Miscellaneous (Sports) (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 28

11. With which of the following sports is Ruia Gold Cup associated? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 13.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Bridge
Solution:Ruia Gold Cup is related to the bridge game.

12. Who among the following broke the national under-20 record in the 10,000 m race walkin January 2021? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 20.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Amit Khatri
Solution:In January 2021, in the 18th National Federation Cup Juniors Under-20 Athletics Championship, Amit Khatri won the title by completing the 10,000 meters run in 40 minutes 40.97 seconds and broke the national under-20 record. Earlier this record was held by Akshdeep Singh, who won the 10,000 meters race in Ranchi in 40 minutes 47.78 seconds.

13. Hima Das is an Indian _________. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 24.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) sprinter
Solution:Hima Das is an Indian sprinter. Hima won the gold in the 400m race at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships. She is the first Indian female athlete to win a medal.

14. Kuldeep Handoo has won the Dronacharya Award in 2020. He belongs to which of the following sports? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 04.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Wushu
Solution:Kuldeep Handoo, the winner of the Dronacharya Award in the year 2020, belongs to the sport of Wushu. Presently he is the head coach of the Indian Wushu team.

15. In which of the following categories does Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain play? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) 69 kg
Solution:Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain plays in the 69kg category. Borgohain has won a bronze medal in the 69kg weight category at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

16. With which of the following sports is Indian sportsperson Bhavani Devi associated? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Fencing
Solution:Indian player Bhavani Devi is related to fencing. She is the first Indian swordsman to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020.

17. Annu Rani is the first Indian woman to cross a distance of 60 min ________ throw. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) javelin
Solution:Annu Rani is the first Indian woman to cross a distance of 60m in javelin throw. He made a new record in the 24th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, 2021 by throwing 63.24 javelin.

18. Who among the following persons secured the fourth position in the Dhaka Marathon 2021? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Jigmet Dolma
Solution:India's Jigmet Dolma had finished fourth in the Dhaka Marathon 2021. In this marathon, Morocco's Hicham Lakhoi finished first in the men's section, while Kenya's Angela Jim Asande won the women's title.

19. Who among the following won a silver medal in the women's 57 kg category at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Serbia in December 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Anshu Malik
Solution:Anshu Malik won the silver medal in the women's 57kg category in the singles Wrestling World Cup competition held in Serbia in December 2020.

20. 'Sagol Kangjel of Manipur has been adopted worldwide by the enthusiasts of this sport as _________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Polo
Solution:The Sagol Kaggei game of Manipur is popularly known as Polo by enthusiasts of this sport across the world.