SPORTS BASED OBJECTIVE QUESTION 2008
1. Venus Williams, who won the Wimbledon Open Tennis women's singles title 2008, is from which country ?
(A) Belgium
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) Slovakia
(E) None of these
2. With which one of the following sports is Ishant Sharma associated ?
(A) Golf
(B) Cricket
(C) Archery
(D) Shooting
(E) None of these
3. Consider the following statements—
1. FIFA World Cup - 2010 will be held in Argentina.
2. FIFA World Cup - 2002 was held in Japan/South Korea.
3. No term from oceania too part in FIFA World Cup - 2006. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 only
(D) 3 only
(E) None of these
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
(E) None of these
5. Asafa Powel, The 100-metres race world record holder is from which countries ?
(A) Jamaica
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Canada
(D) Nigeria
(E) None of these
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
(E) None of these
7. The 19th Common Wealth 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. Which country has won the Tomas cup 2008 title ?
(A) Japan
(B) Denmark
(C) Italy
(D) China
(E) None of these
12. Which of the following countries won Asia cup cricket tournament 2008 ?
(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
(E) None of these
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 in 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 elected President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is from which of the following countries ?
(A) England
(B) Zimbabwe
(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
(E) None of these
20. Consider the following statements about one of India's leading batsman—
1. He has scored now more than 8000 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
(E) None of these
21. The term Beamer' is associated with—
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Cricket
(D) Chess
(E) None of these
22. Of which country is Bull-fighting the National game ?
(A) Spain
(B) Japan
(C) Portugal
(D) Poland
(E) None of these
23. The 2008 Olympic Games will be held at—
(A) Beijing
(B) Montreal
(C) Atlanta
(D) London
(E) None of these
24. Narain Karthikenyan is the sportsman in the field of—
(A) Formula One Car Racing
(B) Shooting
(C) Chess
(D) Golf
(E) None of these
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 French Open Tennis 2008 winner ?
(Under any category)
(A) Ana Ivanovic
(B) Pablo Cuevas
(C) Luis Horna
(D) Rafael Nada
(E) Roger Federer
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
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)
