Thursday, July 28, 2016

General Knowledge Questions About Sports

1. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket —Shane Warne 
2. What can be the maximum length of a cricket bat —32' 
3. What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on cricket pitch —3½ ft 
4. With Which game/sport is 'Popping crease' associated —Cricket 
5.  'Queen's berry Rules' is the name. give to the rules in which game —Boxing 
6. Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket —Lala Amarnath 
7. Which Cricketer has scored the highest total runs in test cricket —Sachin Tendulkar 
8. Wood used in making cricking cricket bats, from which is got —Salix alba / S Purpurea 
9. 'Chinaman' refers to which game —Cricket 
10. Who was the 1st President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) —R.E. Grant Govan 
11. Bahadur Singh is a distinguished athlete of which game —Athletics 
12. If one wants to throw a cricket ball to the maximum distance, then at which angle should he throw it —45° 
13. Who became the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match —Narendra Hirwani 
14. Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India —Ahmedabad 
15. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches —Mohd. Azharuddin 
16. Which was the 1st non Test playing country to befit India in an international match —Sri Lanka 
17. Who is the player to claim 50 ODI wickets in least number of matches —Ajantha Mendis 
18. Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals —Mutthiah Muralitharan 
19. Which Australian player was known as 'Fruitfly' amongst the rest of the team —Merv Hughes 
20. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa —Boland 
21. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of how many players —9 players each 
22. What is the name of the person that controls a football match —An umpire 
23. Where did India made her debut in Olympic football —London in 1948 
24. In which Indian state is the game of Polo said to have originated —Manipur 
25. How many players are there on each side in a women's Basketball game —
26. How many players are there on each side in a baseball match —
27. The famous sportsman Michael Jordan is associated with which game —Basket ball 
28. With Which game is the Double Fault associated —Football 
29. Which cup/trophy is associated with football —Santosh Trophy 
30. Which international tennis event is played on a grass court —Wimbeldon 
31. Famous GOLF player Vijay Singh is from which country —Fiji 
32. Jude Felix has established reputation as an Indian player in which game —Hockey 
33. India won the last Hockey Olympic Gold in which year —1980, Moscow 
34. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game —Shooting 
35. With which is the 'Tennis court oath' associated –French Revolution 
36. Which game is Davis Cup associated with —Tennis 
37. Who broke Pete Sampras's record of maximum Grand Slams in tennis —Roger Federer 
38. The term 'double fault' is associated with which game —Tennis 
39. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned World Champion in which sports —Shooting 
40. Misha Grewal is associated with which game/sport —Squash 
41. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which sports event —Cycling 
42. In which sports Rajjyavardhan Rathore won a Silver medal in the Beijing Olympics —Shooting 
43. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games —Boxing 
44. Regatta is associated with which sports event —Rowing 
45. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which country —Bangladesh 
46. S. Vijaya Lakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with which game —Chess 
47. The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with which game —Weight lifting 
48. Who has created world record in the men's 100 metres sprint event at 2008 Olympic Games —Usain Bolt 
49. 'Gambit' is the term associated with which game —Chess 
50. Dhyan Chand's name is associated with which game —Badminton
 

