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
2. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which of the following sports events ?
a) Athletics
b) Cycling
c) Archery
d) Swimming
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
4. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated ?
a) Football
b) Cricket
c) Baketball
d) Hockey
5. The 2016 Men's Kabaddi World Cup Runner-up ?
a) Thailand
b) Iran
c) Argentina
d) Pakistan
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
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
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
9. Who was the youngest athlete in Rio Olympics, 2016 ?
a) Deepa Karmakar
b) Virginia Thrasher
c) Gaurika Singh
d) Emily Seebohn
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
11. Which country hosted the FIFA Under 17 (U-17) World Cup in 2017 ?
a) spain
b) Brazil
c) England
d) india
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
13.'Ezra Cup' is associated with which sports ?
a)Football
b) Rowing
c) Polo
d) Hockey
14. velodrome is related to which sports ?
a) Tennis
b) Fencing
c) Boxing
d) Cycling
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
16.'Davis Cup' is associated with the game of
a) Cricket
b) Lawn Tennis
c) Badminton
d) Table Tennis
17. 'Champion Trophy' is associated with
a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Cricket
d) chess
18. Who was the host nation of 2014 FIFA World Cup ?
a) Argentina
b) Netherlands
c) Germany
d) Brazil
19. Dhyan Chand's name is associated with which game ?
a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Badminton
d) Tennis
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
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
22. Which country won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament in Malaysia in March 2013 ?
a) india
b) Australia
c) Malaysia
d) New Zealand
23. Which country achieved the fifth position in the 20th Commonwealth Games ?
a)Sri Lanka
b) Nepal
c) England
d) India
24. The 19th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championship (2015) was held in
a) Karnataka
b) Haryana
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Kerala
25. To whom Dronacharya Award is given ?
a) Player
b) coach
c) Teacher
d) Scientist
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
27. What is the length of each stump in Cricket ?
a) 28 inches
b) 32 inches
c) 2 feet
d) 4 feet
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
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
30. Bridge is the technique used in
a) Athletics
b) Wrestling
c) Weightlifting
d) Karate
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
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
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
34. _________ was the first Indian women to win the Wimbledon doubles title
a) Sania Mirza
b) Nirupama Sanjeev
c) Tara Iyer
d) Rutuja Bhosle
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
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
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
38. Which country has won the COPA America 2011 final ?
a) Brazil
b) Uruguay
c) Venezuela
d) peru
39. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles in 2013 ?
a) Juan Martin Del Potro
b) Fernando Verdasco
c) Andy Murray
d) Novak Djokovic
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
41. Which country has won the 2016 Davis Cup Tennis Tournament ?
a) Argentina
b) Switzerland
c) Serbia
d) Croatia
42. Which Indian Female pistol shooter has owned the 8th Asian Airgun Championship ?
a) Sweta Singh
b) Hina Siddhu
c) Chhunga Hamar
d) Lallakima
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
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
45.Winner of 2017 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix ?
a) Sebatian Vettel
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Valtteri Bottas
d) Kimi Raikkonen
46. Find the person who does not belongs to the group
a) Pentala Harikrishna
b) Vishwanathan Anand
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Koneru Hampi
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
48. Which one of the following countries has won the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup ?
a) Germany
b) Chile
c) Argentina
d) Portugal
49. What was India's rank at the Rio Para-Olympics ?
a) 42nd
b) 43rd
c) 44th
d) 32nd
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
51. In which State of India Paragliding World Cup 2015 was held ?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Maharashtra
c) Orissa
d) Himachal Pradesh
52. With which sport the term 'caddie' is associated ?
a) Polo
b) Golf
c) Bridge
d) Billiards
53. Thomas Cup is associated with which of the following sports ?
a)Cricket
b) Football
c) Basket Bal
d) Badminton
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
55. 'Queensbury rules' is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sports ?
a) Tennis
b) Boxing
c) Polo
d) Billiards
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
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
58. First Olympic Games were held in
a) 776 BC
b) 798 BC
c) 876 BC
d) 898 BC
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
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
61. How many squares are there on a chessboard ?
a) 49
b) 55
c) 64
d) 72
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
63. 'Libero' is related to which games ?
a)Kabaddi
b) Kho-Kho
c) Basketball
d) Volleyball
64. Name of the country which won the 2017 Women's Hockey Asia cup title ?
a) Nepal
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Bangladesh
65. Michael Ferrerira is associated with which of the following games/sports ?
a) Tennis
b) Golf
c) Billiards
d) chess
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
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)
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
69. 'National Sports Day' is celebrated on
a) 25th August
b) 29th August
c) 30th August
d) 31th August
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
71. Ace athlete Neeraj Chopra is an accomplished player in
a) Hammer throw
b) Javelin throw
c) Shot put throw
d) Discus throw
72. Duleep Trophy is associated with the game of
a) Hockey
b) Badminton
c) Football
d) Cricket
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
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
75. Which of the following term is used in game of Cricket ?
a) Love
b) Scoop
c) LBW
d) Tee
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
77. Who is said to be the father of Modern Olympic ?
a) Robert Dover
b) Pierre de Coubetin
c) Theodosius I
d) Ernest Curtis
78. The first Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was given to whom ?
a) Viswanathan Anand
b) Dhanraj Pillai
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Geet Sethi
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
80. Ranji Trophy is associated with
a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Cricket
d) None
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
82. Which sports is Kidambi Srikanth renowned for ?
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Football
d) chess
83. 'Agha Khan Cup' is related with which sport event ?
a) Hockey
b) Cricket
c) Table Tennis
d) Football
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
85. Which Indian cricketer has bagged a deal with ESPN ?
a) Md. Kaif
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Anil Kumble
86. Velodrome is related to which sports ?
a) tennis
b) Fencing
c) Boxing
d) Cycling
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
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
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
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
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
92. Olympic Games after 4th century AD restarted (Under IOC) from
a) 1896
b) 1904
c) 1912
d) 1916
93. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which of the following sports events ?
a)Athletics
b) Cycling
c) Archery
d) Swimming
94.Deepika Kumari is associated with which of the following sports ?
a) Archery
b) Gymnastics
c) Badminton
d) Athletics
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
96. B. Sai Praneeth is associated with which of the following sports ?
a) Hockey
b) Badminton
c) chess
d) Boxing
97. Which country won the ICC Women's World Cup held in February, 2013 ?
a) Australia
b) india
c) New Zealand
d) England
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
99. Which award is given for excellence in sports ?
a) Jamnalal Bajaj Award
b) Arjuna Award
c) Tagore Award
d) Moortidevi Award
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