Football (Sports) (Part-I)

41. Who among the following is the head coach of India's men's (Senior) football team as of December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 09.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Stephen Constantine
(b) Igor Stimac
(c) Robert Jarni
(d) Drazen Ladie

Correct Answer: (b) Igor Stimac

Solution:Igor Stimac is the head coach of India's men's (Senior) football team as of December, 2008.

42. Manitombi Singh was a _________ player from Manipur. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) hockey
(b) football
(c) cricket
(d) volleyball

Correct Answer: (b) football

Solution:Manitombi Singh was a football player from Manipur. Manitombi Singh was the captain of Mohun Bagan and represented India in the 2002 Busan Asian Games. In the year 2004, Mohun Bagan won the All Airlines Gold Cup under his captaincy.

43. Who is the second Indian footballer to play 100 international games? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
(b) Sunil Chhetri
(c) Udanta Singh
(d) Bhaichung Bhutia

Correct Answer: (b) Sunil Chhetri

Solution:Sunil Chhetri is the second Indian footballer after Bhaichung Bhutia to play 100 international matches. In October 2021, Chhetri has equaled Brazilian footballer Pele (77 goals) in terms of goals scored in international matches by scoring 1 goal against Nepal in the SAAF Championship, 2021. Chhetri scored the 77th goal in the 123rd match.

44. The La Liga Trophy is associated with which sport? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Football
(b) Weightlifting
(c) Tennis
(d) Cricket

Correct Answer: (a) Football

Solution:The La Liga Trophy is related to the game of football.

45. Who among the following Indian footballers was NOT a goalkeeper? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Brahmanand Salgaocar
(b) Bhaskar Ganguly
(c) Bidesh Bose
(d) Peter Thangaraj

Correct Answer: (c) Bidesh Bose

Solution:Bidesh Bose was a football player who played for Mohun Bagan. The remaining others Brahmanand Salgaonkar, Bhaskar Ganguly and Peter Thangaraj were footballers and played the role of a goalkeeper in the team.

46. In which sport does Sunil Chhetri represent India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Basketball
(b) Football
(c) Cricket
(d) Hockey

Correct Answer: (b) Football

Solution:Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer. He is currently the captain of both the Indian Super League club Bangalore FC and the Indian national football team. In July 2019, the Football Federation of India selected Sunil Chhetri as the player of the year for a record sixth time.

47. Who has been appointed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as the head coach of the men's senior national football team in May, 2019? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Rustam Akramov
(b) Sukhwinder Singh
(c) Igor Stimac
(d) Bob Houghton

Correct Answer: (c) Igor Stimac

Solution:Igor Stimac was appointed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as the head coach of the men's senior national football team in May, 2019. Kushal Das is the General Secretary of AIFF.

48. Name the country which has the highest AFC Asian Cup title. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iran
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea

Correct Answer: (c) Japan

Solution:japan has won the AFC Asian Cup title 4 times.