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1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct C. Japan 3. Table answer using the codes given below the lists : D. China 4. Judo List-I List-II Codes: A. Wally Grout 1. Swimming A B C D A B C D B. Eusebio 2. Lawn Tennis (a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 2 1 4 3 C. Rod Laver 3. (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 1 4 3 2 D. Mark spitz 4. Football 5. Consider the following statements : Codes: 1. is ’s highest A B C D A B C D award for lifetime achievement in sports and (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 3 4 (c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 3 4 2 1 games. 2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 2. The award is named after the legendary answer using the codes given below the lists : Indian Hockey player Dhyan Chand. List-I List-II Which of the above is/are true? A. Deodhar Trophy 1. Football (a) 1 only (b) 2 only B. Durand Cup 2. Cricket (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these C. Grand master 3. Chess 6. Consider the following statements : Codes: 1. The term catch out is associated with Golf. A B C A B C 2. Pierre de Coubertin is the father of modern (a) 1 2 3 (b) 1 3 4 . (c) 2 1 3 (d) 1 3 2 3. Consider the following statements : Which of the given above is/are true? 1. ‘The ’ is India’s (a) 1 only (b) 2 only highest honour given for achievement in (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these sports. 7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 2. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a answer using the codes given below : substantial cash component. List-I List-II Which of the above is/are true? A. Ravindra Jadeja 1. Cricket (a) 1 only (b) 2 only B. 2. Shooting (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these C. 3. Badminton 4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct D. 4. Tennis answer using the codes given below : Codes: List-I List-II A B C D A B C D (Country) (National game) (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 A. India 1. Hockey (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 1 3 4 2 B. Spain 2. Bull Fighting

SmartPrep.in General Awareness || F-33 8. Consider the following statements : 12. Match the following : 1. Saina Nehwal is the first Indian badminton List-I List-II player who won the bronze medal in the ( (Surface) Olympic Games 2012. ) 2. Karnam Malleshwari was the first Indian woman to win the individual medal in A. Wimbledon 1. Grass Olympic games. B. US open 2. Hard (Turf) 3. Karnam Malleshwari is associated with C. 3. Clay weight lifting. D. 4. Hard () Which of the above is/are true? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only A B C D A B C D (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 9. Consider the following statements : (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 2 1 4 3 Arrange the international tennis opens 13. Which one of the following is correct about the chronologically from the beginning of a year ? tournament schedule? (a) It is the World Men’s Team Badminton 1. Wimbledon 2. Australian open Championship 3. US open 4. French open (b) It is the World Men’s Tennis Team (a) 2, 4, 1, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 Championship (c) 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1 10. Match the following : (c) It is the World Women’s Table Tennis Team List-I List-II Championship (Name) (Event in (d) It is the World Women’s Badminton Olympic 2012) Championship A. Vijay Kumar 1. Men’s 10 m air rifles 14. Consider the following statements : B. Gagan Narang 2. Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol 1. Australia is the only country to win the ICC C. 3. Men’s 60 kg freestyle Cricket three times consecutively. D. 4. Men’s 66 kg freestyle 2. India won the ICC for Codes: the first time in 1983. A B C D A B C D Which of the above is/are correct? (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 4 3 2 1 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 11. Which of the following statements about ICC (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these One Day World Cup 2011 is/are correct? 15. Consider the following statements : 1. India won the World Cup ICC one day final 1. is the mixed team championship at in . Lawn Tennis Cup. 2. Man of the match was awarded to Mahendra 2. Hopman cup is the International Tennis Singh Dhoni. Tournament held every three years. 3. Man of the series was won by . Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the above is/are correct? correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

