Major Sporting Event (Sports) (Part-II)

Total Questions: 29

11. Who was the captain of the Indian national field hockey team that won the first gold medal in the 1948 Olympics? [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sardar Singh
(b) Manpreet Singh
(c) Kishan Lal
(d) Akashdeep Singh

Correct Answer: (c) Kishan Lal

Solution:Kishan Lal was an Indian field hockey player. He was the captain of the Indian hockey team in 1948. He won the first gold medal for India at the Olympics as an independent country.

12. In which year did Independent India win its first Olympic Gold in the game of hockey? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) 1960
(b) 1952
(c) 1948
(d) 1956

Solution:In the year 1948, Independent India won its first Olympic Gold Medal by defeating Britain in the 1948 London Olympics. India won its first medal in Field Hockey. India won the first-ever Olympic medal in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics in hockey when India was a part of British India.

13. In which country, 13th South Asian Games will be held? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 25.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) India
(b) Australia
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan

Correct Answer: (c) Nepal

Solution:Nepal hosted the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in 2018. Nepal, which had hosted the inaugural edition in 1984, also organized the eighth edition in 1999 and the 2018 SAG was the third for Nepal.

The 14th South Asian Games will be held in the year 2023 in Lahore, Pakistan.

14. Which of the following cities won the hosting rights of the 2030 Asian Games in December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 12.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Jakarta
(b) Doha
(c) Seoul
(d) Shanghai

Correct Answer: (b) Doha

Solution:Doha beat Riyadh to clinch the hosting rights for the 2030 Asian Games at the general assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia in Muscat. Asian games are also called Asiad and it is held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The first Asian Games was hosted by New Delhi.

15. The 18th Asian Games also known as 'Asiad' will be held in 2018 in- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Bangkok
(b) Jakarta
(c) Beijing
(d) Seoul

Correct Answer: (b) Jakarta

Solution:The 2018 Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or Asian Games 2018), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang.

19th Asian Games is to be held in Hangzhou (China) in 2022 20th Asian Games is to be held in 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

16. Which of the following is not one of the Smart Triplets as the mascot of the 2022 Asian Games? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Qinchen
(b) Kangkong
(c) Chenchen
(d) Lianlian

Correct Answer: (a) Qinchen

Solution:Three robots, collectively known as Smart Triplets, have been chosen as the official mascots of the 19th Asian Games. These three robots have been named Kangkong, Lianlian and Chenchen. Smart Triplets represent UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The 19th Asian Games, 2022 will be held from September 10 to 25, 2022 in the city of Hangzhou, China.

17. Who among the following became the first Indian javelin thrower to win an Asian Games gold medal in 2018? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 20.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Devender Singh
(b) Shivpal Singh
(c) Neeraj Chopra
(d) Vipin Kasana

Correct Answer: (c) Neeraj Chopra

Solution:Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the Asian Games in the year 2018 by throwing the javelin to a distance of 88.06 meters and set a new national record. Chopra is the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal in the javelin throw at the Asian Games. Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at Tokyo Olympics 2020 with a throw of 87.58m; he has become the first Indian athlete to win gold ever and India's second ever individual Olympic gold medalist after shooter Abhinav Bindra.

18. What was India's overall rank in the medals tally in the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championship? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(d) Fourth
(a) Fifth
(b) First
(c) Third

Correct Answer: (d) Fourth

Solution:Asian Athletics Championships 2019 held at Doha in Qatar. It was the 23rd edition of the Championships. India ended at the fourth spot in the medals tally with 3 Gold, 7 Silver, and 7 Bronze.

19. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to reintroduce ___________ in the 2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou, China after it was dropped in 2018. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) cricket
(b) volleyball
(c) fencing
(d) soccer

Correct Answer: (a) cricket

Solution:The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to reintroduce cricket in the 2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou, China after it was dropped in Asian Games 2018. Earlier, the game Cricket was featured in Asian Games 2014 and 2010. In Asian Games, 2014, Sri Lanka and Pakistan won the men's and women's gold respectively while in 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan won the gold medals in the same category. The Indian Team did not participate in both the 2014 and 2010 Asian Games.

20. Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every __________ years among athletes from all over Asia. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) four
(b) three
(c) five
(d) six

Correct Answer: (a) four

Solution:Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The most recent one was held in Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia on 18 August-2 September 2018. The next games will be held from 10 to 25 September 2022 in China.

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