Q21. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player
must win one of the following groups of tournaments?
A Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open B Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open C Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czech Open, U.S. Open D Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open
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Correct answer: Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open
Q22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists: (2001)
List-I (Sports women)
List-II (Sport)
A.
Anjali Vedpathak
1.
Athletics
B.
Mouma Das
2.
Gymnastics
C.
Neelam Singh
3.
Rifle Shooting
D.
Tumpa Debnath
4.
Table Tennis
5.
Chess
Codes:
A A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2 B A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2 C A-4; B-3; C-2; D-5 D A-4; B-1; C-3; D-2
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Correct answer: A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2
Q23. The Chess player Alexi Shirov represents: (2001)
A Albania B Kazakhstan C Russia D Spain
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Correct answer: Spain
Q24. The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with:
A sailing B hockey C golf D athletics
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Correct answer: athletics
Q25. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer:
List I (Cricketers)
List II (Country)
A.
Barry Richards
1.
England
B.
Tex Dexter
2.
West Indies
C.
Alan Davidson
3.
South Africa
D.
Charlie Griffith
4.
New Zealand
5.
Australia
Codes:
A A-3; B-2; C-5; D-1 B A-5; B-1; C-4; D-2 C A-3; B-1; C-5; D-2 D A-5; B-2; C-4; D-1
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Correct answer: A-3; B-1; C-5; D-2
Q26. Match List-I (Sports-person) with List-II (Sport/
Game) and select the correct answer using the codes:
given below:
List-I
List-II
A.
Shikha Tandon
1.
Badminton
B.
Ignace Tirkey
2.
Swimming
C.
Pankaj Advani
3.
Lawn Tennis
D.
Rohan Bopanne
4.
Snooker
5.
Hockey
Codes
A A-3; B-5; C-4; D-2 B A-2; B- 4; C-1; D-3 C A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2 D A-2; B-5; C-4; D-3
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Correct answer: A-2; B-5; C-4; D-3
Q27. Which of the following cricketers holds the record
for the highest score in a Cricket test match innings by
an Indian?
A Sunil Gavaskar B Vinoo Mankad C Sachin Tendulkar D V.V.S Laxman
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Correct answer: V.V.S Laxman
Q28. Famous Golf player Vijay Singh is from which one
of the following countries?
A Fiji B Mauritius C Malaysia D Kenya
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Correct answer: Fiji
Q29. Match List I (Famous Former Sports-Person), with
List II (Game /Sport)and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Famous Former
List-II (Games/Sport)
Sports-Person)
A.
Wally Grout
1.
Swimming
B.
Eursebio
2.
Lawn Tennis
C.
Rod Laver
3.
Cricket
D.
Mark Spitz
4.
Football
5.
Basketball
Codes:
A A-3; B-5; C-2; D-4 B A-2; B-4; C-3; D-1 C A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1 D A-2; B-5; C-3; D-4
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Correct answer: A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1
Q30. Match List-I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player)
with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Leading woman Tennis
List-II Lawn (Country)
Player)
A.
Daniela Hantuchova
1.
Russia
B.
Patty Schnyder
2.
Slovakia
C.
Nadia Patrova
3.
France
D.
A’melie Mauresmo
4.
Switzerland
Codes:
A A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3 B A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2 C A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3 D A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
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Correct answer: A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
Q31. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in
the Olympic Games?
A Swimming B Boxing C Long Jump D High Jump
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Correct answer: Boxing
Q32. Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis
Tournament, which one of the following is the correct
chronological order of the other three major Lawn
Tennis Tournaments?
General Knowledge (1995-2010)
A French Open – US Open – Wimbledon B French Open – Wimbledon – US Open C Wimbledon – US Open – French Open D Wimbledon – French Open – US Open
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Correct answer: French Open – Wimbledon – US Open
Q33. In which Olympic Games did India last win a Gold
Medal?
A Montreal (1976) B Moscow (1980) C Los Angele (1984) D Atlanta (1996)
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Correct answer: Moscow (1980)
Q34. Who among the following has been the Captain
of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the
maximum number of times?
A Sunil Gavaskar B Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi C Saurav Ganguly D Mohammad Azharuddin
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Correct answer: Saurav Ganguly
Q35. Which one of the following countries won the Euro
Football Tournament, 2004 held in Portugal? (2008)
A Italy B France C Greece D Portugal
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Correct answer: Greece
Q36. Which one of the following is correct in respect of
the Indian football team’s performance in the Olympic
Games?
A India has never participated in the Olympic Football Tournament B India played only in the First Round C India entered only up to the Quarter Finals D India entered the Semi Final
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Correct answer: India entered the Semi Final
Q37. Consider the following pairs:
Persons
Sport
1.
Anand Pawar
:
Chess
2.
Akhil Kumar
:
Boxing
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia
:
Golf
3.
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
A 1 and 2 only B 2 and 3 only C 3 only D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: 2 and 3 only
Q38. Among the following, which one is not a football
club?
A Arsenal B Aston Villa C Chelsea D Monte Carlo
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Correct answer: Monte Carlo
Q39. Who of the following is a football player? (2009)
A Fernando Alonso B Kimi Raikkonen C Lewis Hamilton D Nicolas Anelka
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Correct answer: Nicolas Anelka
Q40. Which one of the following works has recently been
made into a full length feature film?
A R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days B Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children C Vikram Seth’s A suitable Boy D Upamanyu Chatterjee’s English August
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Correct answer: Upamanyu Chatterjee’s English August