For All Competitive Exam

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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SPORTS PART 1

Q. Former Australian captain Mark Taylor

has had several nicknames over his
playing career. Which of the following
was NOT one of them?
A. Tubby
B. Stodge
C. Helium Bat
D. Stumpy

Answer
Stumpy
Explanation:
He was christened 'Helium Bat' very
early in his career by team mates,
due to his habit of lifting his bat over
his shoulder and letting anything
bowled outside the off-stump go by.

Q. Which was the 1st non Test playing

country to beat India in an
international match?
A. Canada
B. Sri Lanka
C. Zimbabwe
D. East Africa

Answer
Sri Lanka
Explanation:
Sri Lanka got the status of Test
playing country in 1981, and beat
India in the 1979 World Cup. Before
this they were champion of ICC nontest playing countries.

Q. Track and field star Carl Lewis won

how many gold medals at the 1984
Olympic games?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Eight

Answer
Four
Explanation:
Lewis has won nine Olympic gold

medals in all: four in 1984 (100m,

200m, 4x100m, long jump), two in
1988 (100m and long jump), two in
1992 (4x100m and long jump), and
one in 1996 (long jump).

Q. Which county did Ravi Shastri play

for?
A. Glamorgan
B. Leicestershire
C. Gloucestershire
D. Lancashire

Answer
Glamorgan
Explanation: Ravi Shastri once hit
spinner Tilak Raj for 6 sixes in an
over in a First Class match.

Q. Who was the first Indian to win the

World Amateur Billiards title?
A. Geet Sethi
B. Wilson Jones
C. Michael Ferreira
D. Manoj Kothari

Answer
Wilson Jones

Q. Who is the first Indian woman to win

an Asian Games gold in 400m run?
A. M.L.Valsamma
B. P.T.Usha
C. Kamaljit Sandhu
D.K.Malleshwari

Answer
Kamaljit Sandhu
Explanation: KAMALJIT SANDHU - was
the first Indian Woman to win an
ASAID gold in 400 mt. run. She won
Gold Medal in Asinan Games held in
Jakarta in 1970.

Q. Which two counties did Kapil Dev

play?
A. Northamptonshire &
Worcestershire
B. Northamptonshire & Warwickshire
C. Nottinghamshire & Worcestershire
D. Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire

Answer
Northamptonshire &
Worcestershire

Q. When was Amateur Athletics

Federation of India established?
A. 1936
B. 1946
C. 1956
D. 1966

Answer
1946
Explanation:
Amateur Athletic Federation of India

(AAFI) was formed in 1946 at the

initiative of Maharaja Yadvindra
Singh, the then President of Indian
Olympic Association with Prof. G.D.
Sondhi as its first President.

Q. Who did Stone Cold Steve Austin

wrestle at the 1998 edition of "Over
the Edge"?
A. Cactus Jack
B. Mankind
C. Dude Love
D. Mick Foley

Answer
Dude Love
Explanation:
Even though Mick Foley portrayed all of these

gimmicks, he wrestled Stone Cold under Dude Love.

The match had Vince McMahon as the referee. It
started off as a regular match. Vince then changed
it to No Holds Barred so Dude Love can use
weapons. Finally he changed it to Falls Count
Anywhere. That happened when Love had Austin
knocked out while outside the ring. Since Vince is
the owner and assigned himself as referee he could
do what he wants. After all of that, Austin still
retained his title that night.

Q. Ricky Ponting is also known as

what?
A. The Rickster
B. Ponts
C. Ponter
D. Punter

Answer
Punter

Q. How long are professional Golf Tour

players allotted per shot?
A. 45 seconds
B. 25 seconds
C. 1 minute
D. 2 minutes

Answer
45 seconds

Q. Which NBA player scored 8 points in

the final 7 seconds of a game to lead
his team to victory?
A. Baron Davis
B. Kevin Garnett
C. Stephon Maurbury
D. Reggie Miller

Answer
Reggie Miller

Q. In the match between India and

Pakistan at Jaipur on 02-10-1983,
Which new rule was introduced?
A. Limit of overs was reduced to 50 overs
B. The rule of field restriction was taken.
C. Over throw runs were batsman's score
D. No-balls & wides were debited to bowlers

analysis

Answer
No-balls & wides were debited to
bowlers
analysis

Q. The first hang gliders to be flown

were flown in...?
A. 1600s
B. 1700s
C. 1800s
D. 1900s

Answer
1800s

Q. Which two counties did Anil Kumble

play for?
A. Nottinghamshire & Lancashire
B. Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire
C. Northamptonshire &
Leicestershire
D. Northamptonshire & Lancashire

Answer
Northamptonshire &
Leicestershire
Explanation:
Kumble had a great season with
Northants taking 105 wickets.

