151. How many players are there on each side in the game of basketball ?
Correct Answer:-D ( 5)
Description:- There are five players on each side in the game of basketball.
152. Who won the World Carrom Championship 2012 ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Nishantha Fernando )
Description:- Nishantha Fernando from Moratuwa beat Bharathidasan of India to crown himself as the World Carrom Champion in Colombo in November 2012. Nishantha was also the runner up in the Swiss League tournament held at the same venue.
153. Greenpark Stadium is in
Correct Answer:-D ( Kanpur )
Description:- Green Park Stadium is a 60,000 capacity floodlit multi-purpose stadium located in Kanpur, India, and the home of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team. The stadium is under the control of the Sports Department Uttar Pradesh.
154. “Ranji Trophy” is associated with
Correct Answer:-C ( Cricket )
Description:- Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between teams representing regional cricket associations, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia. The competition is named after England and Yorkshire cricketer Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji (Jam Sahib of Nawanagar).
155. For the first time Common-wealth Games were played during 1930 in
Correct Answer:-B ( Canada )
Description:- The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930. The events included athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming, and wrestling. The opening ceremonies and many events were held at the Civic stadium (now Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton.
156. Which team won the Champions League-Twenty (CLT-20) Trophy in 2012?
Correct Answer:-A ( Sydney Sixers )
Description:- The 2012 Champions League Twenty20, held in South Africa, was won by Sydney Sixers. The team defeated the Highveld Lions in the final.
157. ho was the Captain of the Indian Hockey Team, which won the first Olympic Gold Medal in Amsterdam in 1928 ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Jaipal Singh )
Description:- Jaipal Singh Munda was a tribal man, who captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. However, Broome Pinniger captained the side in the final.
158. ho among the following Presidents of MCC was a nonprofessional cricketer ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Christopher Martin Jenkins )
Description:- Christopher Martin-Jenkins was a British cricket journalist and a past President of the MCC. He was also a commentator for Test Match Special (TMS) on BBC Radio from 1973 until diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2012.
159. inner of the Australian Open Men’s Singles Title in 2013 is
Correct Answer:-D ( Novak Djokovic )
Description:- World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated US Open champion Andy Murray in four sets to win his fourth and third consecutive Australian Open title on 28 January 2013. Djokovic also became the first man in the Open era to win three straight Australian titles.
160. Which country won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament in Malaysia in March 2013 ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Australia )
Description:- Australia won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament title for the seventh time on 17 March 2013, defeating Malaysia 3-2 in the final match. Earlier, Australia had won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in 1983, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2011. Note : The 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Australia won the title for the ninth time after defeating India 4–0 in final.
161. Which country won the ICC Women’s World Cup held in February 2013 ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Australia )
Description:- The 10th Women’s Cricket World Cup was held in India in January-February 2013. Australia won the tournament for the 6th time, beating the West Indies by 114 runs in the final.
162. Who among the following women tennis players has won the Grand Slam titles for the maximum number of times ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Steffi Graf )
Description:- With 22 Grand Slam singles titles, Steffi Graf has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any player, male or female. Graf won seven Wimbledon titles, six French Open titles, five U.S. Open titles, and four Australian Open titles in her great career.
163. In which event in the Asian Athletic Championships, 2013 Vikas Gowda won a gold medal ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Discus throw )
Description:- Vikas Gowda is an Indian discus thrower and Shot putter. He won his first gold medal at the 20th Asian Athletics Championship in Pune in July 2013, with a discus throw of 64.90 meters.
164. Which one of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as “Rolland Garros” title ?
Correct Answer:-B ( French Open )
Description:- The French Open is also known as Rolland Garros after the name of French aviator and a fighter pilot during World War I. In the 1920s, a tennis centre which he attended religiously when he was studying in Paris was named after him, Stade de Roland Garros. The stadium accommodates the French Open.
165. Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles in 2013?
Correct Answer:-A ( Andy Murray )
Description:- Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the men’s singles final on 7 July 2013. He has become Britain’s first Wimbledon men’s singles champion for 77 years since Fred Perry in 1936.