SmartPrep.in F-34 || Sports and Games 16. Consider the following statements : 20. Consider the following statements : 1. is the premier international team 1. Bolt has defended 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 even in men’s tennis. m. Gold in Beijing and London Olympics 2. Davis cup was begun in 1900 as a challenge 2. Michel Phelps is associated with swimming. between Britain and the . 3. Phelps holds world record for winning most 3. Davis cup is the premier international team olympic gold medals. event in women’s tennis championship. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 correct? (c) 1and 3 (d) None of these (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2 only answer using the codes given below : 17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct List-I List-II answer using the codes given below : (Year) (World Cup List-I List-II Football winners) (Country) (National game) A. 2010 1. Spain A. USA 1. Baseball B. 2006 2. Italy B. Canda 2. ICC Hockey C. 2002 3. France C. China 3. Table Tennis D. 1998 4. Brazil D. Japan 4. Judo Codes: Codes: A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 2 4 3 (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 4 1 2 (c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 2 4 3 1 22. Consider the following statements given below : 18. A player wins Grand Slam in tennis when he 1. The first commonwealth games were held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada. wins in: 2. India, for the first time, participated in the 1. Australian open 2. Wimbledon second commonwealth games held in London 3. French open 4. Davis cup in 1934. 5. China cup 6. US open Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 4, 5, 6 correct? (c) all the above (d) 1, 2, 3 and 6 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 19. Consider the following statements : (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these 23. Consider the following statements : 1. First ICC Cricket World Cup was held in 1. The first SAF Games were held in India. Kathmandu in 1984. 2. West Indies had won the inaugural ICC 2. The Motto of SAF games is ‘Peace, Prosperity Cricket World Cup 1975. and Progress’. 3. India has won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 3. The first SAF games were held in India at 1983 and 2011. 1995. Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are correct? correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3

SmartPrep.in General Awareness || F-35 24. Consider the following statements : 29. Which one of the following is not correctly 1. The game basketball was invented by matched? Dr. James Naismith of USA in 1891 at Sports Trophy Springfield college. (a) Wellington Cup 1. Hockey 2. International Basketball Federation was set (b) Champions Trophy 2. Football up in 1940. (c) Travancore Cup 3. Table Tennis 3. Basketball Federation of India was formed (d) Polo 4. Radha Mohan Cup in 1950. 30. Match List-I with List-II : Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Sports Number of players (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 A. Basketball 1. 11 (c) 3 only (d) None of these B. Volleyball 2. 7 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct C. Netball 3. 6 answer using the codes given below : D. Football 4. 5 List-I List-II (Game) (Terminology) Codes: A. Wrestling 1. Basketball A B C D A B C D B. Dribbling 2. Nelson (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 1 2 3 4 C. hit 3. Polo (c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 2 1 4 3 D. Chucker 4. Table Tennis 31. Match List I with LIst II and select the correct Codes: answer by using the codes given below the lists. A B C D A B C D List-I List-II (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (Country) (National Game) (c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 2 4 3 1 A. Russia 1. Football 26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct B. Spain 2. Bull Fighting answer using the codes given below : C. Japan 3. Table Tennis List-I List-II D. China 4. Judo (Game) (Terminology) Codes: A. Butterfly 1. Baseball A B C D A B C D B. Upper cut 2. Swimming (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 4 3 C. Diamond 3. Golf (c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 1 2 4 3 D. Bunker 4. Boxing 32. Match List I with LIst II and select the correct Codes: answer by using the codes given below the lists. A B C D A B C D List-I List-II (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 4 1 3 (Trophy) (Game) (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 4 2 1 A. Aga Khan Cup 1. Bridge 27. Consider the following statements : B. Durand Cup 2. Hockey 1. Aga Khan Cup is associated with the Badminton. C. Irani Trophy 3. Football 2. is associated with the Hockey. D. Holker Trophy 4. Cricket Which of the statement given above is/are correct? Codes: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only A B C D A B C D (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 4 1 28. Which one of the following is not correctly (c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 3 4 1 2 matched? 33. Which of the following countries have never won Player Game the World Cup Cricket? (a) Yelena Isinbayeva 1. Pole Vault 1. New Zealand 2. (b) Ande Marre 2. Tennis 3. Zimbabwe 4. South Africa (c) Virdhaval Khade 3. Boxing (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (d) Vijay Singh 4. Golf player (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

