Important Sports GK questions
Sports GK General Knowledge Questions
1.
Which Indian umpire has been recently promoted as umpire for International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
[A]Deepika Kaul
[B]Nepoleon Singh
[C]Satinder Sharma
[D]Durga Thakur
Hide Answer
Durga Thakur
Durga Thakur from India has recently been promoted to international outdoor umpire by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) following her good performance at the recently-held Hawkes Bay Cup in Hastings, New Zealand. She is a physical education teacher at Modern School, New Delhi and represented her state Himachal Pradesh in the National Championships in three sporting disciplines viz. handball, basketball and hockey.
2.
Who has won the 2016 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award?
[A]Lewis Hamilton
[B]Usain Bolt
[C]Novak Djokovic
[D]Lionel Messi
Hide Answer
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic of Serbia has won the 2016 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in Berlin, Germany. Beside this, 2016 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award has been awarded to Serena Williams and Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias of Brazil was given disabled sportsperson of the year award. He won the award for the third time. The Laureus World Sports Awards (also known as the Oscars of Sports) has been given to honour the notable sporting personalities and their achievements of the previous year.
3.
Which country has won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup for the year 2016?
[A]India
[B]Australia
[C]New Zealand
[D]Pakistan
Hide Answer
Australia
Australia defeated India 4-0 in the summit showdown to win the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia.
4.
Who has been chosen for the Wisden Almanack’s Cricketers of the Year 2015?
[A]Jonathan Bairstow
[B]Brendon McCullum
[C]Ben Stokes
[D]All of the above
Hide Answer
All of the above
Jonathan Bairstow (England), Ben Stokes (England), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Kane Williamson (New Zealand) and Steven Smith (Australia) have been named as the Wisden Almanack’s Five Cricketers of the Year 2015 for their outstanding performance in a year.
5.
Who has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship?
[A]Akhil Kumar
[B]Mary Kom
[C]Mohammad Ali Qamar
[D]Vijender Singh
Hide Answer
Mary Kom
Mary Kom, an iconic Indian woman boxer, has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship, which is scheduled from May 19 to 27, 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
6.
Which committee has recommended change in the structure and ecosystem in the Indian cricket board?
[A]RM Lodha committee
[B]Kirit Parikh committee
[C]Bibek Debroy committee
[D]Naresh Chandra committee
Hide Answer
RM Lodha committee
The Lodha committee, which was primarily assigned with the task of determining the quantum of punishment for players and others involved in spot fixing in IPL, also gave recommendation on change in the structure and ecosystem in the Indian cricket board saying no to politicians” involvement in BCCI.
7.
“Hopman cup” is related to which sports?
[A]Football
[B]Lawn Tennis
[C]Badminton
[D]Cricket
Hide Answer
Law Tennis
Hopman cup is a hard-court tennis tournament held every year between held every year in Australia. Teams from different countries participates in the tournament and Poland was the winner for year 2015.
8.
Who has won the 2016 Paris marathon in the men’s category?
[A]Mark Korir
[B]Martin Lel
[C]Abraha Gebretsadik
[D]Cyprian Kotut
Hide Answer
Cyprian Kotut
Cyprian Kotut, Kenyan long-distance runner, has won the 40th edition of the 2016 Paris marathon in the men’s category in Paris. With this, he became the 12th Kenyan to win the race and put his case straight ahead of the national marathon team selection for 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
9.
Who has won the 2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix?
[A]Kimi Raikkonen
[B]Lewis Hamilton
[C]Nico Rosberg
[D]Daniel Ricciardo
Hide Answer
Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg, a German racing driver for Mercedes Formula . 10.
Who has won the 2016 Miami Open Men’s singles title?
[A]Rafael Nadal
[B]Novak Djokovic
[C]David Ferrer
[D]Kei Nishikori
Hide Answer
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) has won the 2016 Miami Open Title in the men’s singles category by defeating Kei Nishikori (Japan) by 6-3, 6-3 at Miami, Florida. On the other hand, in the women’s singles category, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has won the title by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) by 6–3, 6–2 score. 11.
