211. Who won the first medal for India at the Rio Olympics?
Correct Answer:-D ( Sakshi Malik )
Description:- Female wrestler Sakshi Malik, on 18 August 2016, secured India’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she clinched bronze medal in women’s wrestling 58kg category. She defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova for the feat. She is the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
212. The headquarters of FIFA is in
Correct Answer:-D ( Zurich )
Description:- The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1904, FIFA is responsible for the organisation of football’s major international tournaments, notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930.
213. Thomas Cup is associated with
Correct Answer:-D ( Badminton )
Description:- Thomas Cupis an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport’s global governing body. started in 1949, it is sometimes called the World Men’s Team Championships. The 2016 Thomas Cup was won by Denmark, the first European nation in history to win the coveted title.
214. Who won the Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016 ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Serena Williams )
Description:- Serena Williams of USA, in July 2016, won her seventh Wimbledon singles crown, defeating Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the final. This was her 22nd Slam title. With this victory, Williams levelled with Germany’s Steffi Graf with most grand slam singles titles in the professional era, although Margaret Court has 24.
215. Which of the following countries won Euro Cup 2016 (football)?
Correct Answer:-C ( Portugal )
Description:- Portugal, on 10 July 2016, lifted the Euro 2016 football championship, defeating host France 1-0 in the final clash played at Saint-Denis in Paris. Substitute Eder scored in extra-time to give Portugal a win at their first major international title. This was France’s first tournament defeat on home soil in 19 games, since 1960 third-place play-off.
216. Who among the following is popularly known as ‘Blade Runner’?
Correct Answer:-B ( Oscar Carl Pistorious )
Description:- South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius is known as the “Blade Runner” since he is an amputee who runs with the help of prosthetic legs. Both of Pistorius’ legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympic. He is called the “fastest man on no legs.”
217. C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?
Correct Answer:-B ( Cricket )
Description:- C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with cricket. It is named after C.K. Naidu who was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches. He played first-class cricket regularly till 1958, and returned for one last time in 1963 at the age of 68.
218. Name the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings in any competitive match
Correct Answer:-B ( Pranav Dhanawade )
Description:- Mumbai teenager Pranav Dhanawade, in January 2016, scripted history by becoming the first cricketer ever to notch up a four-figure score by smashing an unbeaten knock of 1,009 in an inter-school tournament against Arya Gurukul School in Kalyan. The effort helped his team, KC Gandhi School, declare on 1465/3, which is also a record for the highest ever team score.
219. At the Rio Olympics, who was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent?
Correct Answer:-B ( Abhinav Bindra )
Description:- India’s ace shooter Abhinav Bindra was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of Rio Olympics. Bindra won the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.
220. Beighton Cup is associated with which of the following?
Correct Answer:-B ( Hockey )
Description:- Beighton Cup is one of the oldest field hockey tournament running till date. Instituted in 1895, it is organised by Bengal Hockey Association on Astro Turf (artificial grass) at Sports Authority of India (SAI East) in Kolkata. It is named after T.D. Beighton, Legal Remembrancer of the Government of Bengal in British India.
221. Who was the flag bearer of India at Rio Olympics 2016?
Correct Answer:-D ( Abhinav Bindra )
Description:- India’s ace shooter Abhinav Bindra was the flag bearer of Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics. Bindra won the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 58 kg freestyle event, was India’s flag bearer in the closing ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics.
222. Which of the following is the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings?
Correct Answer:-C ( Pranav Dhanawade )
Description:- Mumbai’s 15-year-old school cricketer Pranav Dhanawade, on 5 January 2015, became the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings. Pranav, an opening batsman of KC Gandhi High School in Mumbai’s Kalyan area, achieved the unique feat against the Arya Gurukul School in an inter-school tournament organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
223. Beighton Cup is related to which of the following sport?
Correct Answer:-B ( Hockey )
Description:- Beighton Cup is one of the oldest field hockey tournament running till date. Instituted in 1895, it is organised by Bengal Hockey Association. It is held on Astro Turf (artificial grass) at Sports Authority of India (SAI East) in Kolkata. Punjab National Bank (PNB) won the 2015 Beighton Cup hockey tournament.
224. Bridge is the technique used in
Correct Answer:-B ( Wrestling )
Description:- The bridge is a grappling move used in wrestling and other grappling and groundfighting sports, often combined with a twisting motion, to dislodge or flip an opponent who has established a position on top. It is performed from a supine position, lying down face-up.
225. Who is the 1st Indian female amputee to climb Mount Everest?
Correct Answer:-A ( Arunima Sinha )
Description:- Arunima Sinha is the first female Indian amputee to scale the Mount Everest, a feat which she achieved on May 21, 2013.She has climbed four of the seven summits, including Mount Everest (2013), Mount Kilimanjaro (2014), Mount Elbrus and Mount Kosciuszko (2015). Tom Whittaker, a British mountaineer, was the first person with a disability to summit the Mount Everest in 1998.
