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Sports One-Liners for various competitive examinations- July 5th, 2019

Sports- One-Liners- for various competitive examinations- July 5th, 2019

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1- Name the oldest male player to win the French Open.

a) Andre Vacherot
b) Andre Gobert
c) Max Decugis
d) Henri Cochet.


2- This award among the following is given for sports coaching in India.

a) Dhyan Chand Award
b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
c) Arjuna Awards
d) Dronacharya Award


3- This traditional sport(Jallikattu) is played in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states of India.

a) Goat fight
b) Dogfight
c) Cockfight
d) Bullfight and bullock-cart racing.


4- This term is used in Lawn Tennis.

a) Punter
b) Scoop
c) Deuce
d) Jockey.


5- This day is celebrated as the national sports day of India.

a) October 11
b) September 14
c) August 29
d) April 6


6- Name the oldest female player to win the French Open.

a) Zsuzsa Kormoczy
b) Nelly Landry
c) Andrea Temesvari
d) Jan Lehane.


7- This is the national sport of Canada.

a) Volleyball
b) Field hockey
c) Cricket
d) Lacrosse/Ice hockey.


8- The Commonwealth game started in?

a) 1934
b) 1930
c) 1950
d) 1938


9- This Country has won the Cricket world cup for the maximum number of times.

a) West Indies
b) Sri Lanka
c) Australia
d) India.


10- This country has hosted Commonwealth Games for the maximum number of times.

a) Scotland
b) England
c) New Zealand
d) Canada.


11- The term Caddie relates to-

a) Billiards
b) Bridge
c) Golf
d) Baseball.


12- Name the country that has Bandy as the national sport.

a) Lithuania
b) Latvia
c) Peru
d) Russia.


13. Because of World War I, the Olympic Games were cancelled in-

a. 1920
b. 1944
c. 1916
d. 1912


14- In which year and by which country, the Olympic Games were first started?

a) Greece (1890)
b) France (1894)
c) Greece (1896)
d) France (1924)


15- Name the place where Asian Games have been hosted for a maximum number of times.

a. India
b. China
c. Thailand
d. Japan


ANSWERS

1- Andre Vacherot

* He was a French male tennis player. He won the French Championships on 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1901.

2- Dronacharya Award

* Dronacharya Award was instituted in 1985.

3- Bullfight and bullock-cart racing

* Jallikattu is a bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations.

4- Deuce

* The term Deuce comes into play when both opposing players have won three points.

5- August 29

* 29th August has been declared by the Indian government as Sports Day in honour of Major Dhyan Chand.

6- Zsuzsa Kormoczy

* Zsuzsa Kormoczy, a female tennis player from Hungary, She won the singles title at the 1958 French Championships at the age of 33.

7- Lacrosse/Ice hockey

8- 1930

9- Australia

10- Canada

11- Golf

12- Russia

13- 1916

14- Greece (1896)

15-Thailand


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Sports One-Liners for various competitive examinations- July 3, 2019

 

 

Sports One-Liners for various competitive examinations- July 3, 2019

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Sports Multiple Questions and Answers

SPORTS

1- This among the following is a Manipuri version of Hockey.

(a) Hiyang Tanaba
(b) Khong Kangjei
(c) Yubi-Lakpi
(d) Yubi Lakpi.


2- Name the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run.

(a) P.T.Usha
(b) M.L.Valsamma
(c) K.Malleshwari
(d) Kamaljit Sandhu.


3-Name the first Indian to reach the semi-final in Wimbledon Tennis Championship.

(a) Leander Paes
(b) Mahesh Bhupathi
(c) Ramanathan Krishnan
(d) Ramesh Krishnan


4- The first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title was-

(a) Michael Ferreira
(b) Manoj Kothari
(c) Geet Sethi
(d) Wilson Jones


5- Name the award which is given for excellence in the field of sports.

