121. Nehru Trophy is associated with :
Correct Answer:-B ( Football )
Description:- Nehru Cup is associated with football; Nehru Trophy with Boat Race; and Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament with hockey, which is organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society (JNHTS). The Nehru Cup (more formally known as the ONGC Nehru Cup) is an international association football tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It was launched in 1982, but was not held from 1998 to 2006. After the trophy was won by Iraq in 1997, it was reinstated only in 2007.
122. The first women to swim across seven important seas is :
Correct Answer:-B ( Bula Choudhary )
Description:- Bula Choudhury is a former national women’s swimming champion of India. She is the first woman to cross seven seas. She twice swam the English Channel first in 1989 and again in 1999.
123. Rangaswami Cup is associated with
Correct Answer:-C ( Hockey )
Description:- Rangaswami Cup is associated with hockey. Mumbai lifted the 63rd Rangaswami Cup Senior National Men’s Hockey Championship by defeating Haryana 3-2 in a sensational final in Bhopal.
124. Gagan Narang, whose name has been recommended for ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ is a famous
Correct Answer:-C ( Air Rifle Shooter )
Description:- Gagan Narang is an Indian shooter, in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
125. Find the mismatch:
Correct Answer:-A ( Somdev Devvarman : Badminton )
Description:- Somdev Kishore Devvarman, is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman’s college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning backto- back finals in his junior and senior years.
126. Who of the following won the Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Singles title ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Petra Kvitova )
Description:- Czech Petra Kvitová won the championship for the first time. It was her first Grand Slam final and title of her career. She defeated 2004 champion Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4. Kvitová became the first lefthanded player to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990. Note : Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in 2016 Wimbledon.
127. Who of the following won the Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Singles title ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Petra Kvitova )
Description:- The women’s singles final of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships was played between Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic and Russian Maria Sharapova. Kvitova won the title, beating Sharapova 6–3, 6–4, becoming the first left-handed player to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990. Note : Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Angelique Kerber in 2016 Wimbledon.
128. Which one of the following cities is the venue for the XXX Olympic Games?
Correct Answer:-D ( London )
Description:- The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event which took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London has become the first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.
129. Which of the following cricketer has been declared the “Cricketer of the Twentieth Century” by the ICC ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Shane Warne )
Description:- The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five cricketers who were judged to be the most prominent players of the 20th century, as selected by a 100-member panel of cricket experts appointed by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2000. The players were: Donald Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne and Vivian Richards.
130. The three medals India won in Beijing Olympics were in
Correct Answer:-A ( Shooting, Boxing and Wrestling )
Description:- At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men’s 10 m air rifle shooting event; Sushil Kumar won the wrestling Bronze medal for India in the Men’s freestyle 66 kg and Vijender Kumar won a bronze medal in the Middleweight 75 kg boxing category. Note : In 2016 Paralympics Games Mariyappan Thangavelu (Gold) and Varun Singh Bhati (bronze) secured India two medals in the high jump category (T-42 event). A historic silver medal ensured Deepa Malik scripted history; she won second place in the women’s shotputs (F53 event). Devendra Jhajhariya, India’s sole gold medalist at the Paralympics prior to 2016 Jhajhariya went on to break his own world record and made the javelin gold medal his own.
131. With which sport do you associate the name of Rod Laver ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Lawn Tennis )
Description:- Rodney George “Rod” Laver is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for most singles titles won in the history of tennis, with 200 career titles. He was ranked World No. 1 for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970 and is the only tennis player, male or female to have twice won the Grand Slam (all four major singles titles in the same year) – first as an amateur in 1962 and second as a professional in 1969.
132. Mixed Doubles Ti tle at the French Open, 2012 was won by
Correct Answer:-C ( Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza )
Description:- Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza defeated Klaudia Jans Ignacik and Santiago Gonzalez to clinch the mixed doubles title at the French Open Tennis 2012.
133. Which one of the following players has the unique distinction of winning 50 Doubles Titles in A. T. P. tour history ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Leander Paes )
Description:- Leander Paes has won 50 Doubles Titles.
134. Which of the following is not correct?
Correct Answer:-A ( Jeev Milkha Singh (Football) )
Description:- Jeev Mikha Singh is a golf player.
135. Who made history by winning 8 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics in one event ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Michael Phelps of U.S.A. )
Description:- Michael Phelps of USA won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics 2008 in swimming.