226. P. V. Sindhu defeated Wang Yihan to enter the semi final of womens’ singles of badminton at the Rio Olympics. Wang Yihan belongs to ________
Correct Answer:-C ( China )
Description:- Wang Yihanis a retired professional female badminton player from China and former women’s singles world champion.At the 2016 Summer Olympics, P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal after losing to top seeded Spaniard Carolina Marín in the women’s singles final.
227. Men’s Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016, is bagged by
Correct Answer:-A ( Andy Murray )
Description:- Britain’s Andy Murray clinched a second Wimbledon title and third Grand Slam crown on 10 July 2016, defeating Milos Raonic of Canada in the final. Murray became the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Fred Perry in 1935.
228. Deepika Kumari is associated with which of the following sports?
Correct Answer:-A ( Archery )
Description:- Deepika Kumariis an Indian athlete who competes in the event of Archery, is currently ranked World No. 5, and is a former world number one. She won a gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth games in the women’s individual recurve event. She was honoured with Padma Shri in 2016.
229. Lady Ratan Tata Trophy’ is related to which game?
Correct Answer:-B ( Hockey )
Description:- Lady Ratan Tata Trophy is a national level tournament of hockey for women in India. It is named after Ratan Tata, an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of Tata Group, a Mumbai-based global business conglomerate from 1991 till 2012 and again from 24 October 2016 for interim term.
230. Pankaj Advani is associated with which sport?
Correct Answer:-A ( Billiards )
Description:- Pankaj Advaniis an Indian professional player of English billiards and former snooker player.He has achieved a hat-trick of hat-tricks in English billiards, holding the World, Asian, and Indian National Championship titles simultaneously, in three different years: 2005, 2008 and 2012.He is the only player ever to win world titles in both the long and short formats of snooker.
231. Shiva Thapa is associated with which of the following sports?
Correct Answer:-A ( Boxing )
Description:- Shiva Thapais an Indian boxer from Guwahati, Assam. He participated in the 2012 London Olympics and was the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics. Shiva Thapa is ranked 3rd in the bantamweight category in the AIBA Men’s World Ranking.
232. Which of the following games was included in Rio Olympics after more than 100 years?
Correct Answer:-D ( Golf )
Description:- The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio was the first time for golf to be played at the Olympics since the 1904 Summer Olympics. Justin Rose (Great Britain) and Inbee Park (South Korea) won the men’s and women’s individual golf gold medals respectively at the Rio Olympics.
233. Who among the following has been appointed the new Coach of the Indian Cricket team by the BCCI recently?
Correct Answer:-B ( Anil Kumble )
Description:- Anil Kumble was, in June 2016, appointed as new India cricket team coach by BCCI President Anurag Thakur. His name was recommended by cricket advisory committee members Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman. He will be a coach for a period of one year. Kumble’s appointment marked the end of a 16-year tradition of giving foreigners the role.
234. The first Commonwealth Games in 1930 was held in which country?
Correct Answer:-D ( Canada )
Description:- The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, in 1930. Eleven countries sent 400 athletes to take part in six sports and 59 events. Since then, the Games have been conducted every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II).
235. The term ‘bully’ is connected with which sport ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Hockey )
Description:- The term ‘bully’ is related to field hockey. It refers to the set play that is used to restart the game, similar to a drop-ball in soccer, from where the infringement took place. Two opposing players stand facing each other and tap each other’s sticks and the ground three times. All other players must be atleast 16ft away until the ball goes into play.
236. Who amongst the following Wrestlers has been the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
Correct Answer:-B ( Sushil Kumar )
Description:- Sushil Kumar, an Indian freestyle wrestler, received the 2009 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – India’s highest honour for sportspersons, in July 2009 along with boxers Vijender Singh and M C Mary Kom. He won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the only Indian to win two individual Olympic medals.
237. With the participation in the Rio Olympics who has become the first tennis player in the world to have 7 appearances in Olympics?
Correct Answer:-C ( Leander Paes )
Description:- India’s Leander Paes, in August 2016, became the only tennis player in the world and the first Indian to make a seventh appearance at the Olympics when he participated in the Rio Olympics. Paes won the bronze medal for India in singles tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
238. How many rings are there in the Olympic flag?
Correct Answer:-B ( 5)
Description:- The Olympic flag has five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.
239. The term ‘Smasher’ is associated with which sport?
Correct Answer:-C ( Volley Ball )
Description:- The smash is the main attacking shot used in volleyball and is probably one of the hardest moves to master. The player who uses smash is known as smasher. The smasher can vary the smash by smashing cross court, down the line, hitting of the block and hitting a controlled speed block.
240. Which country won 2016 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Australia )
Description:- Australia have defeated India 3-1 in a controversial penalty shootout to win their 14th Champions Trophy titleat the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London in June 2016. The 2016 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy was the 36th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men.
