Sports General Knowledge GK Quiz Exam Questions and Answers Set 4

Q.1:- Which is the world’s greatest goal scorer ?

  1. Pele
  2. Mathews Webb
  3. Budge
  4. Mark Spitz

Ans:- (a) Pele

Q.2:- Grand Prix is associated with ?

  1. Lawn Tennis
  2. Boxing
  3. Volley Ball
  4. Golf

Ans:- (a) Lawn Tennis

Q.3:- Ryder Cup is related with which sports ?

  1. Football
  2. Golf
  3. Badminton
  4. Cricket

Ans:- (b) Golf

Q.4:- Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which registered its victory in tri-series ODI matches against Australia played in March 2008 ?

  1. M.S. Dhoni
  2. Anil Kumble
  3. Rahul Dravid
  4. Saurav Ganguly

Ans:- (d) Saurav Ganguly

Q.5:- ‘Durand Cup’ is associated with the game of ?

  1. Football
  2. Polo
  3. Cricket
  4. Hockey

Ans:- (a) Football

Q.6:- First Youth Olympic games will be held in ?

  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. North Korea
  4. Singapore

Ans:- (d) Singapore

Q.7:- Who of the following was the winner of Wimbledon 2011 men’s single’s title ?

  1. Rafael Nadal
  2. Novak Djokovic
  3. Robert Lindstedt
  4. Roger Federer

Ans:- (b) Novak Djokovic

Q.8:- Who was the only Indian to win a Man of the Match award in the 1975 World Cup ?

  1. Ravi Shastri
  2. Nawab Pataudi
  3. F.M. Engineer
  4. Kapil Dev
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Ans:- (c) F.M. Engineer

Q.9:- Who is the first Indian to take a hat trick in an international test ?

  1. Kapil Dev
  2. Jasu Patel
  3. Harbhajan Singh
  4. B.S. Chandrasekhar

Ans:- (c) Harbhajan Singh

Q.10:- Who among the following sports personalities was the first to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Viswanathan Anand
  3. Geet Sethi
  4. Sunil Gavaskar

Ans:- (b) Viswanathan Anand

Q.11:- With which of the following games does Subroto Cup belong ?

  1. Badminton
  2. Cricket
  3. Chess
  4. Football

Ans:- (d) Football

Q.12:- The 1988 World Olympics Games were held at ?

  1. Montreal
  2. Los Angeles
  3. Tokyo
  4. Seoul

Ans:- (d) Seoul

Q.13:- Who among the following is the official sponsors of the Indian team at the Asian Games to be held in Busan, South Korea ?

  1. Phillips
  2. Sahara
  3. LG
  4. Samsung

Ans:- (d) Samsung

Q.14:- Who of the following won the Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Singles title ?

  1. Maria Sharapova
  2. Petra Kvitova
  3. Venus Williams
  4. Serena Williams

Ans:- (b) Petra Kvitova

Q.15:- Which of the following Indian cricketers has been declared ‘The Leading Cricketer of 2008’ by Wisden ?

  1. M.S. Dhoni
  2. Virendra Sehwag
  3. Anil Kumble
  4. Saurav Ganguly
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Ans:- (b) Virendra Sehwag

Q.16:- Which of the following names of play ground is correct ?

  1. Ring Skating
  2. Diamond Cricket
  3. Field Cycling
  4. Bull Tennis

Ans:- (a) Ring Skating

Q.17:- Who amongst the following players won the National Shooting Championship held in January 2009 ?

  1. Abhinav Bindra
  2. Omkar Singh
  3. Gurpreet Singh
  4. Anjali Bhagwat
  5. None of these

Ans:- (e) None of these

Q.18:- Which team advanced to the Copa America Final 2011 without winning any of its five matches in open play ?

  1. Brazil
  2. Paraguay
  3. Venezuela
  4. Peru

Ans:- (b) Paraguay

Q.19:- The term ‘Dribbling’ is not associated with :

  1. Hockey
  2. Football
  3. Basketball
  4. Baseball

Ans:- (d) Baseball

Q.20:- The Winter Olympics came into being in ?

  1. 1912
  2. 1916
  3. 1920
  4. 1924

Ans:- (d) 1924

Q.21:- Who among the following women tennis players has won the Grand Slam titles for the maximum number of times ?

  1. Margaret  Court
  2. Serena Williams
  3. Venus Williams
  4. Steffi Graf

Ans:- (a) Margaret Court

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Q.22:- XXII Winter Olympic Games were organized in which country ?

  1. Russia
  2. South Korea
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Switzerland

Ans:- (a) Russia

Q.23:- Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1999 ?

  1. Australia
  2. South Africa
  3. Pakistan
  4. England

Ans:- (a) Australia

Q.24:- Who among the following is the first Indian sportsperson to reach the finals in the World Badminton Championship (Women) in 2015 ?

  1. Jwala Gutta
  2. Saina Nehwal
  3. P.V. Sindhu
  4. Madhumita Bisht

Ans:- (b) Saina Nehwal

Q.25:- The first match of the “50 Overs Cricket World Cup 2011” was played between ?

  1. India and Bangladesh
  2. New Zealand and Ireland
  3. Sri Lanka and Kenya
  4. England and Netherlands

Ans:- (a) India and Bangladesh