SmartPrep.in F-36 || Sports and Games 34. Consider the following statements. 39. Consider the following statements. To be eligible for the Arjuna Award, a sportsperson 1. The National Sports Day is observed on should 29th August. 1. have good performance consistently for 2. Mardeka Cup is associated with the game of the previous three years at the international Football. level with excellence for the year for which Which of the above is/are true? the Award is recommended. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 2. show qualities of leadership, sportsmanship (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these and a sense of discipline. Which of the above is/are true? 40. Consider the following statements. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 1. FIFA World Cup 2014 will be organised in (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these Brazil. 35. Consider the following statements about the 2. Indian Swan Cup is associated with the World anti-Doping Agency (WADA). game of Volleyball. 1. It was set up on November 10, 1999 in New Which of the above is/are true? York. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 2. The agency’s key activities include scientific (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these research, educaiton, development of anti- 41. Consider the following statements. doping capacities and monitoring of the 1. Mohinder Amarnath was the Man of the World Anti-Doping Code. Match in 1983 World Cup Cricket final. Which of the above is/are true? 2. is associated with Billiards. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Which of the above is/are true? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these 36. Consider the following statements. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 1. The Paralympic Games are where athletes (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these with a physical disability compete. 42. Consider the following statements. 2. All Paralympic Games are governed by the 1. The 1st Indian to win an individual medal in International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Olympics was K D Jadhav. Which of the above is/are true? 2. is associated with Weight (a) 1 only (b) 2 only lifting. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these Which of the above is/are true? 37. Consider the following statements. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 1. Colombo Cup is associated with the game of (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these Football. 43. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 2. Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament is associated answer by using the codes given below the lists. with races. Which of the above is/are true? List-I List-II (a) 1 only (b) 2 only A. Somdev 1. Badminton (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these Devvarman 38. Consider the following statements. B. Gagan Narang 2. Shooting 1. Usain Bolt, The 100-metre race world record C. Anita Sood 3. Golf holder is from Jamaica. D. Saina Nehwal 4. Tennis 2. Narain Karthikenyan is the sportsman in the Codes: field of Formula One Car Racing. A B C D A B C D Which of the above is/are true? (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 3 4 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 3 1 2 4 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these

SmartPrep.in General Awareness || F-37 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Codes: answer by using the codes given below the lists. A B C D List-I List-II (a) 1 2 3 4 A. Bull’s Eye 1. Cricket (b) 2 1 3 4 B. Caddy 2. Tennis (c) 4 3 2 1 C. Deuce 3. Shooting (d) 2 1 3 4 49. Match the following: D. Googly 4. Golf A. Tiger Woods - 1. Golf. Codes: B. Vijay Kumar - 2. Shooting. A B C D A B C D C. Jwala gutta - 3. Badminton (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 3 4 D. Lionel Messi - 4. Football. (c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 3 4 2 1 Select the correct answer 45. Consider the following statements. A B C D 1. is one of the most winning of (a) 4 3 2 1 the men’s singles titles of Wimbledon Grand (b) 1 2 3 4 Slam. (c) 1 2 4 3 2. Roger Federer has won the men’s single (d) 3 4 2 1 titles of the Wimbledon Grand Slam than 50. Consider the statements: Pete Sampras. 1. Begum Hazarat Mahal Cup–Football 2. Begam Rasul Trophy–Hockey Which of the statements given above is/are 3. Champions Trophy–Cricket correct? 4. Cup–Basketball (a) 1 only Select the correct answer (b) 2 only Codes: (c) None of the above (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4 46. Consider the following statements. 51. Match the Following: 1. Stanley Cup is associated with the hockey. A. Arthur Walker Trophy - 1. Billiards 2. Heisman Trophy is associated with the B. Naidu Trophy, - 2. Chess football. C. President’s Trophy 3. Golf 3. is associated with the track D. - 4. Athletics and field. Select the correct answer A B C D Which of the following is wrong? (a) 4 3 2 1 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 3 only (d) None of these (c) 1 2 4 3 47. Which one of the following is not correctly (d) 3 4 2 1 matched? 52. Consider the statements: (a) Golden Ball : The best player 1. The Commonwealth Games is a sporting (b) Golden Boot : The top goal scorer event staged between the elite athletes of (c) Yashin Award : The best player aged countries from the Commonwealth . 21 or younger 2. It is held every year. (d) Ballon d’or : Best player in the Select the correct answer previous season (a) I only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these 48. Match the following lists 53. Consider the statements: List-I List-II 1. FIFA (The Fédération Internationale de (Players) (Sport) Football Association ) was founded in 1904. A. Samir Suhag 1. Polo 2. Headquarter of FIFA is situated in Brazil. B. Vikas Krishan 2. Boxing Select the correct answer C. Anup Kumar 3. Kabaddi (a) I only (b) 2 only D. Yash Pal Solanki 4. Judo (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these

