Sports

1. Who has been elected as the first female president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
 Mary Kom
 P T Usha
 Karnam Malleswari
 Anju George
Former athlete P T Usha has been elected to become the president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). P T Usha won 23
medals, including 14 gold, in the Asian Championships from 1983 to 1998. She also finished fourth in the 400-metre hurdles
final at the 1984 Olympics. She is also known as the ‘Payyoli Express’.

2. Which country is the FIFA World Cup champion in the year 2022?
 France
 Argentina
 England
 Morocco
Argentina became FIFA World Cup champion by beating the defending Champion France 4-2 in penalties. Argentina lifted
the FIFA World Cup title for the third time.

3. When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?

 August 28th
 August 29th
 August 27th
 August 30th
National Sports Day is celebrated in India every year on August 29 to celebrate the birth anniversary of Hockey Wizard
Major Dhyan Chand. He was born on this day in 1905.

4. Which country will host the 2027 Asian Cup for Football ?
 South Africa
 Switzerland
 South Korea
 Saudi Arabia

5. Which state won the first edition of the National Beach Soccer Championship 2023?
 Punjab
 Haryana
 Kerla
 Mizoram
 6. For which Country’s cricket team did former Indian cricketer Monty Desai became coach?
 Nepal
 UAE
 Zimbabwe
 Netherlands

7. Who was the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over in One Day Internationals?
 Yuvraj Singh
 Kieron Pollard
 Herschelle Gibbs
 Chris Gayle

8. The term ‘Dolphin Kick’ is associated with which of the following games?
 Karate
 Squash
 Swimming
 Golf

9. What is the full form of IPL?

 Indian Premier League
 International Premier League
 Indian Players League
 International Players League

10. Neeraj Chopra win the first ever Olympic gold medal for India in which of the following
sports?
 400 m Hurdles
 Javelin Throw
 High Jump
 Long Jump

11. Who was the first Indian to receive the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Blue
Cross?
 Ranjan Sodhi
 Vijay Kumar
 Gagan Narang
 Abhinav Bindra

12. Who was the highest run scorer in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?
 Virat Kohli
 Quinton de Kock
 Glen Maxwell
 Rachin Ravindra
Virat Kohli claimed the title of the top run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 final, amassing a total of 765 runs.
 13. Who took the highest wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?
 Adam Zampa
 Shaheen Afridi
 Mohammed Shami
 Dilshan Madushanka
Mohammed Shami emerged as the leading wicket-taker, securing 24 wickets in 7 matches during the 2023 World Cup.

14. Which cricketer holds the record for the most sixes & boundaries in the ICC Cricket World Cup
2023?
 David Warner
 Rohit Sharma
 Glenn Maxwell
 Shreyas Iyer
Rohit Sharma holds the record for the highest number of sixes in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, hitting a total of 31 sixes
and 66 boundaries.

15. For the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China in 2023, which entity was the official sponsor of
the Indian Contingent?
 Ultratech
 Sony Pictures Networks India
 Amul
 Limca Sportz

16. In which event did Palak Gulia clinch an individual gold during the 2023 Asian Games?
 10m air pistol
 50m rifle
 25m pistol
 10m rifle

17. In which athletic event did Tajinderpal Singh Toor of India earn a gold medal at the Hangzhou
Asian Games?
 Shot Put
 Half marathon
 Discus throw
 Hammer throw

18. Which swimming style is not allowed in the Olympics?

 Butterfly
 Backstroke
 Freestyle
 Dog paddle

19. How many squares or squares are there in the game of chess?
  62
 64
 66
 68

20. Who won the first Olympic medal individually for independent India?
 K D Jadhav
 Milkha Singh
 Harishchandra Brijdar
 Dhyan Chand
K D Jadhav was an Indian freestyle wrestler. Best known for winning bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in
Helsinki. He was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics after Norman Pritchard
who won two silver medals in athletics in 1900 under colonial India.

21. Name the first Indian to win a Grand Slam Kithab.

 Leander Paes
 Ramesh Krishnan
 Ramanathan Krishnan
 Mahesh Bhupathi
India has produced four Grand Slam champions over the years – Olympic medalist Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania
Mirza, and Rohan Bopanna – all of whom have triumphed in the doubles. The four Indian tennis players have all been
doubles specialists in their prime and the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament was Mahesh Bhupathi, who won the
1997 French Open mixed doubles with Japan’s Rika Hiraki.

22. Avani Lekhara excels in which one of the following sports?

 Table Tennis
 Cycling
 Shooting
 Boxing
Avani Lekhara is from Jaipur, Rajasthan. 19-year-old Avani Lekhara won the gold medal in women's 10 m air rifle Standing
event in the SH 1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics. She became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the
Paralympics.

23. Devis/Divis Cup is associated with –

 Tennis
 Football
 Basketball
 Table Tennis

24. Rani Rampal, who is a famous sports personality, is associated with which sport?
 Cricket
  Hockey
 Basketball
 Badminton

25. Which of the following continents is represented by the 'Yellow ring' in the Olympic emblem?
 America
 Africa
 Australia
 Asia

26. Which of the following is not related to football?

 Penalty area
 Umpire
 Trapping
 Offside

27. Meerabai Chanu associated with which of the following sports?

 Boxing
 Wrestling
 Weightlifting
 Tennis

28. What does Olympic Flame symbolize?

 Zeal to play sports
 Challenges
 Continuity
 Integrity

29. Who among the following woman cricketers was the first who has scored 10,000 runs in
International Cricket format?
 Mithali Raj
 Anjum Chopra
 Charlotte Edwards
 Ellyse Perry

Charlotte Edwards, England

30. The world's largest cricket stadium situated at –

 Kolkata
 Manchester
 Melbourne
 Motera