166. Who won the Silver Medal for the Women’s 400 metre race in the Asian Athletic Championships 2013 ?
Correct Answer:-B ( M.R. Poovamma )
Description:- At the 20th Asian Athletics Championship, held in Pune in July 2013, women’s 400m runner M.R Poovamma claimed silver medal with a run of 53.37 seconds. Yanmin Zhao of China won the Gold Medal.
167. Which country won the maximum number of medals in the Asian Athletic Championships held in Pune recently ?
Correct Answer:-D ( China )
Description:- At the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships, China took the top spot in the medal rankings with sixteen gold medals and 27 medals in total. Second-placed Bahrain took five golds and fifteen medals overall. India came 6th.
168. Which country will host the next World Cup Football in 2014 ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Brazil )
Description:- The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950.
169. “Ryder Cup” is awarded to the players of :
Correct Answer:-D ( Golf )
Description:- The Ryder Cup is a biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, it is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the USA and Europe.
170. “Ranji Trophy” is given to the sportpersons in
Correct Answer:-C ( Cricket )
Description:- The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between teams representing regional cricket associations. Named after England and Sussex cricketer Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji (Jam Sahib of Nawanagar), the first Ranji tournament was held in 1934. Karnataka are the current Ranji champions.
171. Which player got stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and got banned for life by the International Cycling Union ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Lance Armstrong )
Description:- Cycling legend Lance Armstrong was stripped of all seven Tour de France titles and banned for life on the heels of a damning report accusing him of cheating throughout his career. Armstrong was accused of leading “the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.”
172. “Bull’s eye” is used in the game of
Correct Answer:-D ( Shooting )
Description:- Bullseye is a shooting sport in USA and Canada in which participants shoot handguns at paper targets at fixed distances and time limits. Emphasis is on accuracy and precision.
173. Lionel Messi, the winner of four FIFA Ballion d’or and World Player of the year, belongs to
Correct Answer:-C ( Argentina )
Description:- Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team. He is commonly ranked as the best player in the world and rated as the greatest of all time.
174. Who is the brand ambassador of the Hockey India League (HIL 2013 ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Navjot Singh Siddhu )
Description:- Former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu was named the brand ambassador of the Hockey India League (HIL) in January 2013. The first edition saw participation from Uttar Pradesh Wizards, Jaypee Punjab Warriors, Delhi Waveriders, Mumbai Magicians and Ranchi Rhinos.
175. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Switzerland )
Description:- The headquarters of the International Olympic committee is located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was created by Pierre, Baron de Coubertin at the Mont- Repos villa in Lausanne on 23 June 1894.
176. Who was elected as the Ninth President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 10th September, 2013 ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Thomas Bach )
Description:- Thomas Bach of Germany was elected today as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He replaced Jacques Rogge, whose 12- year tenure officially ended in September 2013.
177. The Indian Grandmaster who won the Commonwealth Chess Championship in 2013 is
Correct Answer:-C ( Abhijeet Gupta )
Description:- Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after scoring 9,0/11 points and edging Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukraine) and Sergei Tiviakov (Netherlands) on tie-breaks to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship. The championship was held in Port Elizabeth.
178. Who won the U.S. Open Men’s Singles in 2013 in Lawn Tennis ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Rafael Nadal )
Description:- Rafael Nadal won the 2013 men’s singles U.S. Open title with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory against Novak Djokovic. The win was the 13th major championship victory for Nadal and his second at the U.S. Open.
179. Which Indian cricketer has written the book, ‘One Day Wonders’ ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Sunil Gavaskar )
Description:- ‘One Day Wonders’ is a book written by the legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar in 1985. The book is about India team’s remarkable journey on the road to winning the “Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket’ ODI tournament in Australia in 1985.
180. Which of the following trophies is not awarded in cricket ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Ryder Cup )
Description:- The Ryder Cup is a biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the USA and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy.
