MCQ’s Games and Sports

1     Which one of the following teams won the first One Day Cricket World Cup held in 1975?

a)    England

b)   Australia

c)    Pakistan

d)   West Indies

2     Karanam Maleshwari is associated with which of the following sports?

a)    Badminton

b)   Swimming

c)    Tennis

d)   Weightlifting

3     The name of Abinav Bindra is associated with this sport?

a)    Shooting

b)   Cricket

c)    Football

d)   Basketball

4     In a cricket game when the umpire raises his right hand’s index finger high:

a)    Batsman is not out

b)   Batsman is out

c)    Batsman is retired

d)   Batsman score a six

5     What is the maximum duration of playing a football match?

a)    60 minutes

b)   90 minutes

c)    80 minutes

d)   70 minutes

6     The longest swimming course in the world is:

a)    Dardenlles strait

b)   Palk strait

c)    English channel

d)   Magellan strait

7     Which of the following is the distance of running in a Marathon race?

a)    26 miles

b)   26 miles, 385 yards

c)    26 miles, 225 yards

d)   26 miles, 365 yards

8     Which is the correct weight of the cricket ball?

a)    4(1/4) oz

b)   5(3/4) oz

c)    4 oz

d)   4 oz

9     The Olympic Symbol comprises of five ring of circles linked together to represent:

a)    The sporting friendship of all

b)   The five continents

c)    Both A and B

d)   None of these

10  Select a pair which is not properly matched:

a)    Diego Maradona   -        Hockey

b)   Gary Kasparov      -        Chess

c)    Pete Sampras        -        Tennis

d)   Ronaldo                -        Football

11  Geet Sethi is associated with the sports:

a)    Athletics

b)   Billiards

c)    Shooting

d)   Weightlifting

12  Saina Nehwal is associated with the sport:

a)    Shooting

b)   Badminton

c)    Boxing

d)   Weightlifting

13  How many players participate in volleyball team?

a)    6

b)   7

c)    8

d)   9

14  India won the world cup cricket in 1983 by defeating which of the teams?

a)    England

b)   Australia

c)    West Indies

d)   None of these

15  The Winter Olympic Games came into being in 1924 was held at:

a)    Chamonix, France

b)   St. Moritz, Switzerland

c)    Lake Placid, New York

d)   Oslo, Norway

16  In the game of baseball, distance between each base in a Diamond shaped ground is:

a)    56 ft

b)   72 ft

c)    80 ft

d)   90 ft

17  In which of the following years were woman athletes admitted to Olympic Games?

a)    1900

b)   1904

c)    1908

d)   1912