Shiva Thapa, who qualified for 2016 Olympics, is associated with which sport?
[A]Swimming
[B]Shooting
[C]Archery
[D]Boxing
Hide Answer
Boxing
Shiva Thapa, World Championships bronze-medallist (56kg), has became the first Indian boxer to qualify in the 2016 Olympics by entering the Asian Qualifying Tournament’s final in Qianan, China.
12.
Apurvi Singh Chandela, who qualified for the 2016 Olympics, is associated with which sport?
[A]Shooting
[B]Archery
[C]Athletics
[D]Table tennis
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Shooting
Apurvi Singh Chandela is an Indian shooter who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She has qualified for the 2016 Olympics.
13.
Who has won the 2016 Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award?
[A]Baldev Singh
[B]Shankar Laxman
[C]Harjeet Singh
[D]Kothajit Singh
Hide Answer
Shankar Laxman
Late Captain Shankar Laxman (posthumously) has won the 2016 Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award. He was a goalkeeper and was part of the Olympic medal winning teams of 1956 (Melbourne, Gold), 1960 (Rome, Silver), and 1964 (Tokyo, Gold).
14.
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by which country?
[A]India
[B]France
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Vietnam
Hide Answer
India
The 17th edition of the FIFA under-17 World Cup football tournament 2017 will be hosted by India. This will be the first time India will host an international football competition.
15.
Who has won the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC)?
[A]Adam Johnson
[B]Mohamad Al-Bacha
[C]Sean Allen
[D]Abdulaziz Alshehri
Hide Answer
Mohamad Al-Bacha
Mohamad Al-Bacha (17) from Denmark has won the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) in New York, United States. He defeated Sean Allen from England in the final to win the $20,000 top prize and a chance to visit the Ballon d’Or-2016 ceremony in Switzerland. The FIWC is an annual international competition of football video games held under the auspices of FIFA with partnership from EA Sports and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Notably, this was the first time the tournament was played on both X-Box and PlayStation consoles.
16.
Johan Cruyff, who died recently, was a football legend of which country?
[A]Germany
[B]Netherlands
[C]France
[D]Spain
Hide Answer
Netherlands
Johan Cruyff (68), the Holland football legend, passed away in Barcelona. He was one of the most famous exponents of the football philosophy known as “Total Football” explored by Rinus Michels and is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in football history.
17.
Who has won the 2016 Hero Indian Open golf title?
[A]Jeunghun Wang
[B]SSP Chawrasia
[C]Anirban Lahiri
[D]N Thangaraja
Hide Answer
SSP Chawrasia
Indian Golfer Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia has won the 2016 Hero Indian Open title at the Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi.
18.
The 2016 International Abilympics (IA) has started in which country?
[A]New Zealand
[B]India
[C]Denmark
[D]France
Hide Answer
France
The 9th edition of International Abilympics (IA) 2016 has started at Bordeaux, France to promote social awareness in the field of skills development and employment both locally and internationally and foster friendship among the competing nations. The event is organised by Abilympics France from March 23 to 27, 2016. Abilympics, coined from ‘Olympics of abilities’ of persons with disabilities, is a global work skills competition held every four years.
19.
Who has won 2016 Men’s Singles BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament?
[A]Rafael Nadal
[B]Roger Federer
[C]Novak Djokovic
[D]Milos Raonic
Hide Answer
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has won the 2016 Men’s Singles BNP Paribas Open tournament by defeating Milos Raonic by 6-2, 6-0 in the final at Indian Wells, California, United States.
20.
Gurmeet Singh is associated with which sports?
[A]Race walk
[B]Swimming
[C]Hockey
[D]Kabaddi
Hide Answer
Race walk
Gurmeet Singh has become the first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal at the 2016 Asian 20km Race Walk Championships in Nomi, Japan. It is the first time in 34 years that an Indian has won a gold in either an Asian Championships or Asian Games in this event. Before him, Hakam Singh and Chand Ram won a gold each in 20km road walk in 1978 and 1982 Asian Games respectively.
