Sports Questions and Answers

1. Consider the following statement about a famous football player :
"He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency during his childhood but went on to win three European Golden Shoes in his career."
Who is that player ?
a) Andres Iniesta
b) Lionel Messi
c) Cristiano Ronaldo
d) Zinedine Zidane

Answer: b

2. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which of the following sports events ?
a) Athletics
b) Cycling
c) Archery
d) Swimming

Answer: b

3. Who is the first Indian Gold Medal Winner in Individual category in Olympic games ?
a)Abhinav Bindra
b) Sushil Kumar
c) R.V.S. Rathore
d) Leander Paes

Answer: a

4. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated ?
a) Football
b) Cricket
c) Baketball
d) Hockey

Answer: d

5. The 2016 Men's Kabaddi World Cup Runner-up ?
a) Thailand
b) Iran
c) Argentina
d) Pakistan

Answer: b

6. Which Indian badminton player won the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics ?
a) Sania Mirza
b) P.V. Sindhu
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Rituparna Das

Answer: b

7. As of 15th March 2018, who is the coach of the Under-19 Indian Cricket team ?
a) Kiran More
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Sanjoy Bangar
d) Bharat Arun

Answer: b

8. For how many times, India won the Cricket Asia Cup on 29th September, 2018 defeating Bangladesh ?
a) 6 times
b) 7 times
c) 8 times
d) None/More than one of the above

Answer: b

9. Who was the youngest athlete in Rio Olympics, 2016 ?
a) Deepa Karmakar
b) Virginia Thrasher
c) Gaurika Singh
d) Emily Seebohn

Answer: c

10. When Leander Peas won the "Mixed Doubles" at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner ?
a) Ana Ivaovic
b) Cara Black
c) Dinara Safina
d) Jankovic

Answer: b

11. Which country hosted the FIFA Under 17 (U-17) World Cup in 2017 ?
a) spain
b) Brazil
c) England
d) india

Answer: d

12. Who become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon in 2017 ?
a) Rinku Hooda
b) Sagar Baheti
c) Varun Bhati
d) Gayakwad

Answer: b

13.'Ezra Cup' is associated with which sports ?
a)Football
b) Rowing
c) Polo
d) Hockey

Answer: c

14. velodrome is related to which sports ?
a) Tennis
b) Fencing
c) Boxing
d) Cycling

Answer: d

15. Who among the following is the official sponsors of the Indian team at the Asian Games to be held in Busan, South Korea ?
a) Phillips
b) sahara
c) LG
d) Samsung

Answer: d

16.'Davis Cup' is associated with the game of
a) Cricket
b) Lawn Tennis
c) Badminton
d) Table Tennis

Answer: b

17. 'Champion Trophy' is associated with
a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Cricket
d) chess

Answer: b

18. Who was the host nation of 2014 FIFA World Cup ?
a) Argentina
b) Netherlands
c) Germany
d) Brazil

Answer: d

19. Dhyan Chand's name is associated with which game ?
a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Badminton
d) Tennis

Answer: b

20. Which cricket team created history by winning the 2017 Ranji Trophy tournament with a thumping 9-wicket win over Delhi at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on the fourth and penultimate day of their final on 1st January, 2018 ?
a) Hydrabad
b) Gujrat
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Vidarbha

Answer: d

21. Which one among the following countries has won the ICC Women's World Cup, 2013 held in India ?
a) India
b) West Indies
c) Australia
d) Sri Lanka

Answer: c

22. Which country won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament in Malaysia in March 2013 ?
a) india
b) Australia
c) Malaysia
d) New Zealand

Answer: b

23. Which country achieved the fifth position in the 20th Commonwealth Games ?
a)Sri Lanka
b) Nepal
c) England
d) India

Answer: d

24. The 19th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championship (2015) was held in
a) Karnataka
b) Haryana
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Kerala

Answer: a

25. To whom Dronacharya Award is given ?
a) Player
b) coach
c) Teacher
d) Scientist

Answer: b

26. Who won her first Grand Slam Australian Open Tennis Competition, 2014 (Women's Singles) ?
a) Li Na
b) Dominika Cibulkova
c) Sara Errani
d) None of them

