Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Sports-GK

51

Only Indian bowler to take more than 500 Test Wickets ?

A) Kapil dev B) Zaheer Khan C) Anil Kumble D) Harbhajan Singh

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Anil Kumble is the only Indian bowler to take more than 500 Test Wickets.

52

Who among the following is the winner of the Singapore Open Super Series Badminton Men's Singles title 2017 ?

A) Kidambi Srikanth B) Lin Dan C) B. Sai Praneeth D) Momota

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

B. Sai Praneeth is the winner of the Singapore Open Super Series Badminton Men's Singles title 2017.

53

Name of the popular actress from South Indian who recently married her Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev. Andrei is a national level tennis player in Russia.

A) Nayantara B) Shriya Saram C) Asin Thottumkal D) Sada

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Shriya Saram recently married her Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev. Andrei is a national level tennis player in Russia.

54

Name the sportsperson who has been honoured with 'Bharat Ratna' ?

A) Major Dhyan Chand B) Sunil Gavaskar C) Sachin Tendulkar D) P.T. Usha

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Sachin Tendulkar, at the age of 40, became the youngest person and first sportsperson to receive the honour.

55

What is the meaning of term 'Ace' in Tennis ?

A) The serve has made a double fault B) Successful serve that the opponent fails to touch C) A situation when the ball has landed up D) A state of score when either party must gain two consecutive points to win the game

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Successful serve that the opponent fails to touch is called Ace.

56

Which famous cricketer co-owns the Pro-Kabaddi team from Tamil Nadu named 'Tamil Thalaivas' ?

A) Sunil Gavaskar B) Ravi Shastri C) Krishnamachari Srikkanth D) Sachin Tendulkar

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Sachin Tendulkar co-owns the Pro-Kabaddi team from Tamil Nadu named 'Tamil Thalaivas'.

57

She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women's cricket team and has been awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award for contribution to cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Identify the woman.

A) Deepti Sharma B) Shikha Pandey C) Mona Meshram D) Harmanpreet Kaur

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Harmanpreet Kaur is the woman. She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women's cricket team and has been awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award for contribution to cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

58

Which of the following is wrongly matched ?

A) Hockey : 100 yards x 55 yards B) Badminton (Single) : 10 ft x 44 ft C) Lawn Tennis : 78 ft x 36 ft D) Volleyball : 30 ft x 30 ft

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Badminton (Single) : 10 ft x 44 ft is wrongly matched.

59

The 22^nd edition of the Malabar Trilateral Naval exercise was held in June 2018. Beside India which other two countries took part in this exercise ?

A) Russia and Japan B) Russia and Bangladesh C) Nepal and Vietnam D) Japan and United States of America

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Beside India Japan and United States of America took part in this exercise.

60

How many teams participated in FIFA World Cup organised in Russia from 14th June - 15th July 2018 ?

A) 32 B) 34 C) 36 D) 30

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

32 teams participated in FIFA World Cup organised in Russia from 14th June - 15th July 2018.