(a) Dhyanchand Award
(b) Kalidas Samman
(c) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(d) Shram Vir Award


6- Wasim Akram of Pakistan is related to-

(a) Nuclear tests
(b) Cricket
(c) Martial law
(d) Politics


7-The term, L.B.W. relates to which among the following games?

(a) Polo
(b) Football
(c) Hockey
(d) Cricket


8- At what interval, the Olympic games are normally held?

(a) 3 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 6 years


9- In which year, the Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics?

(a) 1956
(b) 1952
(c) 1948
(d) 1936


10- In which place Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located?

(a) Patiala
(b) Jhansi
(c) New Delhi
(d) Kolkata


11- Milkha Singh won the first National title in the 400 m race in-

(a) 1956
(b) 1955
(c) 1970
(d) 1957


12- In which year, Arjuna Award was introduced?

(a) 1972
(b) 1995
(c) 1961
(d) 1969


13-The C. K. Nayudu Trophy relates to the sport of

(a) Football
(b) Chess
(c) Cricket
(d) Hockey


14- The length of pitch between the two wickets in Cricket is-

(a) 20 yards
(b) 21 yards
(c) 22 yards
(d) 24 yards


15- In which place, 2008 Olympic games were held?

(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) China
(d) Greece


ANSWERS-

1-Khong Kangjei

2-Kamaljit Sandhu

3-Ramanathan Krishnan

4-Wilson Jones

5-Dhyanchand Award

6-Cricket

7-Cricket
L.B.W- Leg Before Wicket.

8-4 years

9-1948

10-Patiala

11-1957

12-1961

13-Cricket.

14-22 yards

15-China.


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Sports Multiple Questions and Answers

 

1- This team has won the 5th SAFF U-15 Championship 2018 title in Nepal.

A. Sri Lanka
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh


2- Name the Arab country that will host the 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games 2019.

A. Saudi Arabia
B. Jordan
C. Morocco
D. Qatar


3- Who among the followings won the 2018 Formula One driver’s world championship?

A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Kimi Raikkonen
D. Max Verstappen


4-Who among the followings is the winner of 2018 Isle of Man Chess Tournament?

A. B Adhiban
B. Radoslav Wojtaszek
C. Vishwanathan Anand
D. Michael Adams


5- Name the country that won the 2018 Women’s Volleyball World Championship in Yokohama, Japan.

A. Brazil
B. Italy
C. Netherlands
D. Serbia


6- Name the place where the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games was held.

A. Buenos Aires, Argentina
B. Seoul, South Korea
C. New Delhi, India
D. Sydney, Australia


7- Which team among the followings won 2018 Vijay Hazare Trophy title?

A. Mumbai
B. Goa
C. Punjab
D. Delhi


8- Name the football club that won the Puttaiah Memorial Cup 2018.

A. Bengaluru FC
B. Kerala FC
C. Royal Rajasthan
D. Chennai Tigers


9- Among the followings, which is the second country to legalize possession and use of the recreational cannabis?

A. Brazil
B. Chile
C. Canada
D. Argentina


10- Which medal won by Akash Malik in archery at the Youth Olympic Games 2018?

A. Gold
B. Bronze
C. Silver
D. None of the Above


11- Which medal won by India at the 8th Sultan of Johor Cup U-18 2018 hockey tournament in Malaysia?

A. Silver
B. Bronze
C. Gold
D. None of the Above.


12- Who among the followings has been appointed as the captain of Indian football team for the international friendly match against China?

A. Sandesh Jhingan
B. C. K. Vineeth
C. Pronay Halder
D. Pritam Kotal.


13- Which medal was won by Indian javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar in the men’s F46 category of the Asian Para Games in Jakarta?

A. Bronze
B. Gold
C. Silver
D. None of the Above


14- Name the medal that was won by Harvinder Singh in archery in Asian Para Games.

A. Silver
B. Bronze
C. Gold
D. None of the Above.


15- Name the country that won the U19 Asia Cup 2018 title.