136. Saina Nehwal won her maiden Indonesia Open Title on 16th March 2012 after defeating in final :
Correct Answer:-D ( Xuerui Li )
Description:- Saina Nehwal of India won bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012. Xuerui Li is a famous player of China.
137. The 2014 Shooting World Championship will be held in
Correct Answer:-A ( Granada in Spain )
Description:- The next Championship will be held in Granada, Spain, in 2014.
138. Maria Sharapova clinched the French Open Final, 2012 after defeating in Final
Correct Answer:-B ( Sara Errani of Italy )
Description:- Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2 in the final, winning her first French Open title and completing the career grand slam.
139. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th century on 12th March, 2012 while playing in Asia Cup against
Correct Answer:-A ( Bangladesh)
Description:- Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th century on March 12, 2012, while playing against Bangladesh in Asia Cup. Sachin Tendulkar has been nominated to Rajya Sabha.
140. Which one of the following depicts the correct chronological order in which the four major Lawn Tennis Tournaments are conducted annually ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Australian Open – French Open – Wimbledon – U.S. Open )
Description:- Australian Open (January) French Open (June) Wimbledon (July – August) US Open (October)
141. The 6 medals which the Indian sportsmen have bagged in the London Olympics are in
Correct Answer:-A ( Wrestling, Shooting. Boxing and Badminton. )
Description:- Badminton : Saina Nehwal (Bronze medal) Boxing : MC Mary Kom (Bronze medal) Shooting : Gagan Narang (Bronze medal) and Vijay Kumar (Silver medal) Wrestling : Sushil Kumar (Silver medal) and Yogeshwar Dutt (Bronze medal)
142. Who among the following bowlers has taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Glenn McGrath )
Description:- Wasim Akram : 414 wickets in 104 matches Kapil Dev : 434 wickets in 131 matches Glenn McGrath : 563 wickets in 124 matches Malcolm Marshal : 376 wickets in 81 matches
143. Serena Williams of U.S.A. won the women’s singles U.S. Open 2012 title by defeating in the final
Correct Answer:-A ( Victoria Azarenka )
Description:- Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus by 6–2, 2–6, 7–5.
144. Which country won the highest number of medals in London Olympics in 2012?
Correct Answer:-A ( USA )
Description:- USA won the highest number of medals (104) followed by China (87). USA won 46 gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze medals.
145. Name the captain of India’s Under – 19 team under whose captaincy India won the U – 19 World Cup Final 2012.
Correct Answer:-D ( Unmukt Chand )
Description:- The ICC under-19 cricket World Cup was held in Australia in August 2012. Indian captain Unmukt Chand scored unbeaten 111 as India lifted the third World Cup title after beating formidable defending champion Australia by six wickets in the final.
146. Name the player who recently became the fastest player to achieve the landmark of 3000 international runs in one day cricket.
Correct Answer:-A ( Hashim Amla )
Description:- Hashim Amla in 59 matches, Virat Kohli in 78 matches, Ricky Ponting in 87 matches and Virender Sehwag in 103 matches reached the milestone of 3000 ODI runs.
147. The 16 year old school boy, Arjun Vajpayee became the youngest Indian to successfully climb the Mount Everest on May 22, 2010 is from which State ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Uttar Pradesh )
Description:- Arjun Vajpayee, a student of the Ryan International School in Noida, reached the peak of the 8,156 metre high Mt. Lhotse, world’s fourth highest peak, on May 19, 2011. On May 22,2010, he climbed the 8,848 metre high Mt. Everest at the age of 16. He broke the record of Krushnaa Patil, 18, from Maharashtra who became the youngest Indian to reach Everest in 2009.
148. Which Indian batsman announced his retirement from International Cricket on August 18, 2012 ?
Correct Answer:-D ( V.V.S. Laxman )
Description:- The graceful right handed batsman VVS Laxman, India’s man for crisis situations, bid adieu to international cricket on August 18,2012.
149. Which sportsperson announced recently that he will not contest charges of doping against US Anti- Doping Agency ??
Correct Answer:-D ( Lance Armstrong )
Description:- Lance Armstrong was stripped on October 22,2012 of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by the governing body of cycling, the International Cycling Union following a report from the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) that has accused him of leading a massive doping programme on his teams.
150. How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Five )
Description:- Brazil has won the World Cup Football championship in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002.