Answer: a

27. What is the length of each stump in Cricket ?
a) 28 inches
b) 32 inches
c) 2 feet
d) 4 feet

Answer: a

28. In Rio Olympics 2016 which country finished at the top of the table with gold medals ?
a) United States
b) China
c) Great Britain
d) Russia

Answer: a

29. In recently concluded T-20 World Cup Cricket (Men) 2016, which two teams lost their matches in semifinal ?
a) Pakistan - Sri Lanka
b) Australia - South Africa
c) Bangladesh - West Indies
d) India - New Zealand

Answer: d

30. Bridge is the technique used in
a) Athletics
b) Wrestling
c) Weightlifting
d) Karate

Answer: b

31. Who has won the 2016 Men's Single title at U.S. Open ?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Stan Wawrinka
d) Andy Murray

Answer: b

32. In November 2017, India's MC Mary Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship, 2017 held at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. In which one of the following categories was she declared winner ?
a) 45 kg
b) 51 kg
c) 54 kg
d) 57 kg

Answer: a

33. What is the distance of Marathon Race ?
a) 21 miles 385 yards
b) 25 miles 385 yards
c) 26 miles 385 yards
d) 42 miles

Answer: c

34. _________ was the first Indian women to win the Wimbledon doubles title
a) Sania Mirza
b) Nirupama Sanjeev
c) Tara Iyer
d) Rutuja Bhosle

Answer: a

35. India topped the medals tally with how many gold medals in the Track Asia Cup at the IGI Sports Complex in New Delhi on 12th October 2017 ?
a) 9
b) 2
c) 7
d) 6

Answer: c

36. When are the 19th Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in Delhi ?
a) December, 2008
b) November, 2009
c) October, 2010
d) February, 2011

Answer: c

37. Who won the U.S. Open Tennis Men's Singles in August, 2008 ?
a) Roger Federer
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Mahesh Bhupati
d) None of the above

Answer: a

38. Which country has won the COPA America 2011 final ?
a) Brazil
b) Uruguay
c) Venezuela
d) peru

Answer: b

39. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles in 2013 ?
a) Juan Martin Del Potro
b) Fernando Verdasco
c) Andy Murray
d) Novak Djokovic

Answer: c

40. Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of her time ?
a) Wilma Rudolph
b) Gail Devers
c) Florence Griffith Joyner
d) Jackie Robinson

Answer: a

41. Which country has won the 2016 Davis Cup Tennis Tournament ?
a) Argentina
b) Switzerland
c) Serbia
d) Croatia

Answer: a

42. Which Indian Female pistol shooter has owned the 8th Asian Airgun Championship ?
a) Sweta Singh
b) Hina Siddhu
c) Chhunga Hamar
d) Lallakima

Answer: b

43. Upon winning Wimbledon Women's Tennis Tournament 2016, Serena Williams equalled record 22 Grand Slam wins of
a)Martina Navratilova
b) Seffi Graf
c) Martina Hingis
d) Maria Sharapova

Answer: b

44. The first 'disabled athlete' to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race is
a) Oscar Pistorius
b) Walter Rallis
c) Raymond Irchovich
d) Gerald Hangovin

Answer: a

45.Winner of 2017 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix ?
a) Sebatian Vettel
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Valtteri Bottas
d) Kimi Raikkonen

Answer: b

46. Find the person who does not belongs to the group
a) Pentala Harikrishna
b) Vishwanathan Anand
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Koneru Hampi

Answer: b

47. In 2008 Summer Olympic games, who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal ?
a) Sushil Kumar
b) Vikram Rathore
c) Abhinav Bindra
d) Vijender singh

Answer: c

48. Which one of the following countries has won the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup ?
a) Germany
b) Chile
c) Argentina
d) Portugal

Answer: a

49. What was India's rank at the Rio Para-Olympics ?
a) 42nd
b) 43rd
c) 44th
d) 32nd

Answer: b

50. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
a) Barbora Spotakova : Javelin throw
b) Pamela Jelimo : Weightligting
c) Sanya Richards : Sprint
d) Yelena Isinbayeva : Pole Vault

