Miscellaneous Games (Sports) Part-II)

31. Which country won the most number of gold medals in the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games held in Pune in October 2008? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Australia
(b) England
(c) India
(d) New Zealand

Correct Answer: (c) India

Solution:India won a total of 76 medals including 26 silver and 17 bronze medals and with the highest 33 gold medals at the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games held in Pune from October 12 to 18, 2008. The 6th Commonwealth Youth Games were held between 19th to 23rd July, 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas. England won a total of 51 medals, including highest 23 gold (16 silver and 12 bronze). The 7th Commonwealth Youth Games is scheduled to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from August 4-11 August 2023.

32. Who among the following Indians did not become world champion of billiards? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Geet Sethi
(b) Wilson Jones
(c) Michael Ferreira
(d) Subash Agarwal

Correct Answer: (d) Subash Agarwal

33. Who among the following won Asian Billiard Championship in April 2012? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl.) (Pre) 2010]

(a) Anju Thakur
(b) Ashok Sandilya
(c) Pankaj Advani
(d) Tarundeep Roy

Correct Answer: (c) Pankaj Advani

Solution:India's Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiard Championship, 2012 by defeating K.B. Bhaskar. In 2023 he has won this title.

34. Who among the following won the World Billiard Championship 2012? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Mike Russel
(b) Rupesh Shah
(c) Dhruva Sitwala
(d) Pankaj Advani

Correct Answer: (b) Rupesh Shah

Solution:In IBSF World Billiard Championship 2012, Rupesh Shah won point event title by defeating Australia's Matthew Bolten and Pankaj Advani won timed event title by defeating Qatar's Mike Russell.

35. The sports academy at Paoli near Calicut was set up by- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002, 2003]

(a) P.T. Usha
(b) Milkha Singh
(c) K. Sundaram
(d) Kapil Dev

Correct Answer: (a) P.T. Usha

Solution:Above sports academy was set up by P.T. Usha. It is called 'Usha School of Athletics'.

36. Where is the biggest boat race competition organised in India? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

(a) West Bengal
(b) Kerala
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (b) Kerala

Solution:India's biggest boat race competition is held in Kerala on the occasion of Onam. It is known as 'Nehru Trophy Boat Race'.

37. Guru Hanuman was associated with which sports? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

(a) Hockey
(b) Wrestling
(c) Football
(d) Kabaddi

Correct Answer: (b) Wrestling

38. Abhinav Bindra is associated with which sports? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]

(a) Polo
(b) Golf
(c) Shooting
(d) Badminton

Correct Answer: (c) Shooting

39. In which sports did Geet Sethi excel? [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997-98]

(a) Basketball
(b) Chess
(c) Snooker
(d) Tennis

Correct Answer: (c) Snooker

40. Radha Mohan Cup is associated with which sports? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Polo
(b) Football
(c) Cricket
(d) Tennis

Correct Answer: (a) Polo