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Miscellaneous (Sports) (Part-I)

📆 April 22, 2025

Total Questions: 50

11. Which of the following cities hosted the third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) 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.

12. The Khelo India Youth Games, 2021, will be held in ________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Haryana
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.

13. Which edition of Khelo India Youth Games was held in Guwahati in January 2020? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Third edition
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.

14. In December 2020, how many indigenous games were approved for inclusion as a part of the Khelo India Youth Games by the Sports Ministry of India? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Four
Solution:The Sports Ministry in December 2020 approved the inclusion of four indigenous games Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Malkhamb in the Khelo India Youth Games, 2021. The Khelo India Youth Games 2021 was proposed to be held in Haryana, but it has been postponed due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

15. Which of the following indigenous games is included in the Khelo India Youth Games 2021? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Gatka
Solution:The Sports Ministry in December 2020 approved the inclusion of four indigenous games Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Malkhamb in the Khelo India Youth Games, 2021. The Khelo India Youth Games 2021 was proposed to be held in Haryana, but it has been postponed due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

16. Which of the following schools in Shillong is the first Khelo India Sports school in North-East India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.08.2021 (I-heeueer]

Correct Answer: (a) Assam Rifles Public School
Solution:Assam Rifles Public School, Shillong is the first Khelo India Sports School in North-East India. It was launched in January, 2021. Presently 9 Sports Schools have been sanctioned across the country, out of which 5 are managed by Defense and Para Military Forces.

17. Where is the headquarters of Khelo India Youth Games? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) New Delhi
Solution:The headquarters of Khelo India Youth Games is in New Delhi. Khelo India Youth Games was formerly known as Khelo India School Games is Play India Youth Games. It is held annually in the month of January or February. At this platform the national level multidisciplinary grassroots games in India are held for two categories; namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students.

18. In which of the following state will the fourth edition of Khelo India Youth Games be held? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Haryana
Solution:The 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Haryana. The Games will be held in Panchkula. The Haryana government has decided to organize the Khelo India Youth Games in February 2022, in view of the possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, and Mallakhamba, four indigenous games were added in December 2020.

19. The Union Sports Ministry has decided to set up Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) in eight states in the first leg of the Khelo India Scheme. Which of the following is NOT one of these eight states? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Andhra Pradesh
Solution:The Union Sports Ministry has decided to set up Khelo India State Centers for Excellence (KISCE) in eight states in the first phase of the Khelo India scheme. These eight states are Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala. So it is clear that Andhra Pradesh was not included in the first phase of KISCE states. In January 2021, the Ninth Khelo India State Center of Excellence was inaugurated at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune (Maharashtra).

20. Whose ear Mike Tyson bite in professional boxing match in 1997 for the WBA Heavyweight Championship? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 1.02.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Evander Holyfield
Solution:Mike Tyson bit the ear of Evander Holyfield (USA) in a 1997 professional boxing match for the WBA Heavyweight Championship. This match between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson took place in the city of Las Vegas in the state of Nevada, United States.
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