Answer: b

51. In which State of India Paragliding World Cup 2015 was held ?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Maharashtra
c) Orissa
d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: d

52. With which sport the term 'caddie' is associated ?
a) Polo
b) Golf
c) Bridge
d) Billiards

Answer: b

53. Thomas Cup is associated with which of the following sports ?
a)Cricket
b) Football
c) Basket Bal
d) Badminton

Answer: d

54. Maria Sharapova clinched the French Open Final, 2012 after defeating in final
a) Venus Williams of U.S.A.
b) Sara Errani of Italy
c) Serena Williams of U.S.A.
d) Sania Mirza of India

Answer: b

55. 'Queensbury rules' is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sports ?
a) Tennis
b) Boxing
c) Polo
d) Billiards

Answer: b

56. As of February 2018, who is the coach of Rio Olympics Silver medal winner P.V. Sindhu ?
a) Pullela Gopichand
b) Prakash Padukone
c) Vikram Bisht
d) Akhtar Ali

Answer: a

57. Which Indian cricketer has inaugurated his global cricket academy at U.A.E. recently ?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) M.S. Dhoni
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Virat Kholi

Answer: a

58. First Olympic Games were held in
a) 776 BC
b) 798 BC
c) 876 BC
d) 898 BC

Answer: a

59. The Headquarters of the proposed National Sports University (as per the National Sports University Ordinance, 2018) will be set up in -
a) Chhattisgarth
b) Manipur
c) Kerala
d) West Bengal

Answer: b

60. Who among the following has been named as the 'White Lightning' in the cricket ?
a) Adam Parore
b) Allan Dolald
c) Ben Hollioake
d) Dion Nash

Answer: b

61. How many squares are there on a chessboard ?
a) 49
b) 55
c) 64
d) 72

Answer: c

62. Which among the following sports involves use of Rackets ?
1. Squash
2. Lawn Tennis
3. Badminton
4. Table Tennis
a) Only 1 and 2
b) Only 3 and 4
c) Only 1, 2 and 3
d) All of these

Answer: d

63. 'Libero' is related to which games ?
a)Kabaddi
b) Kho-Kho
c) Basketball
d) Volleyball

Answer: d

64. Name of the country which won the 2017 Women's Hockey Asia cup title ?
a) Nepal
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Bangladesh

Answer: c

65. Michael Ferrerira is associated with which of the following games/sports ?
a) Tennis
b) Golf
c) Billiards
d) chess

Answer: c

66. Who among the following tennis players has won the 'Grand Slam' titles for the maximum number of times ?
a) Margared Court
b) Serena Williams
c) Venus Williams
d) Steffi Graf

Answer: a

67. Who was the winner of the Champions League T-20, 2014 ?
a) Kolkata Knight Riders (India)
b) Rajasthan Royals (India)
c) Sydney Sixers (Australia)
d) Chennai Super Kings (India)

Answer: d

68. Consider the following statements :
1. Rafael Nadal won Men's Singles French Open Tennis tournament 2013 defeating Spanish compatriot David Ferrer.
2. This is Nadal's maiden French Open title.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: a

69. 'National Sports Day' is celebrated on
a) 25th August
b) 29th August
c) 30th August
d) 31th August

Answer: b

70. He is the world's only person who has climbed all the 14 peaks of the mountains without using oxygen cylinders
a) Henry Ford
b) Reinhold Messner
c) Jhon Hen
d) Bachhendri Pal

Answer: b

71. Ace athlete Neeraj Chopra is an accomplished player in
a) Hammer throw
b) Javelin throw
c) Shot put throw
d) Discus throw

Answer: b

72. Duleep Trophy is associated with the game of
a) Hockey
b) Badminton
c) Football
d) Cricket

Answer: d

73. Who among the following had won the Wimbledon Women's Singles Title, 2008 ?
a)Ana Ivanovic
b) Maria Sharapova
c) Serena Williams
d) Venus Williams

Answer: d

74. Which one of the following was Indian cricketer of 2008, by Wisden ?
a) M.S. Dhoni
b) Virendra Sehwag
c) Anil Kumble
d) Saurav Ganguly

