Sports and Games (UPSC)

11. Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments? [2006]

(a) French Open - US Open - Wimbledon
(b) French Open - Wimbledon - US Open
(c) Wimbledon - US Open - French Open
(d) Wimbledon - French Open - US Open

Correct Answer: (b) French Open - Wimbledon - US Open

Solution:Correct sequence is as follows:

Australian Open-mid January

French Open-May and June

Wimbledon-June and July

US Open in August and September

12. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games? [2006]

(a) Swimming
(b) Boxing
(c) Long Jump
(d) High Jump

Correct Answer: (b) Boxing

Solution:The Val Barker Trophy, named for boxer Val Barker, is presented every four years to an Olympic boxing athlete who exemplifies style during competition.

13. Match List-1 (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2006]

List-I		List-II
A. Daniela Hantuchova		1. Russia
B. Patty Schnyder		2. Slovakia
C. Nadia Petrova		3. France
D. A’melie Mauresmo		4. Switzerland

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	2	4	1	3
(d)	3	1	4	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Correct match is as follows:
Daniela Hantuchova - Slovakia
Patty Schnyder - Switzerland
Nadia Patrova - Russia
A'melie - France

14. Which one of the following is correct in respect of Indian football team's performance in the Olympic Games? [2008]

(a) India has never participated in the Olympic Football Tournament
(b) India played only in the First Round
(c) India entered only up to the Quarter Finals
(d) India entered the Semi Final

Correct Answer: (d) India entered the Semi Final

Solution:In 1956 Olympic Games Football tournament, India entered semi final.

15. Which one of the following countries won the Euro Football Tournament, 2004 held in, Portugal? [2008]

(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Greece
(d) Portugal

Correct Answer: (c) Greece

Solution:It was the first time at the European Championship and World Cup that the two teams who played the opening match of the championship met again in the final. Greece have won their very first major title. Greece became the first nation to win a major championship led by a foreign manager. This had never happened in 11 previous European Championships or 17 World Cups.

16. Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times? [2008]

(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(c) Saurav Ganguly
(d) Mohammad Azharuddin

Correct Answer: (c) Saurav Ganguly

Solution:Among the captain of the Indian cricket team given above Saurav Ganguly has been the captain of the Indian team in cricket test matches for maximum number of times. During his captain ship between the year 2000 and 2005, he played 49 test matches in which the team won in 21 matches. Recently, Virat kohli has captained most test matches 68.

17. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2009]

(a) Barbora Spotakova : Javelin throw
(b) Pamela Jelimo : Weightlifting
(c) Sanya Richards : Sprint
(d) Yelena Isinbayeva : Pole Vault

Correct Answer: (b) Pamela Jelimo : Weightlifting

Solution:Pamela Jelimo is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres.

18. Who of the following is a football player? [2009]

(a) Fernando Alonso
(b) Kimi Raikkonen
(c) Lewis Hamilton
(d) NicolasAnelka

Correct Answer: (d) NicolasAnelka

Solution:Nicolas Sebastien Anelka is a French footballer.

19. Among the following which one is not a football club? [2009]

(a) Arsenal
(b) Aston Villa
(c) Chelsea
(d) Monte Carlo

Correct Answer: (d) Monte Carlo

Solution:Monte Carlo officially refers to an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco specifically the ward of Monte, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located.

20. Consider the following pairs: [2009]

Persons	Sport
1. Anand Pawar	Chess
2. Akhil Kumar	Boxing
3. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia	Golf

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 2 & 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 & 3

Correct Answer: (b) 2 & 3 only

Solution:Anand Pawar is a male Indian badminton player who competed at 2012 Japan Super Series.