Miscellaneous Games (Sports) Part-II)

Total Questions: 63

1. Who are the two Indian sisters that won medals at the World Wrestling Championship, held in Edmonston, Canada in September 2012? Select the correct answer from codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

1. Alka

2. Babita

3. Geeta

4. Sakshi

Codes:

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3
Solution:Two sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat from Haryana won medals at the Women's World Wrestling Championship held in Canada in September 2012. Geeta and Babita won bronze medals in 55 kg Freestyle event and 51 kg weight category respectively.

2. Match the followings: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) (Backlog) 2004]

List-IList-II
A. Sachin Tendulkar1. Cricket
B. Geet Sethi2. Billiards
C. Prakash Padukone3. Badminton
D. Mahesh Bhupati4. Tennis

Code:

ABCD
(a)2314
(b)3241
(c)1234
(d)2341
Correct Answer: (c)

3. Match List-I (famous former players) with List-II (Sports) and select the correct answer from codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

List-IList-II
A. Wally Grout1. Swimming
B. Eusebio2. Lawn Tennis
C. Rod Laver3. Cricket
D. Mark Spitz4. Football

Code:

ABCD
(a)3524
(b)2431
(c)3421
(d)2534
Correct Answer: (c)

4. Match the following - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

List-IList-II
A. Monica Seles1. Billiards
B. Jim Courier2. Cricket
C. Chetan Sharma3. Tennis (Men)
D. Geet Sethi4. Football
5. Tennis (Women)

Code:

ABCD
(a)5321
(b)5312
(c)3541
(d)4351
Correct Answer: (a)

5. Match List-I (Tournament) with List-II (Sports) and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

List-IList-II
1. Aga Khan CupA. Golf
2. Uber CupB. Football
3. Durand CupC. Hockey
4. Ryder CupD. Badminton

Code:

1234
(a)ABCD
(b)BCAD
(c)CDBA
(d)DACB
Correct Answer: (c)

6. Match the following: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

List-IList-II
A. Cricket1. Pot
B. Golf2. Ranji
C. Football3. Mohan Bagan
D. Billiards4. Putt

Code:

ABCD
(a)2431
(b)2413
(c)4213
(d)3124
Correct Answer: (a)

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below the lists: [Uttaranchal U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

List-IList-II
A. Rangaswami Cup1. Cricket
B. Reliance Cup2. Boat Racing
C. Rovers Cup3. Football
D. Wellington Cup4. Hockey
5. Golf

Code:

ABCD
(a)5134
(b)2315
(c)4132
(d)5342
Correct Answer: (c)

8. Match the followings: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) (Backlog) 2004]

List-IList-II
A. Bowling1. Tee
B. Cricket2. Cue
C. Billiards3. Abdoman
D. Golf4. Pins

Code:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)4123
(c)4321
(d)1432
Correct Answer: (c)

9. Who is the youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (d) Arjun Vajpai
Solution:In May 2012, Arjun Vajpai became the first Indian to achieve this feat by climbing Mt. Everest at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 18 days. In the World Stage American mountaineer, Jordan Romero, holds this record. He achieved this feat at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 10 days in May 2012. In 2013, Raghav Joneja climbed Mt. Everest at the age of 15 years, 7 months. At present, India's Malavath Poorna is the youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest. In March 2014, she achieved this feat at the age of 13 years, 11 months and 15 days.

10. Match the following lists: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

List-IList-II
A. Ashes1. Hockey
B. Bully2. Bridge
C. Dues3. Cricket
D. No Bid4. Tennis

Code:

ABCD
(a)3142
(b)2134
(c)3214
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (a)