Hockey (Sports)

31. What is the name of the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team/teams that won the gold medal in the Olympic Games of 1956 and 1964? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Dhyanchand
(b) Ajitpal Singh
(c) Roop Singh
(d) Shankar Laxman

Correct Answer: (d) Shankar Laxman

Solution:Shankar Laxman was the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team in three Olympic events (1956, 1960 and 1964). Out of this, India had won two gold and one silver medals. Under his captaincy, the Indian team became a gold medalist in the 1966 Asian Games. He was related to Mhow Cantonment located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He was associated with the Maratha Light Infantry of the army. He died in April 2006.

32. Which Indian player is called 'Wizard of Hockey'? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

(a) Dhyanchand
(b) Roop Singh
(c) Digvijay Singh Babu
(d) Pargat Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Dhyanchand

Solution:Major Dhyanchand is known as 'Wizard of Hockey'. He was born on 29th August, 1905 in Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the three-time Olympic gold medalist team (1928, 1932 and 1936). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour, in the year 1956. His birthday is celebrated on 29th August as Sports Day. The Dronacharya and the Arjuna Awards are distributed on this day. India's highest sports award 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna' has been renamed as 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna' Award in 2021.

33. Currently, which players from the State of Chhattisgarh is included in the Indian women's hockey team? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Nita Dumare
(b) Saba Anjum
(c) Saha Khan
(d) Rohini Nayak

Correct Answer: (b) Saba Anjum

34. The winning country of European National Cup (1995) of Hockey was: [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Netherlands
(b) Spain
(c) Germany
(d) England

Correct Answer: (c) Germany

35. The winner of the Asian Champions Trophy held in China in September 2011: [U.P.P.C.S (Mains) 2011]

(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) Pakistan
(d) South Korea

Correct Answer: (a) India

Solution:The winner of the 2011 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy (Men's), was India and the runner up was Pakistan, held in Ordos, China in September 2011, while the winner of the 2011 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy (Women's), was South Korea and the runner-up was China. The final match of the Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Muscat, Oman in 2018 was interrupted due to rain, on the basis of which India and Pakistan were declared joint winners. Asia cup 2022 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In this tournament South Korea became champion by defeating Malaysia while India got third place.

36. Name the Indian Gold medal winner Hockey team captain which had won 1975 World Cup? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Aman Singh
(b) Ajit Pal Singh
(c) Roop Singh
(d) Sandeep Singh

Correct Answer: (b) Ajit Pal Singh