A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Pakistan
D. Hong Kong


ANSWERS

1- Bangladesh

2-Qatar

3- Lewis Hamilton

4-Radoslav Wojtaszek

5-Serbia

6-Buenos Aires, Argentina

7-Mumbai.

8-Bengaluru FC.

9-Canada.

10- Silver

11-Silver.

12-Sandesh Jhingan.

13-Silver.

14-Gold.

15-India.


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Sports/Games Organizations-

Herewith presenting important organizations and federations of different sports/games and their headquarters:-

* Federation Internationale de Football Association- Zurich, Switzerland

* World Chess Federation -Athens, Greece

* International Olympic Organisation-Lausanne, Switzerland

* International Table Tennis Federation -Lausanne, Switzerland

* World Archery Federation-Lausanne, Switzerland

* International Hockey Federation -Lausanne, Switzerland

* International Boxing Association-Lausanne, Switzerland

* International Cricket Council- Dubai, UAE

* Badminton World Federation- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

* International Weightlifting Federation- Istvánmezei út, Hungary


Country, and their National Games

* USA- Baseball

* India- Hockey

* Japan- Ju-Jitsu

* China- Table Tennis

* Turkey- Oil Wrestling

* Spain- Bull Fighting

* Nepal- Dandi Biyo

* Afghanistan- Buzkashi

* Bangladesh- Kabaddi

* Bhutan- Archery


Games & Sports and the number of players

* Water Polo- 7 Players

* Net Ball️-7 Players

* Kabaddi- 7 Players

* Bridge- 2 Players

* Baseball- 9 Players

* Polo- 4 Players

* Basketball- 5 Players

* Rugby Football- 15 Players

* Croquet- 13 or 15 Players

* Billiards/Snooker- 1 Player


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1-Khashaba Jadhav won the first Olympic medal in wrestling for India.


2- Athlete Michael Phelps has won the most number of Olympic medals.


3-Commonwealth Games are held by a federation of Countries formerly rules by British Empire.


4-Sir Ludwig Guttmann started Paralympic Games.


5- Sportsman Major Dhyanchand is known as ‘The Wizard of Hockey’.


6-Karnam Malleshwari, Weightlifter, Sydney Olympics, 2000, was the first ever female Olympic medal winner of India.


7- Virender Sehwag has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests.


8-The xxvii (1996) Summer Olympic games were held in Atlanta.


9- Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a hat-trick in an international test.


10- Australian player Merv Hughes was known as ‘Fruitfly’ amongst the rest of the team.


11-Against Pakistan team Virender Sehwag made his one-day international debt.


12-Jack Nicklaus is the only golfer to win the Masters Tournament six times.


13-Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in 1989.


14- Kapil Dev was named India’s Cricketer of the Century by Wisden.


15-Regatta is associated with sports event Rowing.


16-S. Vijaya Lakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with Chess.


17- Kolkata is known as the ‘Mecca of Indian Football’.


18-The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming is Bula Chaudhary.


19-Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his ODI debut in Chittagong.


20-Indian batsman Laxman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings.


21- ‘Queen’s berry Rules’ is the name. give to the rules in Boxing.


22-Sergei Bubkha, an athlete of international repute, belongs to Ukraine.


23- South Africa was readmitted to the Olympics after her 21-year suspension.


24-Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in sports events Cycling.


25-Steffi Graff is the only woman to have won three Wimbledon titles in a row.


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1-Mughal Emperors were patrons of hunting and wrestling.


2-Kambala is a yearly Buffalo Race. It is held under the aid of local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka.


3-Silambam is a type of a fencing game. It is a weapon-based Martial Art of India. This traditional sport is more popular in the state of Tamil Nadu.


4-Khong Kangjei is a traditional game that is played in Manipur. The improvised version of this game is known as ‘Hockey’.


5-Kho-Kho is one of the most popular traditional sports in India. Kho Kho is a ‘run and touch’ game that is very simple to play.


6-Mallakhamb is a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs poses while hanging from a vertical wooden pole or rope.


