Sports - General Knowledge Questions

Correct Answer :   All of the above

In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Ashwini Akkunji and Mandeep Kaur won a Gold medal in the 4X100m relay.

Correct Answer :   1900

The International Cycling Union was founded 118 years ago in 1900 at Switzerlan

Correct Answer :   All of the above

All of the above boxers were recognised by the World Boxing Organisation as Super Champion in different weight classes. The title is more like a lifetime achievement awar

Correct Answer :   Tennis

The Grand Prix Super Series of men’s tennis tournaments formed part of the Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis tours between 1970 and 1989 and were held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. After the Majors and Season-ending Championships, these tournaments were the most prestigious and highest level events of the Grand Prix Tour.

Correct Answer :   Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina are the tennis players that won the gold medal in women’s doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre, in Brazil, from 6 to 14 August. The competition was played on a fast hard court surface used in numerous North American tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players.

Correct Answer :   5

Five team members are there in each team of a Roller in-line hockey game. Roller inline hockey or inline hockey is a variant of hockey played on a hard, smooth surface, with players using inline skates to move and hockey sticks to shoot a hard, plastic puck into their opponent’s goal to score points. There are five players including the goalkeeper from each team on the rink at a time.

Correct Answer :   Mexico

Lucha libre is the term used in Mexico for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form of the genre, characterized by colourful masks, rapid sequences of holds and manoeuvres, as well as “high-flying” manoeuvres, some of which have been adopted in the United States and elsewhere.

Correct Answer :   Wilson Jones

Jones, a dominant national amateur champion for more than a decade, won the amateur world championship twice, in 1958 and 1964. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1963, the Padma Shri Award in 1965, and the Dronacharya Award in 1996. He was the first Indian to be a World champion in any sport.

Correct Answer :   1800s

There have been several rigid-wing hang gliders flown since Otto Lilienthal took his first flights in the 1890s. The first two high-performing modern hang gliders, however, were the Mitchell Wing and the Icarus.

Correct Answer :   1966

India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup. India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987). In 1974, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's apartheid policies.