[Sarkari-Naukri] Harish Sati, Sports Objective Questions

Sports Objective Questions

1. Serena Williams, who won the Australian Open Tennis women's singles title 2009, is from which country ?
(A) Belgium
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) Slovakia

2. With which one of the following sports is Jayanta Talukdar associated ?
(A) Golf
(B) Snookar
(C) Archery
(D) Shooting

3. Which of the following team has won the Women's World Cup Cricket 2009 ?
(A) Australia
(B) New Zealand
(C) England
(D) India

4. Who among the following cricket players has/have held the record for scoring the highest number of runs in an inning in a cricket test match at different times ?
1. Garfield Sobers
2. Matthew Hayden
3. Zaheer Abbas
Select the correct answer using the code given below—
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

5. Asafa Powel, The 100-metres race world record holder is from which countries ?
(A) Jamaica
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Canada
(D) Nigeria

6. What is the total number of matches which were played in the FIFA World Cup - 2006 in Germany ?
(A) 48
(B) 52
(C) 63
(D) 64

7. The 19th Commonwealth Games will be held in 2010 in—
(A) Jaipur
(B) Kolkata
(C) New Delhi
(D) Mumbai
(E) Hyderabad

8. M. S. Dhoni is the first wicket keeper to make two centuries in One-day International cricket in India. He made these centuries while playing against—
(A) Sri Lanka and Pakistan
(B) Pakistan and Bangladesh
(C) Bangladesh and New Zealand
(D) Australia and Sri Lanka

9. Which of the following Trophies/Cups is associated with the game of Golf ?
(A) Iran Cup
(B) Padmawati Trophy
(C) Topolino Trophy
(D) V. C. Gupta Trophy

10. OTIS is brand name of—
(A) Software
(B) Shoes
(C) Lifts and elevators
(D) Chemicals and paints

11. The final match of the Uber Cup Badminton 2008 was played between China and—
(A) Japan
(B) Denmark
(C) Italy
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these

12. Which of the following countries won world team Table Tennis Championship 2008 for men and women both ?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Hong Kong
(D) Germany
(E) USA

13. The World Sports Award ceremony was held recently in—
(A) Spain
(B) Italy
(C) France
(D) Germany
(E) Canada

14. Marion Jones is a well known—
(A) Badminton players
(B) Tennis player
(C) Golfer
(D) Athlete
(E) None of these

15. Which of the following Cups/Trophies is associated with the game of Volleyball ?
(A) India Swarn Cup
(B) Ramanujam Trophy
(C) Lincoln Trophy
(D) Dhyanchand Trophy
(E) Him Gold Cup

16. FIFA World Cup 2010 will be organized in—
(A) Italy
(B) Brazil
(C) South Africa
(D) Britain
(E) None of these

17. Which of the following terms is not related with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Soda line
(B) Tie breaker
(C) Hat trick
(D) Half volley
(E) Follow on

18. Mr. David Morgan who is newly appointed President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is from which of the following countries ?
(A) England
(B) South Africa
(C) New Zealand
(D) Australia
(E) None of these

19. Consider the following statements—
1. The International Badminton Federation is located in Kualalumpur.
2. The Federation has decided in favour of India as the host for 2009 World Badminton Championship.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

20. Consider the following statements about one of India's leading batsman—
1. He has scored now more than 10,000 runs in test matches.
2. He has made four successive centuries.
3. He has made five test double hundered.
4. He is credited with most catches by an Indian player.
Who is he—
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Saurav Ganguly

21. The term 'Beamer' is associated with—
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Cricket
(D) Chess

22. Of which country is Bull-fighting the National game?
(A) Spain
(B) Japan
(C) Portugal
(D) Poland

23. The 2008 Olympic Games were held at—
(A) Beijing
(B) Montreal
(C) Atlanta
(D) London

24. Narain Karthikenyan is the sportsman in the field of—
(A) Formula One Car Racing
(B) Shooting
(C) Chess
(D) Golf

25. Which of the following Tennis players announced his retirement from the game recently ?
(A) Benjamin Becker
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Andre Agassi
(D) Lleyton Hewit
(E) None of these

26. Italy played its FIFA World Cup 2006 final against which of the following countries ?
(A) Germany
(B) Brazil
(C) Spain
(D) France
(E) South Africa