1.
Which Indian umpire has been recently promoted as umpire for International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
[A]Deepika Kaul
[B]Nepoleon Singh
[C]Satinder Sharma
[D]Durga Thakur
Hide Answer
Durga Thakur
Durga Thakur from India has recently been promoted to international outdoor umpire by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) following her good performance at the recently-held Hawkes Bay Cup in Hastings, New Zealand. She is a physical education teacher at Modern School, New Delhi and represented her state Himachal Pradesh in the National Championships in three sporting disciplines viz. handball, basketball and hockey.
2.
Who has won the 2016 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award?
[A]Lewis Hamilton
[B]Usain Bolt
[C]Novak Djokovic
[D]Lionel Messi
Hide Answer
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic of Serbia has won the 2016 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in Berlin, Germany. Beside this, 2016 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award has been awarded to Serena Williams and Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias of Brazil was given disabled sportsperson of the year award. He won the award for the third time. The Laureus World Sports Awards (also known as the Oscars of Sports) has been given to honour the notable sporting personalities and their achievements of the previous year.
3.
Which country has won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup for the year 2016?
[A]India
[B]Australia
[C]New Zealand
[D]Pakistan
Hide Answer
Australia
Australia defeated India 4-0 in the summit showdown to win the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia.
4.
Who has been chosen for the Wisden Almanack’s Cricketers of the Year 2015?
[A]Jonathan Bairstow
[B]Brendon McCullum
[C]Ben Stokes
[D]All of the above
Hide Answer
All of the above
Jonathan Bairstow (England), Ben Stokes (England), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Kane Williamson (New Zealand) and Steven Smith (Australia) have been named as the Wisden Almanack’s Five Cricketers of the Year 2015 for their outstanding performance in a year.
5.
Who has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship?
[A]Akhil Kumar
[B]Mary Kom
[C]Mohammad Ali Qamar
[D]Vijender Singh
Hide Answer
Mary Kom
Mary Kom, an iconic Indian woman boxer, has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship, which is scheduled from May 19 to 27, 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
6.
Which committee has recommended change in the structure and ecosystem in the Indian cricket board?
[A]RM Lodha committee
[B]Kirit Parikh committee
[C]Bibek Debroy committee
[D]Naresh Chandra committee
Hide Answer
RM Lodha committee
The Lodha committee, which was primarily assigned with the task of determining the quantum of punishment for players and others involved in spot fixing in IPL, also gave recommendation on change in the structure and ecosystem in the Indian cricket board saying no to politicians” involvement in BCCI.
7.
“Hopman cup” is related to which sports?
[A]Football
[B]Lawn Tennis
[C]Badminton
[D]Cricket
Hide Answer
Law Tennis
Hopman cup is a hard-court tennis tournament held every year between held every year in Australia. Teams from different countries participates in the tournament and Poland was the winner for year 2015.
8.
Who has won the 2016 Paris marathon in the men’s category?
[A]Mark Korir
[B]Martin Lel
[C]Abraha Gebretsadik
[D]Cyprian Kotut
Hide Answer
Cyprian Kotut
Cyprian Kotut, Kenyan long-distance runner, has won the 40th edition of the 2016 Paris marathon in the men’s category in Paris. With this, he became the 12th Kenyan to win the race and put his case straight ahead of the national marathon team selection for 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
9.
Who has won the 2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix?
[A]Kimi Raikkonen
[B]Lewis Hamilton
[C]Nico Rosberg
[D]Daniel Ricciardo
Hide Answer
Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg, a German racing driver for Mercedes Formula . 10.
Who has won the 2016 Miami Open Men’s singles title?
[A]Rafael Nadal
[B]Novak Djokovic
[C]David Ferrer
[D]Kei Nishikori
Hide Answer
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) has won the 2016 Miami Open Title in the men’s singles category by defeating Kei Nishikori (Japan) by 6-3, 6-3 at Miami, Florida. On the other hand, in the women’s singles category, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has won the title by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) by 6–3, 6–2 score. 11.
