Sports (Part-II) (Railway)

Total Questions: 50

11. Where is the headquarters of Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) located? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Washington
(2) London
(3) Beijing
(4) Sydney

Correct Answer: (2) London

Solution:Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. England. The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is a sports club based in Melbourne, Australia.

12. Which one of the following is related to women's badminton game? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Walker Cup
(2) Wellington Cup
(3) Uber Cup
(4) Thomas Cup

Correct Answer: (3) Uber Cup

Solution:The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. The Uber Cup is named after a former British women's badminton player, Betty Uber, who in 1950 had the idea of hosting a women's event similar to the men's.

13. Crouch start is the term related to which competition? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Sprint
(2) Badminton
(3) Chess
(4) Table Tennis

Correct Answer: (1) Sprint

Solution:Sprint starts are very commonly used in athletics ranging from sprints to a number of middle and long distance events. The two main variations are the standing and the crouch start which are used for middle or long distance events and sprints respectively.

14. Professor Guru Dutt Sondhi contributed to the establishment of which of the following institutions? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Federation Day International Football Association
(2) Asian Games Federation
(3) International Federation of Swimming
(4) International Olympic Association

Correct Answer: (2) Asian Games Federation

Solution:Guru Dutt Sondhi was a sports administrator in India, manager of the Indian Olympic team at three Olympics. founder of the Western Asiatic Games and the founder of the Asian Games Federation. which held the first Asiad.

15. During a volleyball game if the referee shows red and yellow cards together, what does it mean? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Disqualification
(2) Warning
(3) Punishment
(4) Expulsion

Correct Answer: (1) Disqualification

Solution:A red card can be issued by the referee for the first instance of Rude Conduct. For the sanctions of Expulsion and Disqualification, a Red and Yellow card is shown simultaneously, held together in one hand, or separately in each hand, respectively.

16. In which year did women get the right to participate in the Olympic Games? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) 1914
(2) 1900
(3) 1896
(4) 1942

Correct Answer: (2) 1900

Solution:The first Olympic Games to feature female athletes was the 1900 Games in Paris. Hélène de Pourtalės of Switzer land became the first woman to compete at the Olympic Games and became the first female Olympic champion, as a member of the winning team in the first 1 to 2 ton sailing event on May 22, 1900.

17. Which of the following options is related to kabaddi game? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) AKFI
(2) AIKF
(3) FIFA
(4) BCCI

Correct Answer: (1) AKFI

Solution:The All India Kabaddi Federation was formed in the year 1950 to look after the promotion of the game and the Senior National Championship was started from the year 1952.

• The new body, Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) came in to existence from the year 1972 affiliated to Indian Olympic Association (ΙΟΑ).

18. Olympic medal winner Sushil Kumar is associated with which of the following sports? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Shooting
(2) Weight Lifting
(3) Boxing
(4) Wrestling

Correct Answer: (4) Wrestling

Solution:Sushil Kumar is a former Indian wrestler.

• He unfurled the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

• His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling. and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

19. Which of these firms is associated with Art Fist Artistic Gymnastics? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Davis Cup
(2) World Challenge Cup
(3) Dodging Cup
(4) Azlan Shah Cup

Correct Answer: (2) World Challenge Cup

Solution:The Artistic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition series for artistic gymnastics sanctioned by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastics (FIG).

• In 2018, Dipa Karmakar won gold at the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup.

• The maximum strength of RaJya sabha is 250. The tenure of Rajya sabha member is 6 years.

20. With which sport is the term "raider" associated? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Cricket
(2) Kabaddi
(3) Gymnastics
(4) Tennis

Correct Answer: (2) Kabaddi

Solution:Kabaddi is a contact team sport, played between two teams of seven players each.

• The 'Raider' in the game is one who attacks by stepping moves on the opponent's side.

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