Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Sports-GK

71

Which one of the following cities hosted the Twelfth South Asian Games 2016 ?

A) Patiala B) Kochi C) Guwahati D) Agartala

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The 2016 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games, is a major multi-sport event which took place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India. A total of 2,672 athletes competed in 226 events over 22 sports.

72

Pankaj Advani is associated with which sport ?

A) Billiards B) Boxing C) Cricket D) Badminton

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Pankaj Advani is associated with billiards.

73

Consider the following statements about Viswanathan Anand :
1. He has won the World Chess Championship five times.
2. He is the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan award.
3. He is currently the No.1 rating player on the FIDE ratings.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 1 and 2 only C) 2 only D) 1 and 3 only

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

All of the above statements are correct.

74

First Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics ?

A) Karnam Malleswari B) P.T. Usha C) Dipa Karmakar D) Gita Fogat

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Dipa Karmakar has become the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympic games. Karmakar, also a medallist at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, qualified for the Rio Olympics in artistic gymnastics on Sunday.

75

Olympic logo consists of how many rings or circles ?

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

“The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.”

76

Who has scored the slowest century in the test cricket ?

A) Sanjoy Manjrekar B) Mudassar Nazar C) Sunil Gavaskar D) Geoff Boycott

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Mudassar Nazar has scored the slowest century in the test cricket.

77

Who among the following players won the 2017 Madrid open Title ?

A) Rafael Nadal B) Kavin Anderson C) Juan Martin D) Roger Federer

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player, has won the 2017 men's singles Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria in the final by 7–6, 6–4 in Madrid, Spain.

78

Who won the Women's Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017 ?

A) Garbine Muguruza B) Ekaterina Makarova C) Elena Vesnina D) Serena Williams

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Serena Williams won the Women's Single Wimbledon tournament in 2017.

79

Which team won ACC Asia Cup Trophy 2012 ?

A) Bangladesh B) Sri Lanka C) India D) Pakistan

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Pakistan ACC Asia Cup Trophy 2012.

80

Which country hosted the Asian women's Boxing Championship in 2017 when India's iconic boxer Mary Kom won gold ?

A) Vietnam B) China C) Indonesia D) Japan

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Six-time world champion Mary Kom, who won India's solitary gold medal at the 2017 edition in Vietnam, wants to focus on the World Championships to be held later this year. In Mary Kom's absence, Sonia and former gold medallist Sarita Devi and ex-world junior champion Nikhat Zareen will spearhead the Indian contingent.