Q. The nickname of Glenn McGrath is

what?
A. Ooh Ahh
B. Penguin
C. Big Bird
D. Pigeon

Answer
Pigeon
Explanation:
So called because of his skinny legs.

Q. Mark Waugh is commonly called

what?
A. Afganistan
B. Junior
C. Tugga
D. Julio

Answer
Junior
Explanation:
'Afganastan' (as in the 'forgotten

Waugh') was an invention of the

media in the late 1980s. Tugga is
brother Steve's nickname.

Q. India won its first Olympic hockey

gold in...?
A. 1928
B. 1932
C. 1936
D. 1948

Answer
1928

Q. How many times did Geet Sethi win

the lBSF World Billiards title?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

Answer
3

Q. In which year did Milkha Singh win

the first National title in the 400 m
race?
A. 1955
B. 1956
C. 1957
D. 1970

Answer
1957

Q. Who won the 1993 "King of the

Ring"?
A. Owen Hart
B. Bret Hart
C. Edge
D. Mabel

Answer
Bret Hart
Explanation:
Bret hart defeated Razor Ramon, Mr.
Perfect and the late Bam Bam
Bigelow. Jerry Lawer would attack
Bret after the match saying he was
the only king in wrestling.

Q. What NHL goaltender has the most

career wins?
A. Grant Fuhr
B. Patrick Roy
C. Chris Osgood
D. Mike Vernon

Answer
Grant Fuhr

Q. What Major League Baseball player

holds the record for all-time career
high batting average?
A. Ty Cobb
B. Larry Walker
C. Jeff Bagwell
D. Frank Thomas

Answer
Ty Cobb

Q. Who among the following is NOT

associated with billiards in India?
A. Subash Agrawal
B. Ashok Shandilya
C. Manoj Kothari
D. Mihir Sen

Answer
Mihir Sen

Q. 25.Which player has scored the

most runs in a single Test innings?
A. Graham Gooch
B. Matthew Hayden
C. Brian Lara
D. Agarkar

Answer
Brian Lara

Q. Who was the 1st ODI captain for

India?
A. Ajit Wadekar
B. Bishen Singh Bedi
C. Nawab Pataudi
D. Vinoo Mankad

Answer
Ajit Wadekar
Explanation:
Ajit Wadekar has played only 2 ODI
matches.

Q. Where did India play its 1st one day

international match?
A. Lords
B. Headingley
C. Taunton
D. The Oval

Answer
Headingley
Explanation:
India lost the match by four wickets
on 13-07-1974. Brijesh Patel (82) was
the top scorer.

Q. India reached the final of the Davis

Cup for the first time in...?
A. 1964
B. 1966
C. 1970
D. 1974

Answer
1966

Q. The Asian Games were held in Delhi

for the first time in...?
A. 1951
B. 1963
C. 1971
D. 1982

Answer
1951

Q. What Australian player was known

as 'Fruitfly' amongst the rest of the
team?
A. Geoff Lawson
B. Merv Hughes
C. Mike Veletta
D. Mike Whitney

Answer
Merv Hughes
Explanation:
He was given this name because of
his habit of annoying everyone in the
dressingrooms, especially during rain
delays.

Q. Which county did Mohammad

Azharuddin play for?
A. Yorkshire
B. Hampshire
C. Lancashire
D. Derbyshire

Answer
Derbyshire
Explanation:
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the

18 major county clubs which make up the

England and Wales domestic cricket structure,
representing the historic county of Derbyshire.
Azhar played 2 seasons for Derbyshire

Q. The first hand glider was designed

by...?
A. Leonardo DaVinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo

Answer
Leonardo DaVinci

Q. Which county did Sunil Gavaskar

play for?
A. Somerset
B. Worcestershire
C. Warwickshire
D. Glamorgan

Answer
Somerset
Explanation:
Sunny as he is affectionately called,
was the first to reach 10,000 runs in
Tests.

