SPORTS - TERMS

1. Ben Johnson, the well known athlete belongs to which of the following countries?
(a) S. Africa
(b) Germany
(c) Canada
(d) U.S.A.
(e) Cuba
Ans. (c)

2. The term ‘Tee’ is connected with
(a) Polo
(b) Golf
(c) Bridge
(d) Billiards
Ans. (b)

3. With which game is the Agha Cup associated?
(a) Football
(b) Cricket
(c) Basket ball
(d) Badminton
(e) Hockey
Ans. (e)

4. Which of the following countries has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Thailand
(c) India
(d) China
Ans. (b)

5. Champion Trophy is associated with
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Cricket
(d) Chess
Ans. (b)

6. Shiny Wilson is associated with which. of the following games/sports?
(a) Badminton
(b) Swimming
(c) Cricket
(d) Hockey
(e) Athletics
Ans. (e)

7. Chris Even’s name is associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Tennis
(b) Skating
(c) Shooting
(d) Swimming
Ans. (a)

8. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which of the following games?
(a) Archery
(b) Shooting
(c) Swimming
(d Weight lifting
Ans. (b)

9. The Winter Olympics came into being in
(a) 1 9 1 2
(b) l 9 l 6
(c) l 9 2 0
(d)1 9 2 4
Ans. (d)

10. The term ‘Butterfly Stroke is associated with
(a) Kabaddi
(b) Wrestling
(c) Swimming
(d) Rowing
(e) Judo
Ans. (c)

11. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches?
(a) Vinoo Mankad
(b) G.R. Vishwanath
(c) Mohd. Azaruddin
(d) M S.M. Gavaskar
Ans. (c)

12. The name of Prakash Padukone is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Cricket
(b) Table Tennis
(c) Lawn Tennis
(d) Badminton
Ans. (d)

13. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Cricket : Gully
(b) Boxing : Punch
(c) Chess : Checkmate
(d) Tennis : Bully
Ans. (d)

14. Bahadur Singh is a distinguished athlete of which of the following?
(a) Weightlifting
(6) Swimming
(c) Boxing
(d) Athletics
(e) Wrestling
Ans. (d)

15. Yondieki who set up a hew world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Mexico
(d) Kenya
(e) Finland
Ans. (d)

16. Monica Seles is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Athletics
(b) Badminton
(c) Basketball
(d) Tennis
Ans. (d)

17. Limba Ram is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following ?
(a) Boxing
(b) Shooting
(c) Swimming
(d) Weightlifting
(e) Archery
Ans. (e)

18. Wankhede Stadium is situated in
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Bangalore
Ans. (c)

19. Match the following:
A. Grand Slam 1.Chess
B. Grand Prix 2.Polo
C. Grand Master 3.Bridge
4. International race
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 4 3
(c) 4 3 1
(d) 4 2 1
Ans. (c)

20. Which of the following countries has not been a host of Asian Games?
(a) Philippines
(b) Thailand
(c) Iran
(d) Pakistan
(e) Indonesia
Ans. (d)

21. Who was called the ‘Flying Sikh’?
(a) Ajmer Singh
(b) Makhan Singh
(c) Shamsher Singh
(d) Malwinder Singh
(e) Milkha Singh
Ans. (e)

22. India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at
(a) London
(b) Berlin
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Los Angeles
(e) Rome
Ans. (c)

23. What is the length of each stump in cricket?
(a) 28 inches
(b) 32 inches
(c) 2 ft
(d) 4 ft
Ans. (a)

24. ‘Queen’s berry Rules’ is the name given to the rules in
(a) Cricket
(b) Tennis
(c) Hockey
(d) Boxing
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

25. Misha Grewal is associated with which of the following games/sports?
(a) Swimming
(b) Badminton
(c) Squash
(d) Chess
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)