Sports (Railway)

41. Indigenous game Kalaripayattu is originally from which state? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Karnataka
(2) Assam
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Kerala

Correct Answer: (4) Kerala

Solution:Kalaripayattu is an Indian martial art and fighting system that originated in Kerala and practiced by warriors of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. There is a mention about Tulunadan Kalari in the ballads of Kerala.

42. Which of the following is not related to the sport of shooting? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(2) Sushil Kumar
(3) Jitu Rai
(4) Abhinav Bindra

Correct Answer: (2) Sushil Kumar

Solution:Sushil Kumar is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He won the 2010 world title, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Betjing Olympics, which made him the only Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. He won the gold medal in the 74 kg division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

43. Special Olympic World Winter Games are held every .......... [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) 4 years
(2) 5 years
(3) 2 years
(4) 1 year

Correct Answer: (3) 2 years

Solution:The Special Olympics World Games are an international sporting competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities. organized by the IOC-recognised Special Olympics organisation. They take place every two years and alternate between Summer and Winter Games, a schedule similar to the Olympics and Paralympics.

44. Among sports, how many events are there in heptathlon? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) 5
(2) 10
(3) 7
(4) 8

Correct Answer: (3) 7

Solution:A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. There are two heptathlons, the women's heptathlon and the men's composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is older and is held indoors, while the women's is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s. first appearing in the Olympics in 1984.

45. Mission XI Million is associated with which sport? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Football
(2) Chess
(3) Baseball
(4) Hockey

Correct Answer: (1) Football

Solution:Driven by the Prime Minister's vision of making football the sport of choice in India, Mission XI Million, the biggest school sport outreach programme has been launched. The approach is to work with school principals and sports teachers and encourage and incentivize them to make children play football games on regular basis.

46. Which of the following is not related to running competition? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Short-run
(2) Relay
(3) Marathon
(4) Taekwondo

Correct Answer: (4) Taekwondo

Solution:Taekwondo or Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art, characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.

47. With which of the following sports is the word breaststroke associated? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) short run
(2) high jump
(4) Swimming
(3) Chess

Correct Answer: (4) Swimming

Solution:Breaststroke is one of the four competitive swimming strokes defined by FINA (the international governing body for aquatic sports), along with freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.

48. In which of the following states did the famous martial art Kalaripayattu originate? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Karnataka
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Kerala
(4) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (4) Tamil Nadu

Solution:Kalaripayattu is an Indian martial arts and fighting system that originated in Kerala and practiced by warriors of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. There is a mention about Tulunadan Kalari in the ballads of Kerala. Kung fu, popularized by the monks of the Shoaling Temple traces its ancestry to Bodhi Dharma - an Indian Buddhist monk and Kalaripayattu master.

49. In 1952, independent India won its first individual medal at the Olympic Games, held in... [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Beijing
(2) Athens
(3) Munich
(4) Helsinki

Correct Answer: (4) Helsinki

Solution:India competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports. This marked the first time India had competed as an independent republic.

50. In which year the Olympic Games got the status of International level? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 13.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) 1956
(2) 1914
(3) 1908
(4) 1896

Correct Answer: (3) 1908

Solution:Baron Pierre de Coubertin Founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart.