Games and Sports

1) Which of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as ‘Roland Garros’ title in Tennis:

a) Australian Open

b) French Open

c) Wimbledon

d) US Open

2) The term “butterfly stroke” is associated with which of the following games?

a) Gliding

b) Cricket

c) Swimming

d) Football

3) Santosh Trophy is associated with this sport:

a) Hockey

b) Cricket

c) Badminton

d) Football

4) Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

a) Rita Faria

b) Shanta Rangaswami

c) Arati Saha

d) P.T.Usha

5) Arthur Walker Trophy is associated with the sport:

a) Basketball

b) Billiards

c) Boat rowing     

d) Bridge

6) The term Gambit is associated with the game of:

a) Golf

b) Boating

c) Bridge

d) Chess

7) Thomas Cup Trophy is associated with which of the following sports?

a) Chess     

b) Badminton

c) Cricket

d) Hockey

8) Who among the following has become the first woman in the world to swim across seven seas?

a) Shikha Tandon

b) Bula Chowdhury

c) Amanda Beard

d) Arati Saha

9) Which of the following cups is not associated with Hockey?

a) Agha Khan Cup

b) Azlan Shah Cup

c) Singer Cup

d) Indira Gandhi Gold Cup

10) What is the national sport of Japan?

a) Karate

b) Sumo

c) Ju-Jitsu

d) Mikado

11) Baron Pierre de Coubertin, father of the modern Olympic Games, belongs to

a) Greece

b) USA

c) France

d) Italy

12) The Davis Cup is associated with which of the following games?

a) Tennis

b) Cricket

c) Lawn Tennis

d) Soccer

13) The Olympic Games are held every:

a) Two years

b) Four years

c) Five years

d) Six years

14) In which of the following years, the Olympic Games were not held:

a) 1916

b) 1940

c) 1944

d) All of the above

15) The first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in which of the following places?

a) Los Angeles

b) Paris

c) Athens

d) Sarajevo

16) Checkmate is associated with which of the following sports:

a) Boxing

b) Bridge

c) Chess

d) Golf

17) Eden Gardens is a famous place associated with which of the following games?

a) Football

b) Hockey

c) Lawn Tennis

d) Cricket

18) The first Asian Games were held in 1951 at:

a) Tokyo, Japan

b) Jakarta, Indonesia

c) Bangkok, Thailand

d) New Delhi, India

19) The sports day is observed on:

a) August 27

b) August 29

c) October 25

d) October 27

20) The Hall of Fame tournament is associated with which of the following games:

a) Cricket

b) Football

c) Hockey

d) Tennis

21) The term Silly Point is associated with the sport:

a) Billiards

b) Bridge

c) Chess     

d) Cricket

22) The term Bunker is associated with:

a) Table Tennis

b) Golf

c) Basketball

d) Polo

23) The term “put” is associated with the sport:

a) Billiards

b) Golf

c) Cricket

d) Baseball

24) Subroto Cup is associated with which of the following games?

a) Hockey

b) Football

c) Basketball

d) Cricket

25) Deodhar Trophy is associated with which of the following games?

a) Hockey

b) Basketball

c) Football

d) Cricket

26) Free-throw is given in which of the following sports?

a) Volleyball

b) Basketball

c) Badminton

d) Cricket

27) How many players participate in a polo team?

a) 4

b) 8

c) 11

d) 7

28) The term “Tricks” is associated with which of the following games?

a) Polo

b) Billiards

c) Bridge

d) Croquet

29) Who among the following sportsmen is called the “magician of Hockey”?

a) Baljit Singh Dhillon

b) Dhanaraj Pillai

c) Dhyanchand

d) Pargat Singh

30) In India the game of Polo was introduced by the:

a) Greeks

b) Englishmen

c) Turks

d) Mughals

31) Which one of the following teams won the first One Day Cricket World Cup held in 1975?

a) England

b) Australia

c) Pakistan

d) West Indies

32) Karanam Maleshwari is associated with which of the following sports?

a) Badminton

b) Swimming

c) Tennis

d) Weightlifting

33) The name of Abinav Bindra is associated with this sport?

a) Shooting

b) Cricket

c) Football

d) Basketball

34) In a cricket game when the umpire raises his right hand’s index finger high:

a) Batsman is not out

b) Batsman is out

c) Batsman is retired

d) Batsman score a six

35) What is the maximum duration of playing a football match?

a) 60 minutes

b) 90 minutes

c) 80 minutes

d) 70 minutes

36) The longest swimming course in the world is:

a) Dardenlles strait

b) Palk strait

c) English channel

d) Magellan strait

37) Which of the following is the distance of running in a Marathon race?

a) 26 miles

b) 26 miles, 385 yards

c) 26 miles, 225 yards

d) 26 miles, 365 yards

38) Which is the correct weight of the cricket ball?

a) 4(1/4) oz

b) 5(3/4) oz

c) 4 oz

d) 4 oz

39) The Olympic Symbol comprises of five ring of circles linked together to represent:

a) The sporting friendship of all

b) The five continents

c) Both A and B

d) None of these

40) Select a pair which is not properly matched:

a) Diego Maradona         -        Hockey

b) Gary Kasparov  -        Chess

c) Pete Sampras    -        Tennis

d) Ronaldo            -        Football

41) Geet Sethi is associated with the sports:

a) Athletics

b) Billiards

c) Shooting

d) Weightlifting

42) Saina Nehwal is associated with the sport:

a) Shooting

b) Badminton

c) Boxing

d) Weightlifting

43) How many players participate in volleyball team?

a) 6

b) 7

c) 8

d) 9

44) India won the world cup cricket in 1983 by defeating which of the teams?

a) England

b) Australia

c) West Indies

d) None of these

45) The Winter Olympic Games came into being in 1924 was held at:

a) Chamonix, France

b) St. Moritz, Switzerland

c) Lake Placid, New York

d) Oslo, Norway

46) In the game of baseball, distance between each base in a Diamond shaped ground is:

a) 56 ft

b) 72 ft

c) 80 ft

d) 90 ft

47) In which of the following years were woman athletes admitted to Olympic Games?

a) 1900

b) 1904

c) 1908

d) 1912