Sports and Games (UPSC-Current Affairs)

Total Questions: 23

11. Whom did Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open Men's Doubles Tennis Championship in the year 2002 to win the title? [2003]

Correct Answer: (d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek
Solution:Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi beat Jiri Novak and Radek Stepnek to win the U.S. Open Men's Double Title.

12. Who won the title in the finals of French Open Men's Singles Tennis Championship in the year 2002? [2003]

Correct Answer: (a) Albert Costa
Solution:Albert Costa won the French Open Title of Men in the year 2002.

13. In the FIFA World Cup Football event in the year 2002, the number of goals scored by Ronaldo of Brazil was: [2003]

Correct Answer: (c) 8
Solution:Ronaldo of Brazil scored eight goals in the FIFA World Cup Football event in 2002.

14. The record for the highest score in an innings in Test Cricket is now being held by M. Hayden. [2004]

Immediately prior to him, the three record holders were:

Correct Answer: (c) Hanif Mohammed, Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara
Solution:Hanif Mohammaed of Pakistan scored 356 Runs which was broken by Garfilled Sobers with a score of 365 runs, this record was broken by Brian Lara of West Indies with 375 runs, this was broken by Mathew Hayden with 380 runs but recently Lara broke his record with 400 runs in a test inning.

15. Match List-I (Lawn Tennis Tournament) with List-II (Winner of women singles) and select the correct answer using the code given below the list: [2005]

List-I (Lawn Tennis Tournament)List-II (Winner of Women Singles)
A. French Open : 20041. Svetlana Kuznetsova
B. Wimbledon : 20042. Anastsia
C. US Open : 20043. Maria Sharapova
D. Australian open : 20044. Serena Williams
5. Justine Henin-Hardenne

 

Code:ABCD
(a)5142
(b)2315
(c)5312
(d)2145
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct match is given below:
List-I (Lawn Tennis Tournament)List-II (Winner of Women Singles)
French Open 2004Anastsia
Wimbledon 2004Maria Sharapova
US OpenSvetlana Kuznetsova
Australian open 2004Justine Henin-Hardenne

16. Of which one of the following games is Shanmugham Venkatesh an outstanding player? [2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Football
Solution:He is mid-fielder in Indian football team.

17. Which countries played in the Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Final in the year 2004? [2005]

Correct Answer: (b) Spain and United States of America.
Solution:Spain and U.S.A. played in the Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Final in the year 2004.

18. Who did Croatia defeat in the Davis Cup-2005 Finals to win the Davis Cup-2005? [2006]

Correct Answer: (b) Slovak Republic
Solution:The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2-4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.

19. Which one of the following countries was not a participating team in the Football World Cup-2006? [2006]

Correct Answer: (a) Russia
Solution:The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Russia did not participate in this event.

20. Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in Test Cricket? [2007]

1. Wasim Akram
2. Richard Hadlee
3. Glen McGrath
4. Courtney Walsh

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 3 & 4 only
Solution:Glen McGrath and Courtney Walsh are the only bowlers in the given list of bowlers who have taken more than 500 test wickets.