Sports GK Questions
41. Ezra Cup is related to which of the following sports?
[A] Polo
[B] Tennis
[C] Lawn Tennis
[D] Cricket
[A] Polo
Notes:
Ezra Cup is a polo tournament that is held annually in India. The Calcutta Polo Club runs the tournament, which is the oldest and first-ever polo trophy. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880. The tournament is named after David Elias Ezra, a Jewish business tycoon in Calcutta who supported the sport in the city.
The Calcutta Polo Club has been organizing the Ezra Cup since 2006, when polo was revived in Kolkata by the club’s president, Keshav Bangur.
42. Who had proposed the Olympic motto?
[A] Andrew Parsons
[B] Baron Coubertin
[C] Henri Didon
[D] Carl Jung
[B] Baron Coubertin
Notes:
The Olympic motto Faster, Higher, Stronger is proposed by Pierre de Coubertin after the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. He had borrowed from his friend Henri Didon.
43. Which of the following are the official languages of the Olympic Charter?
[A] English and Spanish
[B] English and French
[C] English and German
[D] English
[B] English and French
Notes:
The Olympic Charter is a codification of the fundamental principles, rules and by-laws adopted by the International Olympic Committee. French and English are the official languages of the Olympic Charter.
44. Who is regarded as the most successful Indian test captain of Indian Cricket team?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Sunil Gavaskar
[C] MS Dhoni
[D] Sachin Tendulkar
[C] MS Dhoni
Notes:
Out of 32 cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for at least one Test match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the most successful Indian test captain with 27 wins.
45. Where were the first Women’s World Chess Championships held?
[A] England
[B] Germany
[C] Austria
[D] Poland
[A] England
Notes:
The first Women’s World Chess Championships were held at London in 1927. Vera Menchik emerged as the World Chess Champion.
46. Which is the governing body of Cycling sport in the world?
[A] Cycling Association of the World
[B] World Cycling Federation
[C] International Cycling Union
[D] International Cycling Association
[C] International Cycling Union
Notes:
The Union Cycliste Internationale or International Cycling Union is the governing body of Cycling in the world.
47. What is the standard width of each wicket in cricket?
[A] 9 inches
[B] 10 inches
[C] 11 inches
[D] 12 inches
[A] 9 inches
Notes:
A wicket consists of three stumps which are inserted into the ground and are topped with two bails. The overall width of each wicket is 9 inches.
48. Who was the first player to win all four major Grand Slams in one year?
[A] Bobby Riggs
[B] Don Budge
[C] Rod Laver
[D] Fred Stolle
[B] Don Budge
Notes:
The possibility of being the champion of all the four majors did not exist until 1924-25. In terms of the current four majors, the first player to all four in a single year was Don Budge. He was an American player and was World No. 1 for five years.
49. Who is the top scorer in Indian National Football Team?
[A] Sunil Chhetri
[B] Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
[C] Nishu Kumar
[D] Udanta Singh
[A] Sunil Chhetri
Notes:
Sunil Chhetri is a member of the Indian National football team and is popularly known as “Captain Fantastic” due to his exceptional leadership and prolific goal-scoring abilities for both the Indian national team and his club, Bengaluru FC.
