Miscellaneous (Sports) (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

1. Pankaj Advani is associated with which sport? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Billiards
(b) Boxing
(c) Cricket
(d) Badminton

Correct Answer: (a) Billiards

Solution:Pankaj Advani is a famous billiards and snooker player from India. For his outstanding contribution in the field of sports, the Government of India honored him with the Arjuna Award in the year 2004, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the year 2005 (currently Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award), the Padma Shri in the year 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in the year 2018.

2. Which one of the following became the first Indian club to qualify for AFC Champions league in 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) FC Goa
(b) East Bengal FC
(c) Kerala Blasters FC
(d) Bengaluru FC

Correct Answer: (a) FC Goa

Solution:FC Goa has become the first Indian club to qualify for the AFC Champions League in 2020. He achieved this feat by defeating Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League.

3. Who among the following was appointed by AIFF (All India Football Federation) as its first Deputy General Secretary in January 2021? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 4.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Abhishek Yadav
(b) Kushal Das
(c) Praful Patel
(d) Umesh Sinha

Correct Answer: (a) Abhishek Yadav

Solution:Former India striker Abhishek Yadav has been appointed as the first deputy general secretary of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) after the sports body decided to create a new post in its hierarchy.

4. Who among the following is the only Indian to have won the Amateur World title in both Snooker and Billiards? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Subhash Agrawal
(b) Michael Ferreira
(c) Pankaj Advani
(d) Geet Sethi

Correct Answer: (c) Pankaj Advani

Solution:Pankaj Advani is the only Indian to have won the Amateur World title in both, snooker and billiards. He is the only snooker player to ever win professional world titles in both the long and short formats of snooker and both formats of English billiards. Pankaj Advani has also won the country's most prestigious awards Padma Shri in 2009, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2006, and Arjuna Award in 2004.

5. How many times did Pankaj Advani win the 'IBSF World Billiards Championship'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) 24
(b) 22
(c) 21
(d) 20

Correct Answer: (b) 22

Solution:In the IBSF World Billiards Championship held in Mandalay Myanmar in September 2019, Pankaj Advani won the title by defeating Nay Thwayo of Myanmar in the points format (150 up). This was the 22nd title won in his career.

6. In which country was the World Snooker Championship 2020 held from 31 July to 16 August 2020? [Online CHSL (T-I) 04.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Switzerland)
(b) Germany
(c) England
(d) France

Correct Answer: (c) England

Solution:The World Snooker Championship, 2020 was held in England from July 31 to August 16, 2020. The World Snooker Championship, 2021 was also held in England, in which England's Mark Selby defeated his own country's Shaun Murphy to win the title.

7. Geet Sethi is associated with which game? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Billiards
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Chess

Correct Answer: (a) Billiards

Solution:Geet Sethi is related to the game of billiards. For his outstanding contribution in the field of sports, he has been honored with Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award and KK Birla Sports Foundation Award.

8. Who among the following was the winner of the Senior National Billiards Championship 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Pankaj Advani
(b) Sourav Kothari
(c) Aditya Mehta
(d) Rupesh Shah

Correct Answer: (a) Pankaj Advani

Solution:World-class Indian cueist and 23-time world champion Pankaj Advani has recently clinched his 33rd National title by winning the title at the Senior National Billiards Championship. In the tournament held at Pune, Pankaj defeated his fellow cueist Sourav Kothari 5-2 in the finals.

9. Match the following- [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.L. (T-I) 1.07.2017 (Shift-II)]

Trophy	Sport
1. Ranji Trophy	b. Cricket
2. Santosh Trophy	a. Football
3. Aga Khan Cup	c. Hockey

(a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
(b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-с
(c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
(d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Correct Answer: (b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-с

Solution:Ranji Trophy is related to Cricket, Santosh Trophy is related to Football and Aga Khan Cup is related to Hockey.

10. Where the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 held? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 27.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Guwahati
(b) Rohtak
(c) Gwalior
(d) Ambala

Correct Answer: (a) Guwahati

Solution:The third Khelo India Youth Games 2020 was organized in the capital of Assam 'Guwahati' from January 10-22, 2020. Maharashtra won the maximum number of medals in this. Its mascots were Jaya (black buck) and Vijay (tiger). Khelo India Youth Games was started in the year 2018. The Khelo India Youth Games 2021 was proposed in Haryana but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, this sporting event is proposed for the year 2022.

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