27. Who amongst the following is not a Australian Open Tennis 2009 winner ? (Under any category)
(A) Venus Williams
(B) Bob Bryan
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) Serena Williams
(E) Dinara Safina

28. The National Sports Day is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) August 29th
(B) July 29th
(C) September 29th
(D) August 20th
(E) September 20th

29. Which of the following Cups/Tropies is associated with the game of Football ?
(A) Wimbledon Cup
(B) Evert Cup
(C) Agha Khan Cup
(D) Mardeka Cup
(E) None of these

30. Which of the following terms is not associated with the game of Lawn Tennis ?
(A) Smash
(B) Slice
(C) Bouncer
(D) Delice
(E) Ground Stroke

31. The South Asia Federation Games were organized recently in which of the following cities ?
(A) Dhaka
(B) Colombo
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kathmandu
(E) None of these

32. With which game is the 'Agha Khan Cup' associated?
(A) Football
(B) Cricket
(C) Badminton
(D) Hockey

33. The term 'Grand Slam' is associated with—
(A) Table Tennis
(B) Chess
(C) Football
(D) Bridge

34. The International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded the right to host the Cricket World Cup - 2011 to four countries jointly. Which of the following is not amongst these four countries ?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) Nepal

35. "Crown Prince Cup Basketball" in which India won a Bronze Medal was organized recently in—
(A) India
(B) Thailand
(C) China
(D) Japan
(E) Singapore

36. Who amongst the following won the French Open 2008 Men's Tennis Cup held June 2008 ?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Bob Bryan
(D) Vera Zvonareva
(E) None of these

37. Which of the following countries won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2008 ?
(A) Argentina
(B) India
(C) Malaysia
(D) Pakistan
(E) None of these

38. Colombo cup is associated with the game of—
(A) Hockey
(B) Basketball
(C) Football
(D) Cricket

39. Which of the following terms is not associated with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Long leg
(B) Hook
(C) Cut
(D) Midwicket
(E) Love

40. 'Durand Cup' is associated with the game of—
(A) Hockey
(B) Lawn Tennis
(C) Badminton
(D) Football
(E) Cricket

41. For which game is the 'Indira Gandhi Gold Cup' being awarded ?
(A) Women's Hockey
(B) Women's Football
(C) Women's Cricket
(D) Women's Badminton

42. Lord Hanuman is symbolised with which sports ?
(A) Boxing
(B) Wrestling
(C) Rugby
(D) Archery

43. On the basis of performance in 100 metre run in the last Beijing Olympic Games the fastest man in the world is—
(A) Maurice Green
(B) Shawn Crawford
(C) Usain Bolt
(D) Francis Obekwelu

44. Which Indian cricketer scored more than 300 runs in one innings in test matches for the first time ?
(A) Kapil Dev
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) V. V. S. Laxman
(D) V. Sehwag

45. Who is the first Indian Chess player who defeated a World Champion ?
(A) Dibyendu Barua
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Surya Sekhar Ganguly
(D) Viswanathan Anand

46. Match List-I (Famous Athletes) with List-II (Event) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists—
List-I (Famous Athletes)
(a) Elorence Griffith Joyner
(b) Michall Johnson
(c) K. Bekele
(d) S. Bubka
List-II (Event)
1. 10,000 M race
2. 200 M race
3. Pole Vault
4. 100 M race
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 2 1 3

47. Who was the captain of the Italian football team which won the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany ?
(A) Fabio Cannavaro
(B) Alessandro Nesta
(C) Luca Toni
(D) Francesco Totti

48. What is the length of each stump in cricket ?
(A) 28 Inches
(B) 32 Inches
(C) 24 Inches
(D) 30 Inches

49. The term 'Duck' is associated with—
(A) Chess
(B) Volleyball
(C) Golf
(D) Cricket

50. Subroto Cup is associated with which of the following games ?
(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Hockey
(D) Volleyball

Answers :
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (E) 18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (C)
21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (A) 24. (A) 25. (C) 26. (D) 27. (E) 28. (A) 29. (D) 30. (C)
31. (B) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (E) 35. (B) 36. (B) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (E) 40. (D)
41. (A) 42. (B)
43. (C) Usain Bolt is the fastest runner on earth and bagged Gold Medal in the 100 metre race by clocking 9·69 seconds.
44. (D) V. Sehwag scored 309 in a test innings as an Indian for the 1st time.
45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (A) 48. (A) 49. (D) 50. (B)