Sports (Railway)

Total Questions: 50

11. Name the professional Indian basketball player who became the first ever player to be drafted from India into the National Basketball Association (NBA). [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 13.08.2018 Shift-III]

(1) Yadwinder Singh
(2) Satnam Singh Bhamara
(3) Akilan Pari
(4) Ajmer Singh

Correct Answer: (2) Satnam Singh Bhamara

Solution:Satnam Singh Bhamara is an Indian professional basketball player for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He became the first Indian player to be drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA).

12. Who is the only cricketer to score three double centuries in One-Day Cricket? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 29.08.2018 Shift-I]

(1) Virendra Sehwag
(2) Ricky Ponting
(3) Chris Gayle
(4) Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer: (4) Rohit Sharma

Solution:Indian batting superstar Rohit Sharma, in December 2017, scored his third one-day double century, hammering an unbeaten 208 against Sri Lanka in Mohali. He became the only player to have three double centuries in ODIs. Rohit scored his first double century (209) against Australia in Bengaluru in 2013, followed by 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014, which remains a world record.

13. Which game is associated with dribbling skills? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 06.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Hockey
(2) Bridge
(3) Chess
(4) Kart Racing

Correct Answer: (1) Hockey

Solution:The Indian dribble is a field hockey technique, first appearing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. It consists of pushing the ball rapidly from right to left and then from left to right repeatedly by turning the hockey stick.

14. Which one of the following is not related to Kho-Kho game? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 06.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Foul
(2) Pol Dive
(3) Trapping
(4) Dribble

Correct Answer: (4) Dribble

Solution:In sports, dribbling is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball. A player can dribble with their legs (in association football, for example), hands (basketball and handball), stick (bandy, field hockey, and ice hockey) or swimming strokes (water polo).

15. The full name of AKFI's regulatory board is________. [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 06.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) All India Kung Fu Federation
(2) Amateurs Kabaddi Federation of India
(3) Amateurs Karate Two Federation of India
(4) Advanced Kho-Kho Federation of India

Correct Answer: (2) Amateurs Kabaddi Federation of India

Solution:Kabaddi is a contact sport that originated, in ancient India, is one of the most popular sports in India, played mainly among people in villages. In 1950 the All India Kabaddi Federation came into existence and compiled standard rules. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) was founded in 1973.

16. Which of the following comes under the Winter Olympics? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 06.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Water Polo
(2) Swimming
(3) Short track
(4) Rowing

Correct Answer: (3) Short track

Solution:Short track speed skating has been a contest at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games. The results from the 1988 demonstration competition is not included in the official Olympic statistics.

17. Which sports player is not participate in the racing? [RRB RPF/RPSE SI Exam, 06.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Usain Bolt
(2) P.T. usha
(3) Pankaj advani
(4) Teena Das

Correct Answer: (3) Pankaj advani

Solution:Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian billiards and snooker player. He is a 21-time World Champion and has achieved a hat-trick of hat-tricks in English billiards, holding the World, Asian, and Indian National Championship titles simultaneously, in five different years: 2005, 2008, 2012, 2017 and recently in 2019.

18. Which sport is not related with Boxing? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 06.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) upper-at
(2) Buddy
(3) Knock-out
(4) Punch

Correct Answer: (2) Buddy

Solution:'Birdie' is one of the basic scoring terms used by golfers, and it means a score of 1-under par on any individual golf-hole. Par, remember, is the expected number of strokes it should take an expert golfer to complete a hole.

19. 'IIG' is the hovour of- [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 06.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Gambling
(2) Food ball
(3) Gymnastic
(4) Golf

Correct Answer: (3) Gymnastic

Solution:Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) is the governing body for gymnastics worldwide. FIG governs eight sports that include: Gymnastics for All, Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics. Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline including Double Minitrampoline and Tumbling- Aerobics, Acrobatics, and Parkour.

20. "Grand Slam tournament " is related to which sport? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 10.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Rowing
(2) Chess
(3) Tennis
(4) Golf

Correct Answer: (3) Tennis

Solution:The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events. The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open around late May through early June. Wimbledon in June-July, and the US Open in August -September.

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