Q. The 'Dronacharya Award' is given

to...?
A. Sportsmen
B. Coaches
C. Umpires
D. Sports Editors

Answer
Coaches

Q. In which Indian state did the game

of Polo originate?
A. Meghalaya
B. Rajasthan
C. Manipur
D. West Bengal

Answer
Manipur

Q. What do African-American football

players Ernie Davis, Archie Griffin,
and Tony Dorsett have in common?
A. They all played for Pittsburgh
B. They all won the Heisman Trophy
C. They all led to Super Bowl titles
D. They dont have any similarity

Answer
They all won the Heisman Trophy
Explanation:
Ernie Davis was the first African American

to win the prize in 1961, and Archie Griffin

is the only player to have won it twice, in
1974 and 1975. Only Dorsett played for
Pittsburgh. Davis played for Syracuse and
Griffin played for Ohio State. Only Dorsett
did lead his team to a Super Bowl title as
NFC Rookie of the Year in 1977-78.

Q. Which cricketer died on the field in

Bangladesh while playing for
Abahani Club?
A. Subhash Gupte
B. M.L.Jaisimha
C. Lala Amarnath
D. Raman Lamba

Answer
Raman Lamba
Explanation:
Raman Lamba, Rambo to friends, had
played for India in four Tests and 32 oneday internationals. While fielding, he was
felled at silly mid-on by a shot from national
player Mehrab Hussain Opee's willow.
Lamba was admitted to a private clinic and
later to the Dhaka Medical College. From
there he was shifted to the postgraduate
hospital where he died.

Q. Which of the following is a Manipuri

version of Hockey?
A. Khong Kangjei
B. Hiyang Tanaba
C. Yubi Lakpi
D. Yubi-Lakpi

Answer
Khong Kangjei

Q. Which county did Javagal Srinath

sign for in 2003?
A. Surrey
B. Durham
C. Sussex
D. Essex

Answer
Durham
Explanation:
Srinath was drafted as cover for
Australian Martin Love.

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Q. Which county did Sachin Tendulkar
play for?
A. Nottinghamshire
B. Yorkshire
C. Lancashire
D. Leicestershire

Answer
Yorkshire
Explanation:
Sachin didn't have the greatest of
times in Geoff Boycott's land. He
averaged 40 odd, which is pretty low
by his standards.

Q. Who did Shawn Michaels beat to

win his first Intercontinental Title?
A. Bret Hart
B. Marty Jannetty
C. British Bulldog
D. Tito Santana

Answer
British Bulldog
Explanation:
This happened on an episode of
"Saturday Night's Main Event".
Bulldog attempted a Superplex and
Shawn reversed it to a pinning move.
Shawn would defend the belt against
wrestlers such as, Tatanka, Mr.
Perfect and Crush.

Q. Where did the 1st ODI match was

played in India?
A. New Delhi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Kolkata
D. Mumbai

Answer
Ahmedabad

Q. Who had a torrid time with

Lancashire in 2000?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Nayan Mongia
C. Javagal Srinath
D. Saurav Ganguly

Answer
Saurav Ganguly
Explanation:
Saurav was signed as a replacement
for wizard of off spin, Muttiah
Muralitharan.

Q. What is the name of the person that

controls a football match?
A. A referee
B. An umpire
C. A spectator
D. A goalkeeper

Answer
A referee

Q. Former Australian captain Allan

Border was sometimes known as
"Captain Grumpy". What was his
other nickname?
A. Abe
B. Captain Junior
C. AB
D. Groucho

Answer
AB
Explanation:
Captain Grumpy was more of a

media invention.

Q. The Indian football team made its

first appearance at Olympics in...?
A. 1936
B. 1948
C. 1952
D. 1956

Answer
1948

Q. Who was the first captain of Indian

Test team?
A. Vijay Hazare
B. C K Nayudu
C. Lala Amarnath
D. Vijay Merchant

Answer
C K Nayudu
Explanation:
BCCI had established C K Nayudu
award in memory of him for
contribution to the Indian cricket.
The award carries a citation, a
trophy, and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.
Lala Amarnath was the 1st recipient
of this award.