Shiva Thapa, who qualified for 2016 Olympics, is associated with which sport?
[A]Swimming
[B]Shooting
[C]Archery
[D]Boxing
Hide Answer
Boxing
Shiva Thapa, World Championships bronze-medallist (56kg), has became the first Indian boxer to qualify in the 2016 Olympics by entering the Asian Qualifying Tournament’s final in Qianan, China.
12.
Apurvi Singh Chandela, who qualified for the 2016 Olympics, is associated with which sport?
[A]Shooting
[B]Archery
[C]Athletics
[D]Table tennis
Hide Answer
Shooting
Apurvi Singh Chandela is an Indian shooter who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She has qualified for the 2016 Olympics.
13.
Who has won the 2016 Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award?
[A]Baldev Singh
[B]Shankar Laxman
[C]Harjeet Singh
[D]Kothajit Singh
Hide Answer
Shankar Laxman
Late Captain Shankar Laxman (posthumously) has won the 2016 Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award. He was a goalkeeper and was part of the Olympic medal winning teams of 1956 (Melbourne, Gold), 1960 (Rome, Silver), and 1964 (Tokyo, Gold).
14.
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by which country?
[A]India
[B]France
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Vietnam
Hide Answer
India
The 17th edition of the FIFA under-17 World Cup football tournament 2017 will be hosted by India. This will be the first time India will host an international football competition.
15.
Who has won the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC)?
[A]Adam Johnson
[B]Mohamad Al-Bacha
[C]Sean Allen
[D]Abdulaziz Alshehri
Hide Answer
Mohamad Al-Bacha
Mohamad Al-Bacha (17) from Denmark has won the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) in New York, United States. He defeated Sean Allen from England in the final to win the $20,000 top prize and a chance to visit the Ballon d’Or-2016 ceremony in Switzerland. The FIWC is an annual international competition of football video games held under the auspices of FIFA with partnership from EA Sports and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Notably, this was the first time the tournament was played on both X-Box and PlayStation consoles.
16.
Johan Cruyff, who died recently, was a football legend of which country?
[A]Germany
[B]Netherlands
[C]France
[D]Spain
Hide Answer
Netherlands
Johan Cruyff (68), the Holland football legend, passed away in Barcelona. He was one of the most famous exponents of the football philosophy known as “Total Football” explored by Rinus Michels and is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in football history.
17.
Who has won the 2016 Hero Indian Open golf title?
[A]Jeunghun Wang
[B]SSP Chawrasia
[C]Anirban Lahiri
[D]N Thangaraja
Hide Answer
SSP Chawrasia
Indian Golfer Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia has won the 2016 Hero Indian Open title at the Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi.
18.
The 2016 International Abilympics (IA) has started in which country?
[A]New Zealand
[B]India
[C]Denmark
[D]France
Hide Answer
France
The 9th edition of International Abilympics (IA) 2016 has started at Bordeaux, France to promote social awareness in the field of skills development and employment both locally and internationally and foster friendship among the competing nations. The event is organised by Abilympics France from March 23 to 27, 2016. Abilympics, coined from ‘Olympics of abilities’ of persons with disabilities, is a global work skills competition held every four years.
19.
Who has won 2016 Men’s Singles BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament?
[A]Rafael Nadal
[B]Roger Federer
[C]Novak Djokovic
[D]Milos Raonic
Hide Answer
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has won the 2016 Men’s Singles BNP Paribas Open tournament by defeating Milos Raonic by 6-2, 6-0 in the final at Indian Wells, California, United States.
20.
Gurmeet Singh is associated with which sports?
[A]Race walk
[B]Swimming
[C]Hockey
[D]Kabaddi
Hide Answer
Race walk
Gurmeet Singh has become the first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal at the 2016 Asian 20km Race Walk Championships in Nomi, Japan. It is the first time in 34 years that an Indian has won a gold in either an Asian Championships or Asian Games in this event. Before him, Hakam Singh and Chand Ram won a gold each in 20km road walk in 1978 and 1982 Asian Games respectively.
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