A) Software
(B) Shoes
(C) Lifts and elevators
(D) Chemicals and paints
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10. The term ‘Grand Slam’ is associated with—
(A) Table Tennis
(B) Chess
(C) Football
(D) Bridge
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11. The International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded the right to host the Cricket World Cup - 2011 to three countries jointly. Which of the following is not amongst these four countries ?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka
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12. “Crown Prince Cup Basketball” in which India won a Bronze Medal was organized recently in—
(A) India
(B) Thailand
(C) China
(D) Japan
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13. Who amongst the following won the Australian Open 2012 Men’s Singles Tennis Cup held January 2012 ?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Novak Djokovic
(C) Bob Bryan
(D) Vera Zvonareva
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14. Which of the following countries won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2011 ?
(A) Australia
(B) Argentina
(C) Malaysia
(D) Pakistan
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15. Colombo cup is associated with the game of—
(A) Hockey
(B) Basketball
(C) Football
(D) Cricket
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16. Which of the following terms is not related with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Follow on
(B) Tie breaker
(C) Hat trick
(D) Half volley
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17. Mr. Alan Issac who is newly appointed Vice-President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is from which of the following countries ?
(A) New Zealand
(B) South Africa
(C) England
(D) Australia
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18. The term ‘Beamer’ is associated with—
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Cricket
(D) Chess
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19. Of which country is Bull-fighting the National game?
(A) Spain
(B) Japan
(C) Portugal
(D) Poland
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20. The 2008 Olympic Games were held at—
(A) Beijing
(B) Montreal
(C) Atlanta
(D) London
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Quiz on Current Affairs- Australian Open 2012

Who won the men’s singles title in the 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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Who is the runner-up of the women’s singles final of 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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Which player played his 1000th tennis match in 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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What was the duration of the men’s singles final of 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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Who was first ever Japanese tennis player to reach the men’s quarterfinals in 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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Who won the women’s singles final 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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Who won the Men’s Doubles in 2012 Australian open tennis Championship?
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Who won the women’s Doubles in 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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Who won the Mixed Doubles in 2012 Australian open tennis championship?
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Cricket Records :Most sixes in an innings( One-Day Internationals)

Team	Score	4s	6s	Inns		Result	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
South Africa	353/3	30	18	1		won	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16 Mar 2007
India	413/5	30	18	1		won	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2007
New Zealand	402/2	28	18	1		won	v Ireland	Aberdeen	1 Jul 2008
India	392/4	32	18	1		won	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Mar 2009
New Zealand	397/5	39	16	1		won	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	24 Aug 2005
Australia	346/5	23	16	1		lost	v New Zealand	Hamilton	20 Feb 2007
Pakistan	349	27	16	1		won	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	21 Mar 2007
Australia	232/1	18	16	2		won	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	11 Apr 2011

Object GK - Games and Sports Page

Objective General Knowledge
Q. In Cricket World Cup 2011 which team beat Netherlands by 231 runs (largest by runs) in Cricket World Cup 2011? 1 South Africa 2 India 3 Bangladesh 4 Pakistan Ans: 1
Q. Who among the following won the Australian Open Women's Singles title 2011? 1 Li Na 2 Gisela Dulko 3 Flavia Pennetta 4 Kim Klijsters Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following Trophies is related to the game of 'football'? 1 Mumbai Gold cup 2 Everest Cup 3 Merdeka Cup 4 V.C.C. Cup Ans: 3
Q. Where is the Wanderers Test Cricket ground located ? 1 Colombo 2 Melbourne 3 Auckland 4 Johannesburg Ans: 4
Q. Athletes with higher proportion of red fibres in their muscles are better equipped for which one of the following? 1 Swimming 2 Sprint 3 short activities 4 Shot put Ans: 1
Q. Bull Fighting is the national game of- 1 Italy 2 Poland 3 Spain 4 Sudan Ans: 3
Q. The term 'Bishop' in sports is related to- 1 Chess 2 Hockey 3 Badminton 4 Bridge Ans: 1
Q. Ryder Cup associated with 1 Hockey 2 Tennis 3 Golf 4 Badminton Ans: 3
Q. The top sports award of India is 1 Arjun Award 2 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 3 Dronacharya 4 Padmashree Ans: 2
Q. Which country clinched the Women Hockey World Cup in 2010? 1 India 2 England 3 Australia 4 Argentina Ans: 4

Q. The first World Cup in cricket was held in 1 1975 2 1976 3 1983 4 1980 Ans: 1

Q. Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India? 1 Ajit Pal Singh 2 Milkha Singh 3 Joginder Singh 4 Moninder Singh Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following cricketers holds the record of highest individual score in One-Day Internationals(ODIs)? 1 Saeed Anwar 2 Brian Lara 3 Sachin Tendulkar 4 Viv Richards Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following terms is not related with the game of Hockey? 1 Short grip 2 Hook 3 Slice 4 Short Corner Ans: 4

Q. The Hockey World Player for 2009 is 1 Rajpal Singh 2 Jamie Dwyer 3 Grant Shubert 4 None of the above Ans: 2

Q. Which Indian golf player has been named Rookie of the year 2009? 1 Rashid Khan 2 Anirban Lahiri 3 Gaganjeet Bhullar 4 C.Muniyappa Ans: 4

Q. B.C.Roy Trophy is associated with 1 Cricket 2 Football 3 Chess 4 Hockey Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following Won Women's hockey Gold in Olympic Game 2008? 1 Holland 2 Australia 3 Germany 4 USA Ans: 3

Q. What is the distance of running in a marathon race? 1 26 miles 385 yards 2 26 miles 405 yards 3 26 miles 180 yards 4 26 miles Ans: 1

Q. FIFA is an organization working in the field of 1 Banking 2 Textiles 3 Power Generation 4 Sports Ans: 4