GK Sports 2

1. Which one of the following is not a term associated with chess?

a) Pawn
b) Queen
c) Rook
d) Jockey

2. What is the normal length of a football ground?

a) 90-100 metres
b) 64- 75 metres
c) 100-110 metres
d) 75-85 metres

3. How many players are there on each side in a baseball match?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11

4. What is the duration of a normal one half of a hockey match?

a) 30 minutes
b) 35 minutes
c) 40 minutes
d) 50 minutes

5. How many rings are intertwined in the Olympic emblem?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

6. Whom did India beat to win the World Cup cricket title in 1983?

a) England
b) South Africa
c) West Indies
d) Australia

7. Which of the following countries has never won the world cup in cricket?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) England
d) Sri Lanka

8. Which of the following was not a mascot of the Sydney Olympic Games of 2000?

a) Ito
b) Olly
c) Syd
d) Millie

9. Who is the first Tour de France winner to fail a drugs test?

a) Roberto Heras
b) Floyd Landis
c) Armstrong
d) None of these

10. Who has won the maximum number of gold medals in a single Olympic Games in the history of the Olympics?

a) James Connelly
b) Nadia Comaneci
c) Mark Spitz
d) Abebe Bikila

11. Name the person who has won the maximum number of gold medals in the Olympics over a period of time?

a) Paavo Nurmi
b) Raymond Clarence Ewry
c) Shirley Hunty
d) Mark Spitz

12. F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is from

a) USA
b) France
c) Britain
d) Spain

13. Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon title twice in succession?

a) Abebe Bikila
b) Mark Spitz
c) Nadia Comaneci
d) Kipchoge Keino

14. Before the target board was introduced archers at the Olympics used to hit a

a) bird
b) fish
c) ball
d) cylinder

15. The Olympic Games were held in Asia for the first time in

a) 1964
b) 1976
c) 1988
d) 1992

16. Who among the following footballer has faced a ban for using performance enhancing drugs?

a) Pele
b) Garry Linekar
c) Maradona
d) Beckham

17. Which country has won the maximum number of gold medals since the inception of the Olympic Games?

a) Australia
b) Japan
c) France
d) USA

18. The XXIX (29th) Summer Olympic Games will be held at

a) India
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) China

19. World famous boxer Muhammad Ali won the light heavy-weight boxing title in

a) 1960 Rome Olympics
b) 1972 Munich Olympics
c) 1976 Montreal Olympics
d) 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

20. Which one of the following was the first Asian city to host a Summer Olympic Games?

a) Beijing
b) Bangkok
c) Seoul
d) Tokyo

21. When did India host the Asian Games for the first time?

a) 1951
b) 1961
c) 1996
d) Never

22. Who won the F1 drivers title in 2006?

a) Raikkonen
b) Schumacher
c) Alonso
d) Hamilton

23. Who holds the world record for scoring the highest number of Test runs?

a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Brian Lara
c) Ricky Ponting
d) Rahul Dravid

24. Whose record was broken when Muttiah Muralitharan took his 709 Test wicket?

a) Shane Warne
b) Ponting
c) Anil Kumble
d) None of these

25. Which team won the constructors title in F1 championship in 2007?

a) Renault
b) McLaren
c) Ferrari
d) Toyota

Answers

1. Jockey
2. 100-110 metres
3. 5
4. 35 minutes
5. 5
6. West Indies
7. England
8. Ito
9. Floyd Landis
10. Mark Spitz
11. Raymond Clarence Ewry
12. Britain
13. Abebe Bikila
14. bird
15. 1964
16. Maradona
17. USA
18. China
19. 1960 Rome Olympics
20. Tokyo
21. 1951
22. Alonso
23. Brian Lara
24. Shane Warne
25. Ferrari