Miscellaneous Games (Sports) Part-II)

Total Questions: 63

21. Who among the following has made several world records in Pole Vault? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Karl Lewis
(b) Sergey Bubka
(c) Michael Johnson
(d) Syeed Aquita

Correct Answer: (b) Sergey Bubka

Solution:Retired Pole Vault player, Sergey Bubka (Ukraine) has a number of World records. On February 15, 2020, Armand Duplantis of Sweden set a new record by crossing height of 6.18 meters.

22. In the seventh World Athletic Championship held in Seville (Spain), the world record in the 400 meters race is set by: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999-2000]

(a) John Johnson
(b) Richard Howell
(c) Michael Johnson
(d) Lawrence Ma

Correct Answer: (c) Michael Johnson

Solution:Former US runner Michael Johnson set a new World record in August 1999 by taking 43.18 seconds in the race. This record was broken on August 14, 2016. The current men's world record is held by South African Wayde van Niekerk with a time of 43.03 seconds.

23. Which athlete scored first position in the London Marathon held on 4th October, 2020? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Eliud Kipchoge
(b) Shura Kitata
(c) Vincent Kipchumba
(d) Sisay Lemma
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Shura Kitata

Solution:Shura Kitata scored the first position in the London Marathon held on 4th October, 2020 by defeating Elivd Kpchoge by completing the race of 22 miles in two hours, five minutes and 41 seconds.

24. Who among the following set a new national record in the women's Pole Vault event in the 7th edition of Senior Federation Cup held in Karnataka in the year 2001? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) G.G. Pramila
(b) Jyothna Deka
(c) Karamjeet Kaur
(d) Manisha Dubey

Correct Answer: (c) Karamjeet Kaur

Solution:In June 2001, at the 7th Senior Federation Cup held in Bangalore, Karamjeet Kaur of Punjab Police crossed 3.15 meters mark and broke her own national record of 3.10 meters. The current women's national record is held by V.S. Surekha (4.15m) which she set on November 4, 2014.

25. Who won the most gold medals in the fifth National Games held in Imphal? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Sebastian Xavier
(b) Nisha Millet
(c) Jaspal Rana
(d) Sunita Rani

Correct Answer: (b) Nisha Millet

Solution:In the fifth National Games held in February 1999, maximum of 14 gold medals were won by Karnataka's Nisha Millet (Swimmer) along with a bronze medal. The 36th National Games Servicees (Army) topped the list with the highest number of 61 Gold medals. At 37th (2023) edition, Maharashtra topped the list.

26. Where will the 35th National Games be held? [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Kerala
(b) Gujarat
(c) Assam
(d) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (a) Kerala

Solution:The 35th National Games was held in Kerala in February 2015. 36th National Games, 2022 was held in Gujarat, from 29 September 2022 to 12 October, 2022.

27. Which State won the team title in the Badminton Men's category in the 34th National Games 2011? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (b) Kerala

Solution:Kerala defeated Andhra Pradesh to win the badminton team title in men's category held in Jharkhand from January 12 to 16, 2011. In the 35th National Games, Kerala won the badminton team title in the men's category by defeating Haryana, In 36th National Games Telangana beat Kerela to clinch mixed team badminton gold. In 2023 edition Karnataka (Men)

28. The correct descending order of the four winners of the highest number of gold medals in the 34th National Games 2011 is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Services, Manipur, Haryana, Maharashtra
(b) Services, Haryana, Manipur, Maharashtra
(c) Services, Manipur, Maharashtra, Haryana
(d) Services, Haryana, Maharashtra, Manipur

Correct Answer: (a) Services, Manipur, Haryana, Maharashtra

Solution:The correct descending order of the four winners of the highest number of gold medals is - Services (70) Manipur (48), Harayana (42) and Maharashtra (41). Top five states/organization to win the highest number of gold medals in the 37th National Games is - Maharashtra > Services > Haryana > Karanataka.

29. Which Indian won the most number of gold medals in the eighth South Asian Games? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

(a) Durga Orlon
(b) Jaspal Rana
(c) Nisha Millet
(d) P.T. Usha

Correct Answer: (b) Jaspal Rana

Solution:In the 8th South Asian Games, Indian Shooter, Jaspal Rana won the most 8 gold medals. The 11th South Asian Games held in 2010 in Dhaka. The 13th South Asian Games 2019, was held from March 9 to 18, 2019 in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. India finished at the first position in the medals tally with 312 medals including 174 gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze medals. The 2021 South Asian Games will be in Lahore, Pakistan. 2023 edition was in Combodia.

30. The 4th Asian Junior Sports Championship held on December 4, 1992, won by: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

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

Correct Answer: (c) India

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