Major Sporting Event (Sports) (Part-I)

1. Name the place where the Olympic Games originated. [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Greece
(b) Baghdad
(c) Aden
(d) Latvia

Correct Answer: (a) Greece

Solution:The Olympic Games originated in Greece. According to inscriptions found at Olympia, the first Olympic Games (ancient) were held in 776 BC. The modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens (Greece).

2. When were the first modern Olympic Games held? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 24.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1943
(b) 1935
(c) 1921
(d) 1896

Correct Answer: (d) 1896

3. The first modern Olympic Games were held in which of the following cities? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 8.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Athens
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Stockholm

Correct Answer: (a) Athens

Solution:The first modern Olympic Games were held in the city of Athens (Greece) in 1896. Athletes from 14 countries participated in it.

4. How many rings are there in the Olympic flag? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

Correct Answer: (b) 5

Solution:The Olympic flag is made of white silk, with five rings on it. These rings are interconnected. The colors of these rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. These five rings represent the five continents of the world.

5. Which of the following color is not present in the Olympic Ring? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) pink
(b) green
(c) blue
(d) red

Correct Answer: (a) pink

6. Which of the following Indian cities will host the International Olympic Committee session in 2023? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mumbai
(d) Hyderabad

Correct Answer: (c) Mumbai

Solution:The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) won the bid to host the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) next session in Mumbai in 2023.

• The current (2023) president of the Indian Olympic Association is P.T Usha.

7. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games bronze medallist, Manoj Sarkar, is associated with which of the following events? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 10.11.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Shooting
(b) Badminton
(c) Table tennis
(d) Athletics

Correct Answer: (b) Badminton

Solution:Manoj Sarkar is an Indian badminton player who won a bronze medal in the men's singles SL3 event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

8. Which of the following pair is correct? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.08.2017 (Shift-III)]

I. Summer Olympics 2020 - Tokyo

II. Summer Olympics 2016 - Rio de Janeiro

III. Summer Olympics 2012 - London

(a) I and II only
(b) I and III only
(c) II and III only
(d) All are correct.

Correct Answer: (d) All are correct.

Solution:The Summer Olympics, 2012 were held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Summer Olympics 2016 was held in Rio de Janeiro from August 5-21, 2016. Summer Olympics 2020 was held in Tokyo (Japan) from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Summer Olympics in 2024 and 2028 will be held in Paris and Los Angeles respectively.

9. Which of the following games was included in Rio Olympics after more than 100 years? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Diving
(b) Taekwondo
(c) Beach Volleyball
(d) Golf

Correct Answer: (d) Golf

Solution:Golf events were held again after 112 years at the Rio Olympics. Prior to this, golf was part of the Olympic program at the 1900 Paris Olympics and the 1904 St. Louis Olympics. Additionally, rugby returned to the Rio Olympics after a 92-year hiatus as a new format, 'rugby sevens'.

10. At the 1992 Summer Olympics ____________ became the first woman to carry the flag of India at the opening ceremony of any Olympics. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Shiny Abraham Wilson
(b) PT Usha
(c) Karnam Malleswari
(d) Nilima Ghose

Correct Answer: (a) Shiny Abraham Wilson

Solution:At the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, Shiny Abraham Wilson became the first woman to raise the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of an Olympics.