SmartPrep.in F-38 || Sports and Games ANSWER KEY 1. (d) 7. (a) 13. (a) 19. (c) 25. (a) 31. (d) 37. (a) 43. (c) 49. (b) 2. (c) 8. (c) 14. (c) 20. (a) 26. (b) 32. (b) 38. (c) 44. (d) 50. (b) 3. (c) 9. (a) 15. (a) 21. (b) 27. (d) 33. (d) 39. (c) 45. (a) 51. (b) 4. (a) 10. (c) 16. (d) 22. (b) 28. (c) 34. (d) 40. (a) 46. (c) 52. (a) 5. (c) 11. (c) 17. (a) 23. (a) 29. (b) 35. (b) 41. (c) 47. (c) 53. (a) 6. (b) 12. (a) 18. (d) 24. (b) 30. (a) 36. (c) 42. (c) 48. (a) Hints & Solutions

1. (d) Correctly matched : Durand Cup — Football. The Durand Football Wally Grout — Cricket. Arthur Theodore Wallace Tournament is a football competition in India which Grout was a Test cricketer who kept for has a history dating back to 1888.The Tournament is Australia and Queensland. Grout played in 51 Test named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, British matches between 1957 and 1966. India’s Foreign Member of the time, the counterpart Eusebio — Football. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, of the Foreign Secretary in London. GCIH, GCM.( 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014) Grand master — Chess. was a Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. 3. (c) The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is India’s highest He is considered one of the greatest footballers of all honour for achievement in sports awarded annually. It time. During his professional career, he scored 733 carries a medal, scroll of honour and cash component. goals in 745 matches. 4. (a) Correctly matched : Rod Laver — Lawn Tennis. Rodney George “Rod” Country — National game Laver MBE is an Australian former professional tennis Indian — Hockey player who holds the record for most singles titles won Spain — Bull Fighting in the , with 200 career titles. Japan — Judo Mark spitz — Swimming. Mark Andrew Spitz is China — Table Tennis an American former swimmer, Olympic champion, 5. (c) Both A and R is correct. Dhyan chand award is and former world record-holder. He won seven highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics, an games. achievement only surpassed by Michael Phelps. Dhyan chand was player of 2. (c) Correctly matched : Hockey. 6. (b) Catch out is associated with Cricket and Mr. Deodhar Trophy — Cricket. The Deodhar Trophy Pierre de Coubertin is considered to be the father of is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic Modern Olympic Games. Modern Olympic games cricket. It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar (known were first held in 1896.The Olympic Games are as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket) and is a considered the world’s foremost sports competition 50-over knockout competition played on an annual with more than 200 nations participating. The basis among the 5 zonal teams - North Zone, South Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone. The Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring competition was introduced in 1973-74 season with every four years but two years apart. Their creation South Zone winning the trophy. was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which