Answer: b

75. Which of the following term is used in game of Cricket ?
a) Love
b) Scoop
c) LBW
d) Tee

Answer: c

76. At which of the following stadium Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century ?
a) Wankhede Stadium
b) Sher-e-Bangla Stadium
c) Shahid Stadium
d) Barabati Stadium

Answer: b

77. Who is said to be the father of Modern Olympic ?
a) Robert Dover
b) Pierre de Coubetin
c) Theodosius I
d) Ernest Curtis

Answer: b

78. The first Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was given to whom ?
a) Viswanathan Anand
b) Dhanraj Pillai
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Geet Sethi

Answer: a

79.Who became the first Indian women to win the Korea open series in Badminton ?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Jalwa Gutta
c) Ashwini Ponnappa
d) P.V. Sindhu

Answer: d

80. Ranji Trophy is associated with
a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Cricket
d) None

Answer: c

81. In how many test matches did Ravichandran Ashwin achieve the feat of becoming the fastest player in the world (in terms of number of matches) to get 300 wickets in test cricket in November, 2017 ?
a) 56
b) 54
c) 50
d) 52

Answer: b

82. Which sports is Kidambi Srikanth renowned for ?
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Football
d) chess

Answer: a

83. 'Agha Khan Cup' is related with which sport event ?
a) Hockey
b) Cricket
c) Table Tennis
d) Football

Answer: a

84. Which Indian sports person has bagged Gold in the Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Event at the 2018 ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup in Sydney ?
a) Rajkanwar Singh
b) Anhad Jawanda
c) B. Sainath
d) Anish Bhanwala

Answer: d

85. Which Indian cricketer has bagged a deal with ESPN ?
a) Md. Kaif
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Anil Kumble

Answer: c

86. Velodrome is related to which sports ?
a) tennis
b) Fencing
c) Boxing
d) Cycling

Answer: d

87. How many medals were won by India in 2016 Summer Olympics ?
a) One Silver & One Bronze
b) Two gold
c) Two Bronze
d) None

Answer: a

88. What was the theme of the 2016 Rio Olympics ?
a) Peace for inner soul
b) World peace and Environment
c) Nothing can be achieved without peace
d) Live sports, live freedom

Answer: b

89. At the Rio Olympics, who was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent ?
a) Narsingh Yadav
b) Abhinav Bindra
c) Deepa Karmakar
d) Sania Mirza

Answer: b

90. In which event in the Asian Athletic Championships, 2013 Vikas Gowda won a gold medal ?
a) Long Tennis
b) 400 mts. Running Race
c) Shot Put
d) Discus Throw

Answer: d

91. Who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic Gold Medals ?
a) Devendra Jhajharia
b) Deepa Malik
c) Mariyappan Thangavelu
d) Varun Singh Bhati

Answer: a

92. Olympic Games after 4th century AD restarted (Under IOC) from
a) 1896
b) 1904
c) 1912
d) 1916

Answer: a

93. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which of the following sports events ?
a)Athletics
b) Cycling
c) Archery
d) Swimming

Answer: b

94.Deepika Kumari is associated with which of the following sports ?
a) Archery
b) Gymnastics
c) Badminton
d) Athletics

Answer: a

95. In 2017 Australian Open, Serena Williams defeated her sister to win the ____ Grand Slam Singles titles
a) 23rd
b) 18th
c) 26th
d) 20th

Answer: a

96. B. Sai Praneeth is associated with which of the following sports ?
a) Hockey
b) Badminton
c) chess
d) Boxing

Answer: b

97. Which country won the ICC Women's World Cup held in February, 2013 ?
a) Australia
b) india
c) New Zealand
d) England

Answer: a

98. What will be the venue, for the next World Chess Championship to be held in November 2013 ?
a) Delhi
b) jaipur
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai

Answer: d

99. Which award is given for excellence in sports ?
a) Jamnalal Bajaj Award
b) Arjuna Award
c) Tagore Award
d) Moortidevi Award

Answer: b

100. The first Indian women to reach Olympic finals in individual track event was
a) Shiny Abraham
b) Arti Saha
c) M.D. Valsamma
d) P.T. Usha

Answer: d