Sports - General Knowledge Questions

A)
As an Indian badminton coach
B)
As an Indian football coach
C)
As an Indian tennis coach
D)
As an Indian cricket coach

Correct Answer :   As an Indian badminton coach

Syed Mohammed Arif is an Indian badminton coach. Syed Mohammed Arif, popularly known as Arif Saahab, is an Indian badminton coach. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award and Padma Shri Award by the Government of India.

A)
Rahul Dravid
B)
B.S. Bedi
C)
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
D)
Sunil Gavaskar

Correct Answer :   Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi (also known as Mansur Ali Khan, or M. A. K. Pataudi; 05 January 1941 – 22 September 2011; nicknamed Tiger Pataudi) was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team.

A)
Football
B)
Tennis
C)
Volleyball
D)
Badminton

Correct Answer :   Tennis

Vishal Uppal and Harsh Mankad won the Doubles of the ITF Men's Futures Tournament in tennis.

A)
Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan
B)
Tiago Apolonia and Joao Monteiro
C)
Ovidiu Lonescu and Alvaro Robles
D)
Ma Long and Wang Chuqin

Correct Answer :   Ma Long and Wang Chuqin

The Men's doubles competition of the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 22 to 27 April 2019. Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin were the defending champions but neither of them competed this year. Ma Long and Wang Chuqin won the title after defeating Ovidiu Ionescu and Álvaro Robles 11–3, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3, 11–5.

A)
Football
B)
Boxing
C)
Cricket
D)
Tennis

Correct Answer :   Boxing

The Marquess of Queensberry Rules , also known as Queensbury Rules, are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing.

A)
WHATIZIT
B)
APPU
C)
Matari
D)
Uncle Sam

Correct Answer :   WHATIZIT

Originally called “Whatizit”, the name, “Izzy”, was chosen by 32 American children aged 7 to 12 from among the following five names: Kirby, Starz, Zack, Gleamer and Izzy. This shortlist was produced from the more than 3,300 suggestions from children in 16 different countries.

A)
Edward Skorek
B)
James Naismith
C)
William G. Morgan
D)
Adrian Carambula

Correct Answer :   William G. Morgan

William George Morgan was the inventor of volleyball, originally called “Mintonette”, a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport.

A)
Praveen Thipsey
B)
Champa Bose
C)
Vishwanathan Anand
D)
Sakunthala Devi

Correct Answer :   Vishwanathan Anand

Vishwanathan Anand has broken the World Record by finishing the game in first twelve moves.

A)
USA
B)
East Africa
C)
Namibia
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

All three teams East Africa, Namibia and USA have failed to win a single One Day International Cricket Tournament. They have only played 11 ODIs between them. ODI is List-A cricket so all statistics and records set in ODI count towards List-A records.

A)
Volleyball - Squash
B)
Soccer - Football
C)
Golf - Polo
D)
Billiards - Carrom

Correct Answer :   Soccer - Football

Soccer - Football is a pair names of the same game.