SmartPrep.in General Awareness || F-39 were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century 17. (a) Correctly matched : BC to the 4th century AD. Country National game 7. (a) Correctly matched : USA Baseball Ravindra Jadeja — Cricket Canda ICC Hockey Gagan Narang — Shooting China Table Tennis Saina Nehwal — Badminton Japan Judo Somdev Devvarman — Tennis 18. (d) A player wins Grand Slam in tennis, if 8. (c) Saina Nehwal is the first Indian badminton he competes in Australian open, French open, player, won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games Wimbledon and American open title. 2012 and Karnam Malleshwari was the first Indian 19. (c) First ICC Cricket World Cup held in England. woman to win the individual medal in Olympic The first World Cup was organized in England in June games, who is associated with weight lifting. 1975, with the first ODI cricket match having been 9. (a) Australian open – French open – Wimbledon – played only four years prior. US open. 20. (a) Usain Bolt hails from Jamaica and he is an 10. (c) Correctly matched : athlete. He holds the record of Olympic and World Vijay Kumar — Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol Championship in 100 m and 200 m. Gagan Narang — Men’s 10 m air rifles 21. (b) Correctly matched : Sushil Kumar — Men’s 66 kg freestyle Year World Cup Football winners Yogeshwar Dutt — Men’s 60 kg freestyle 2010 Spain 11. (c) India won the World Cup ICC one day final at 2006 Italy Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 2002 Brazil Man of the match was Mahendra Singh Dhoni 1998 France and man of the series was won by . 22. (b) The first commonwealth games were held 12. (a) Correctly matched : in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada and India first time Wimbledon — Grass participated in London games in 1934. And last US open — Hard (Turf) commonwealth games were held in New in French open — Clay 2011, India secured second rank in the medal tally. Australian open — Hard (Plexicushion) 23. (a) SAF Games means South Asian Federation 13. (a) Thomas Cup is the World Men’s Team Badminton Championship. Uber Cup is the World Games. It is sport festival of South Asian countries. Women’s team badminton championship. China has The South Asian sports Federation comprising India, won maximum number of times Thomas and Uber , Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Cups. Maldives was formed in on November 14. (c) Australia is the only country which has won the 26, 1982. ICC Cricket World Cup four times in 1987, 1999, 24. (b) International Basketball Federation was set up in 2003 and 2007 and won three times consecutively. 1932. This game was invented by Dr. James Naismith Indian have also won the ICC Cricket World Cup of USA in 1891. 1983 and 2011. 25. (a) Correctly matched : 15. (a) Hopman Cup is the mixed team championship Lawn Tennis Cup. It is the International Tennis Games Terminology Tournament held every year. Wrestling Nelson 16. (d) Davis Cup is the premier international team Dribbling Basketball event in men’s tennis started between Britain and the United states in 1900. This championship is only for Flat hit Table Tennis men. Chucker Polo

SmartPrep.in F-40 || Sports and Games 26. (b) Correctly matched : 29. (b) Champions trophy is associated with Cricket. Games Terminology 30. (a) Correctly matched : Butterfly Swimming Sports No. of players Upper cut Boxing Basketball 5 Diamond Baseball Volleyball 6 Bunker Golf Netball 7 27. (d) Aga Khan Cup is associated with the Hockey. Football 11 And Uber Cup is associated with the Badminton. 50. (b) Asia Cup is related to Badminton 52. (a) Commonwealth Games is organized in every 28. (c) Virdhaval Khade is the player of swimming. four years. Yelena Isinbayeva, Ande Marre and Vijay Singh 53. (a) Headquarters of FIFA is situated in Zürich, are the players of Pole Vault, Tennis and Golf Switzerland. respectively.

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