Indian States General Knowledge Questions

1. In which state has India's largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently —Andhra Pradesh 
2. Which Indian State has the minimum total forest cover —Haryana 
3. If you wish to visit Golconda Fort, you will have to go to which state —Karnataka
4. Which state produces maximum Soya bean —Madhya Pradesh 
5. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi —Gopal Hari Deshmukh 
6. In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism popular —Punjab and Sind 
7. Which is the State having the largest population of scheduled castes —Utter Pradesh 
8. Which region has internal drainage —Rajasthan 
9. Which was an associate State of India before becoming a full fledged State —Sikkim 
10. Which state receives rainfall from north-east monsoons —Tamil Nadu 
11. Folk painting 'Madhubani' is famous in which state —Bihar
12. Local thunderstorms 'Norwesters' are prominent in which state —West Bengal 
13. Which is not administered by a Lieutenant Governor —Chandigarh 
14. Which State has the largest forest area —Gujarat 
15. In which year Delhi became the capital of India —1977
16. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate —Lakshadweep 
17. In which district, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past —Raipur 
18. Which city will never get the vertical rays of the Sun —Srinagar 
19. Which city is at the highest altitude above mean sea level —Bangalore 
20. Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of which gas —Methyl-iso-cyanate 
21. Which Indian port leads in imports —Mumbai 
22. The Musalman, the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927, is published from which place —Chennai 
23. Indian Institute of Forest management is located at which place —Dehradun 
24. Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at Lucknow —Annie Besant 
25. Which city has the longest day in the month of June —Kolkata 
26. Why do Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters —Due to cyclones 
27. The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India through which State —Arunachal Pradesh 
28. Kamarupa is the old name of which state —Assam 
29. Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India —Goa 
30. On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat —May 1, in the year 1960 
31. Which river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat —Tapti 
32. In which' State, no tribe has been declared as 'Scheduled' by the President —Haryana 
33. Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all tourists place of which state —Himachal Pradesh 
34. Where is Port Blair situated —South Andaman 
35. Which place receives fainfall less than 20 cms —Jammu and Kashmir
36. The river Cauvery originates from which state —Karnataka 
37. Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf —Tamil Nadu 
38. Silent valley having rare plant and animal is located in which state —Kerala 
39. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of which state —Madhya Pradesh 
40. Which hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland —Barailhills 
41. Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers' —Punjab 
42. If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go —Rajasthan 
43. Which is the major silk producing state in India —Karnataka 
44. Which state is the larger producer of lignitle coal —Tamil Nadu 
45. Telangana region represents type of vegetation —Thorn 
46. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located —Uttarakhand 
47. The Matatila multipurpose project is located in which state —Uttar Pradesh 
48. Where are the Local thunderstorms 'Nor westers' prominent —West Bengal 
49. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands —Saddle Peak 
50. Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh —Nek Chand 
51. Which is the largest mustard oil growing state —Uttar Pradesh
52. When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu —1969 
53. Which is the suthernmost city —Raipur 
54. Why does Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune —Because mumbai is on the windward side 
55. Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnarn —NH-5 
56. The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects which cities —Kolkata and Amritsar 
57. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for which metal —Gold 
58. Where is the national institute of nutrition located —Hyderabad 
59. In India which is the State with the largest area under very dense forests —Arunachal Pradesh 
60. Which states is the leading producer of tea —Assam 
61. From which ruler did Albuquerque capture Goa —Bijapur 
62. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north —Aravallis 
63. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state —Gujarat 
64. Which are the leading states in the production of cotton in India —Maharashtra and Gujarat 
65. Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir —President 
66. Which stare is the largest producer of coffee —Karnataka 
67. Palghat joins which states —Kerala and Tamil Nadu 
68. Narmada river originates from .Amarkantak in which state —Madhya Pradesh 
69. Which State has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all —Nagaland 
70. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January —Punjab
71. Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with which thing —Hydroelectricity 
72. Where are Shevaroy Hills located —Tamil Nadu 
73. Which State has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats —Uttar Pradesh 
74. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries — Three 
75. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which island —South Andaman 
76. Which national Highway route is the longest —Kolkata-Hajira 
77. Which pair of states is the leading producer of tabacco in India —Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat 
78. Which -State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India —Assam 
79. Which Union Territory attained statehood in February, 1987 —Goa 
80. Which is the State with the largest area under waste land —Jammu and Kashmir 
81. Which state was in the development of hydroelectricity the pioneering state —Karnataka 
82. Which state is the largest producer of black pepper in India —Kerala 
83. Recently reserves of diamond have been reported in Madhya Pradesh from which place —Devbhog 
84. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located —Rajasthan 
85. Which state has the largest net irrigated area —Tamil Nadu 
86. Which State sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha —Uttar Pradesh 
87. Which city is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer —Kolkata 
88. The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in which State —Madhya Pradesh 
89. Which state has smallest land area —Goa 
90. Which state is with the largest area under waste land —Jammu and Kashmir 
91. In which is the largest population of Scheduled Tribes —Madhya Pradesh 
92. Which state has the maximum length of surface roads —Tamil Nadu 
93. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills —Uttar Pradesh 
94. Which does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) —Kolkata 
95. Which region does not receives much rainfall in the south-west monsoon season —Tamil Nadu coast