7-Jallikattu is one of the oldest living ancient sports seen in the modern era, mainly in Tamil Nadu. Jallikattu pits crowds of brave young men against angry bulls. It is similar to the Spanish running of the bulls.


8-Camel racing in Pushkar, Rajasthan is one of the major attractions for tourist in Rajasthan.


9-Kusthi is the best sports to play and maintain the physic. It is mostly played at Punjab and Haryana along with Maharashtra.


10-Gella – Chutt is a famous indigenous game of Tripura state of India. The game consists of two groups – out-group and in-group. Players in each group can be around 10-12. Players from the in-group nominate one among them as the king.


11-Thoda is a martial art form from Himachal Pradesh. The main weapons needed for Thoda are bows and arrows. The traditional game Thoda is hugely popular in Theog Division (Shimla District), Narkanda block and many other places. It is held every year on Baisakhi Day i.e. April 13 and 14.


12-Kerala’s martial art form, Kalari Payattu, is very similar to Karate.


13-Surr is a popular traditional sport which is often played by the regional menfolk residing near Ayodhya in the northern part of India, particularly Uttar Pradesh.


14-Atya Patya is an ancient traditional sport of India. It is more popular in the state of Maharashtra. The game is mainly practiced in rural areas. The first Atya Patya National held at Nagpur in 1982.


15-Pallanguli is a game played mostly played by Tamil women, both in Southern India and Sri Lanka. It is normally known as the number game.


 

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1-First Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title is Wilson Jones.


2-Brazil has won the Football World Cup for the maximum number of times.


3-Kamaljit Sandhu is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in the 400m run.


4-Hopman cup is related to Lawn Tennis.


5-In Sher-e-Bangla stadium Sanchin Tendulkar completed his 100th century.


6-Asian Games have been hosted by Thailand for a maximum number of times.


7-2018 Asian Games scheduled to be held in Jakarta.


8-Northamptonshire & Leicestershire are the two counties Anil Kumble played.


9-RE Grant Grovan is the first president of BCCI.


10-Vishwanath Anand was first to receive first Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.


11-The first player to score the double century in 4 consecutive test series is Virat Kohli.


12-Christiano Ronaldo was named the world’s best player at the inaugural best FIFA football awards 2016 in Zurich Switzerland.


13-Elina Svitolina of Ukraine has won Italian Open Women’s Single Title 2017.


14-The headquarters of International Olympic Committee is at Lausanne(Switzerland).


15-S Vijaylaxmi is the first women grandmaster in India.


16-Parimarjan Negi is the youngest grandmaster in India.


17-Kolkata is known as Mecca of Indian football.


18-C K Nayudu was the first captain of Indian Test team.


19- India won T20 World Cup For Blind Tournament 2017.


20- The first international cricket match was held in 1844 between Canada and the USA.


21-The first Polo club is established in 1834 at Silchar.


22-Karanam Malleswari is the first women to win a medal in Olympics.


23- England will host Cricket World Cup 2019.


24-The game of hockey originated in France.


25-First Indian woman to win WTA singles title is Sania Mirza.


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1- Golf was invented in Scotland. Although its name is originally Dutch, the game of golf is believed to have been invented in Scotland.


2- Golf is played on a large, grassy area called a course.

 


3-A standard golf course has 18 holes, but some courses have only nine holes.


4-The first world championship event for any sport was for billiards. It was held in 1873.


5- Figure skating sport was the first to be made an event in the Winter Olympic Games. It was named an official sport of the Winter Olympics in 1908.

 


6-Germany hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup football competition. The winner was Italy.


7-In 1930, FIFA organized the first World Cup series.


8-The Super Bowl, the professional American football championship game, was first held in 1967.


9-The Olympic flag has five linked rings representing the five parts of the world joined by the Games: The Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

 


10-The first Olympic Games, for which there are written records, took place in Greece in 776 BCE.


11-The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.


12-The International Olympic Committee (IOC) runs the modern Games. The IOC is a permanent organization founded in Paris in 1894.