Q. Fenway Park is the home field of

what Major League Baseball team?
A. New York Yankees
B. Chicago White Sox
C. Montreal Expos
D. Boston Red Sox

Answer
Boston Red Sox

Q. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli

played for which province in South
Africa?
A. Border
B. Boland
C. Griqualand West
D. Gauteng

Answer
Boland
Explanation:
Like Sachin Tendulkar, both Kambli
and Amre were coached by
Ramakanth Achrekar and played for
Mumbai and India.

Q. Which football hero was nicknamed

"The Sundance Kid"?
A. Jim Kiick
B. Troy Aikman
C. Brett Favre
D. Joe Montana

Answer
Jim Kiick

Q. Which country won the Cricket

World Cup in 1999?
A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. Pakistan
D. England

Answer
Australia

Q. Who did The Rock beat to win his

first WWE Title?
A. Triple H
B. Stone Cold Steve Austin
C. Mankind
D. Bret Hart

Answer
Mankind
Explanation:
This happened at the 1998 edition of

"Survivor Series". They had a tournament

to determine the WWE Champion. Mankind
and The Rock made it to the finals. The
Rock won after using a Sharpshooter.
Mankind didn't quit but Vince McMahon
called for the bell. This was in reference to
what he did to Bret Hart the previous year.

Q. The name Kunjarani Devi is

associated with...?
A. Weight Lifting
B. Target shooting
C. Athletics
D. Swimming

Answer
Weight Lifting

Q. In what year was the first

international cricket match held?
A. 1892 between England and India
B. 1869 between England and
Australia
C. 1883 between Australia and Wales
D. 1844 between Canada and the
USA

Answer
1844 between Canada and the
USA
Explanation:
The first international cricket match
was held between Canada and the
USA on September 25, 1844, at the
St George Cricket Club ground,
Manhattan. Canada won by 23 runs.

Q. How many gold medals have been

won by India in the Olympics so far?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

Answer
9
Explanation:
In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav

Bindra became the first Indian to win gold in

an individual event when he won the men's
10 meter air rifle competition. This was
India's 9th gold medal in Olympic
competition.
India has won eight gold medals in field
hockey (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952,
1956, 1964, 1980).

Q. Who did The Rock wrestle in the

main event at the 1999 edition of
"Wrestlemania"?
A. Stone Cold Steve Austin
B. Triple H
C. Mankind
D. Undertaker

Answer
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Explanation:
This was the first time they wrestled
each other at "Wrestlemania". Two
years later they wrestled again with
Austin winning that match as well.
The third match was in 2003 in
Seattle. This was Austin's last match
and he finally lost to The Rock.

Q. Which English county did batting

sensation Virender Sehwag join in
the 2003 season?
A. Lancashire
B. Leicestershire
C. Yorkshire
D. Middlesex

Answer
Leicestershire
Explanation:
Virender Sehwag holds the record for
the Highest individual score by an
Indian in test matches when he
scored 309 against Pakistan in 2004.

Q. Who has scored the most Test

hundreds ever?
A. Steve Waugh
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Shane Warne
D. Sunil Gavaskar

Answer
Sachin Tendulkar

Q.When was the first cricket Test

match played?
A. 1873
B. 1877
C. 1870
D. 1788

Answer
1877

Q. Which track and field star overcame

childhood polio to become one of the
greatest athletes of her time?
A. Wilma Rudolph
B. Gail Devers
C. Florence Griffith Joyner
D. Jackie Robinson

Answer
Wilma Rudolph
Explanation:
Rudolph won 3 gold medals (100m,
200m and 4x100m relay) at the 1960
Olympics. Devers overcame a thyroid
disorder (Graves' disease) that
nearly resulted in her having both
feet amputated.

Q. Who beat Duke in the Great Alaskan

Shootout Finals in 1998?
A. Syracuse
B. University of Cincinnati
C. Notre Dame
D. UCLA

Answer
University of Cincinnati

Q. 'Dizzy' is the nickname of what

Australian player?
A. Adam Gilchrist
B. Jason Gillespie
C. Glenn McGrath
D. Brett Lee

Answer
Jason Gillespie
Explanation:
After the famous musician.

