Football (Sports)

21. The winning country of the 1990 World Cup football is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

(a) West Germany
(b) Italy
(c) Soviet Union
(d) England

Correct Answer: (a) West Germany

22. Which country has won the World Cup of Football four times? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Italy
(b) Brazil
(c) Germany
(d) Uruguay

Correct Answer: (b) Brazil

Solution:Brazil has won the World Cup Football competition 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002). Italy has won the World Cup 4 times (1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006). But when the question was asked, Brazil had won 4 world Cup title while Italy won three titles.

23. How many goals did Ronaldo of Brazil score in the 2002 FIFA Football World Cup? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9

Correct Answer: (c) 8

Solution:In the year 2002, Brazil's Ronaldo scored 8 goals and he was awarded the Golden Boot Award for scoring the maximum number of goals. In the year 2018, Harry Kane of England scored the highest 6 goals in the FIFA World Cup 2018, and he was awarded the Golden Boot Award. In FIFA world cup 2022 top goal-scorer was Kylian Mbappe of France. He scored 8 goals.

24. On 13th January 2015 FIFA declared player of the year to? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Cristiano Ronaldo

Solution:In 2010, 'FIFA Ballon d'Or Award' was given to FIFA player of the year. It was a mixed form of France's Ballon d'Or and FIFA's World Player of the year. The 2014 award was announced in January 2015, and it was given to Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal). In September 2016, the two awards were separated again,and FIFA started its new award 'FIFA Best Male Player'. On 23rd September 2019, this award has been given to Lionel Messi (Argentina). In 2020, Robert Lewandowiski (Poland) named the Best FIFA Men's Player 2020. It is important to mention here that Argentina's lionel Messi bagged the Best FIFA men's player prize for 2022. In 2023, Lionel Messi won this award.

25. World Football Player of the year 2000 was: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Diego Maradona
(b) Sun Wayne
(c) Malle
(d) Zidane

Correct Answer: (d) Zidane

Solution:Zinedine Zidane of France has won FIFA Best Player of the Year award in 1998, 2000 and 2003. In 2010, the FIFA World Player of the Year award to male footballers and the Ballon d'Or of French football was constituted. Argentina's star footballer Lionel Messi was the winner of this award in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The awards for the year 2013 and 2014 was awarded to Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2019 and 2022 the award was given to Lionel Messi.

26. Who among the following has won the Ballon d'Or award for the 'best football player of the year' for the fourth consecutive time in 2012? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl.) (Mains) 2010]

(a) Cristiano Ronaldo
(b) Diego Maradona
(c) Lionel Messi
(d) Sergio Ramos

Correct Answer: (c) Lionel Messi

27. Who among the following was awarded FIFA World Player of the year for the year 2006 ? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Zinedine Jiho
(b) Fabio Cannavaro
(c) Ronaldo
(d) Thierry Henry

Correct Answer: (b) Fabio Cannavaro

28. The Durand Cup related to which sport? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Football
(b) Golf
(c) Hockey
(d) Table Tennis

Correct Answer: (a) Football

Solution:The Asia Cup, Euro Cup, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, Santosh Trophy, Merdeka Stadium, Subroto Cup, Kalinga Cup, Begum Hazrat Mahal Cup etc. are the major football-related Trophies and Cups. The winning team of the 129th edition (held in 2019) of the Durand Cup, (the World's third oldest football competition), was the Gokulam Kerala F.C. (runner up-Mohan Began F.C.). In 2022 edition of this tournament Bengaluru secured its first title defeating Mumbai city. In 2023 edition Mohan Bagan won the title.

29. Durand Cup is associated with which sport? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Hockey
(b) Table Tennis
(c) Cricket
(d) Football

Correct Answer: (d) Football

30. The Durand Cup is related to which sports? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

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