13-The Summer Games and the Winter Games are held once every four years.


14-International cricket matches are of three types: Test, one-day, and 20/20. The game is between two teams of 11 players each.


15-A leg bye is a run that is scored in cricket when the ball is deflected off a batter’s body, allow batters to change places.


16- All Out term is applied when all batsmen have been dismissed.


17-In 1975 the first World Cup of cricket was played in England.


18-Baseball is a nine-player game involving throwing and hitting a ball. It is one of the most popular professional sports in the United States.

 

19-The first Asian Games competition was held in Delhi, India, in 1951.


20-A googly is a kind of delivery featured in the game of cricket.


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1-In 2012 United Kingdom hosted Olympic Games.


2-Olympic Games were first started by Greece (1896).


3- Term Deuce is commonly used in Badminton and Volleyball.


4-In the year 1916 Olympic Games were cancelled because of World War.


5-Asian Games have been hosted by Thailand for a maximum number of times.


6-Bandy is the national sport of Russia.

 

Bandy players

 

 

 

 

 


7- Uruguay had started Football World.


8-First Olympic Games was held in Canada.


9- Canada has hosted Commonwealth Games for the maximum number of times.


10- Australia has won Cricket world cup for the maximum number of times.


11-Football World Cup has been won by Brazil for the maximum number of times.


12- Commonwealth game started in 1930.


13-Archery is the national sport of Bhutan.

 

Archery

14- Lacrosse/Ice hockey is the national sport of Canada.


15- Wrestling is the national sport of Turkey.

 

Wrestling

 

 

 

 

 


16-Badminton has been an Olympic sport since 1992.


17-Pierre de Coubertin was the founder of the International Olympic Committee. He was a French educator and historian and is considered as the father of the modern Olympic Games.


18-John Donald Budge was the first person to win the Grand Slam in tennis. He was a World No. 1 player for five years.


19-Bullfight and bullock-cart racing is related to Jallikattu sport played in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states of India.

Bullfight

 

 

 

 

 


20- 29th August has been declared as Sports Day in honour of Major Dhyan Chand.


21-Worple Road in Wimbledon hosted the first World Tennis Championship.


22-The first Wimbledon Tennis championship took place in 1877.


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1- First Indian women Olympic Medal winner is Karnam Malleshwari.

 


2-After won the 13th gold medal in Rio Olympic 2016 by Michael Phelps, he has broken 12 individual gold medals records of Leonidas of Rhodes.


3-Murugappa Gold Cup is associated with Hockey sport.


4-Whitewash term is associated with Cricket.


5-Chris Gayle has scored the first double century in World Cup Cricket.

Chris Gayle

 

 

 

 

 


6-Pommel Horse term is associated with the game Gymnastics.


7-Arjuna Award is given to recognize outstanding achievement in sports.


8- Terms like a Cue ball, break shot, a pool table is associated with Billiards.


9- In the year 1985, the Dronacharya Award for sports coaches was instituted.


10- Sourav Kothari is associated with Billiards.


11-Anthony De Mello Trophy is associated with Test cricket series played between England and India.


12-The headquarters of the International Olympics Committee is located in Switzerland.


13-The meaning of the motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ of the Olympic Games is Faster, Higher, Stronger.


14-Saina Nehwal released her autobiography – ‘Playing to Win’ on November 12.


15-The term ’16 yards hit’ is associated with Hockey.


16-Milkha Singh has been named as the Flying Sikh of India.

Milkha Singh

17-Michael Phelps won the maximum number of Gold medals at a single Olympic Games in the history of the Olympics.


18-Ever onward is the motto of the Asian Games.


19-Sandeep Patil has written the book ‘Sandy Storms’.


20-Abhinav Bindra is the first Indian, who has won the Gold Medal in Beijing Olympic 2008 on shooting.


21-Sardar Patel Stadium is located at Ahmedabad.


22-Badminton is the National game of Malaysia.


 

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