Sports - MCQs with answers - Part XII
1. Tintu Luka is associated with which game?a) Athletics
b) Shooting
c) Swimming
d) None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Athletics
She is the national record holder in the women's 800-metre race.
2. Ajinkya Rahane is related to which game?a) Basketball
b) Chess
c) Cricket
d) Football
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Cricket
Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is an Indian international cricketer. He represents Mumbai in domestic cricket.
3. Strike word is related to which game?a) Baseball
b) Chess
c) Cricket
d) Tennis
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Baseball
A strike in baseball results when a batter swings at and misses a pitch, does not swing at a pitch in the strike zone or hits a foul ball that is not caught.
4. Leander Paes is related to which game?a) Chess
b) Cricket
c) Football
d) Tennis
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Tennis
Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian professional tennis player who plays in doubles events on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour and Davis Cup.
5. Who is all time highest goal scorer of Germany?a) Lukas Podolski
b) Mario Gomez
c) Miroslav Klose
d) Philipp Lahm
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Josef Klose is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Lazio. Klose is best known for his performances with the German national team, for which he is the all-time top scorer with 71 goals.
6. Who among the following is a football striker from Ivory Coas?a) Garry Monk
b) Michu
c) Wilfried Bony
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Wilfried Bony
Wilfried Guemiand Bony is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League and the Ivory Coast national football team, as a striker.
7. Amit Kumar is related to which game?a) Athletics
b) Rowing
c) Shooting
d) Wrestling
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Wrestling
Amit Kumar Dahiya is an Indian wrestler who has won the silver medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships.
8. With which sport is Pankaj Advani related?a) Badminton
b) Baseball
c) Basketball
d) Billiards
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Billiards
He is the only player ever to win professional world titles in both the long and short formats of snooker and both formats of English billiards.
9. Abhinav Bindra is related to which game?a) Billiards
b) Shooting
c) Swimming
d) Wrestling
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Shooting
Abhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian shooter and is a World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event.
10. Apurvi Chandela is related to which game?a) Athletics
b) Billiards
c) Shooting
d) Swimming
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Shooting
Apurvi Singh Chandela is an Indian shooter who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
11. Anirban Lahiri belongs to which sport?a) Baseball
b) Basketball
c) Chess
d) Golf
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Golf
Anirban Lahiri is an Indian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour.
12. Rory Mcllroy belongs to which sport?a) Chess
b) Football
c) Golf
d) Hockey
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Golf
Rory McIlroy is a Northern Irish professional golfer from Holywood. He is the current World Number One and a four-time major champion.
13. Yuki Bhambri is related to which sport?a) Chess
b) Football
c) Golf
d) Tennis
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Tennis
Yuki Bhambri is an Indian professional tennis player. He is winner of 2009 Australian Open Junior Championship.
14. Lionel Messi is player of which country?a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Germany
d) None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Argentina
Lionel Messi is the captain for the Argentina national team.
15. Volley term is from which sport?a) Baseball
b) Basketball
c) Tennis
d) Volleyball
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Tennis
A volley in tennis is a shot in which the ball is struck before it bounces on the ground.