Q. Who is the highest wicket taker in

Test cricket?
A. Shane Warne
B. Brian Lara
C. Courtney Walsh
D. Muttiah Muralitharan

Answer
Muttiah Muralitharan

Q. Which country, which made its

debut in the Norwich Union League in
2003, signed Rahul Dravid as their
overseas player?
A. Holland
B. Ireland
C. Wales
D. Scotland

Answer
Scotland
Explanation:
Rahul had a highly succesful stint
with Kent in 2000.

Q. Which county signed Yuvraj Singh to

play for them in 2003?
A. Nottinghamshire
B. Lancashire
C. Hampshire
D. Yorkshire

Answer
Yorkshire
Explanation:
Yuvraj is said to have received tips
from Sachin Tendulkar.

Q. Which county did the outspoken

Spin great Bishen Singh Bedi play
for?
A. Essex
B. Surrey
C. Northamptonshire
D. Sussex

Answer
Northamptonshire
Explanation:
Bishen Singh Bedi, the greatest Left
arm spinner ever!

Q.Who was the first Indian to win an

individual medal in Olympics?
A. Milkha Singh
B. P.T.Usha
C. Karnam Malleshwari
D. K.D.Jadhav

Answer
K.D.Jadhav
Explanation:
Mr. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav or
KD Jadhav, widely known as 'Pocket
Dynamo', was independent India's
first individual Olympic medalist
when he won the freestyle wrestling
bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki
Games

Q. Which county did speedster Javagal

Srinath play for in 1995?
A. Kent
B. Glamorgan
C. Gloucestershire
D. Leicestershire

Answer
Gloucestershire
Explanation:
He left in 2003.

Q.

Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967 for

refusing induction into the U.S. military,
Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight
championship on October 30, 1974, in
Kinshasa, Zaire with an eighth-round knockout
of which prizefighter?

A. George Foreman
B. Joe Frazier
C. Leon Spinks
D. Sputnik

Answer
George Foreman

Q.

Undertaker wrestled Yokozuna at the 1994

"Royal Rumble". This was a Casket Match.
Undertaker wrestled in another Casket Match
at the 1998 "Royal Rumble". Who did he
wrestle?

A. Yokozuna
B. Shawn Michaels
C. Mabel
D. Triple H

Answer
Shawn Michaels
Explanation:
This was the match that injured
Shawn Michaels' back. Undertaker
back dropped Shawn on the casket.
Undertaker lost this match when
Kane interferred.

Q. With which sport is the 'Choudhury

Trophy' associated?
A. Golf
B. Circumnavigation of the earth by
car
C. Formula One racing
D. Buggy-Jumping

Answer
Circumnavigation of the earth by car
Explanation:
Circumnavigating of the earth by car.
This trophy has been named after Saloo
and Neena Choudhury, ace car rallyists
from Calcutta. It's in recognition of the
couple's achievement in 1989 when
they passed through all six continents
in 69 days and repeated the same feat
in 1991 in 39 days.

Q. The nickname of wicket keeping

great Rod Marsh was what?
A. Billabong
B. Swampy
C. Bacchus
D. Lagoon

Answer
Bacchus
Explanation:
Bacchus Marsh is a town in Victoria
Australia. He was also known as 'Iron
Gloves'.

Q. Who was the 1st president of BCCI (

Board of Control for Cricket in
India )?
A. R.E. Grant Govan
B. Dr. Maharajkumar Sir Vijaya
Ananda
C. Sikandar Hyat Khan
D. Anthony S. D'Mello

Answer
R.E. Grant Govan
Explanation:
Govan was president from 1928-29
to 1932-33.

Q. How many gold medals did P.T.Usha

win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Answer
4

Q. Who holds second and third place

for most yards rushing in a single
season in the NFL?
A. Barry Sanders
B. Jim Brown
C. OJ Simpson
D. Dick Lane

Answer
OJ Simpson

Q. Which of the following countries

won the final of the triangular cricket
series held in durban in februarry
1997?
A. India
B. New zealand
C. South africa
D. Zimbabwe

Answer
South africa

Q. Who has scored the most runs in a

single First-class innings?
A. Hanif Mohammad
B. Brian Lara
C. Sir Donald Bradman
D. Sachin Tendulkar

Answer
Brian Lara

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