Essar International School G.K. Study Material Class 6 Sports 1. What is the national game of Spain? Ans.…Bull Fighting 2. “My Father was Hockey Olympian. My Mother was a basketball player of repute. I too am a famous Indian sportsman” Who am I? Ans.…Leander Paes 3. I am a mathematician speaking 15 different languages and a world champion in my field of expertise. Who am I? Ans.…Gari Kaspariov 4. Who is the only Cricketer to have played cricket for there continents Ans.…Kepler Wessel‟s 5. Who was known as “The Payolli express?” Ans.…P.T.Usha 6. In athletic, what four letter word is used to describe the preliminary event to a final? Ans.…Heat 7. Which Wicket keeper holds the test record for most stumping in an innings and in a match? Ans.…Kiran More 8. When did India play their first one day international? Ans.…1974 9. Dhyan chand was associated with which game during his life time? Ans.…Hockey 10. Who has scored the highest number of centuries in one day cricket? Ans.…Sachin Tendulkar 11. In which sport do we use the term „Silly Point‟? Ans.…Cricket 12. In which sport is Wimbledon associated? Ans.…Lawn Tennis 13. With Which Sport is term “Butterfly Stroke “associated? Ans.…Swimming 14. Who took all 10 Wickets in a test innings? Ans.…Anil Kumble 15. Which Game is associated with “Davi‟s Cup”? Ans.…Lawn Tennis 16. Which Game is associated with “Deodhar Trophy”? Ans.…Cricket 17. Who is the First Indian Women to reach the Final of an Olympic Event? Ans.…P.T. Usha 18. Which is the National Sport of Canada? Ans.…Ice Hockey 19. Who was the first American to win the men‟s Champion at Wimbledon? Ans.…Jim Courior 20. Who was the youngest Indian to win the National Championship in Badminton? Ans.…Prakash Paudukone 21. Who was the First Athlete to be Given Arjuna Award? Ans.…G. S. Randhawa 22. Which Indian Cricketer was the First to Score a Century in the test Cricket? Ans.…Lala Amarnath 23. With which game is Santosh Trophy Associated? Ans.…Football 24. Which Indian bowler has taken hat-trick in test cricket? Ans.…Harbhajan Singh 25. Which of the following teams has not won the cricket world cup? Ans.…England 26. Which Indian weight litter won the maximum number of medals in World and Asian meets? Ans.…Kunjurani Devi 27. Which Indians Cricketer broke Dennis Lilee‟s record of taking the fastest 50 wicket in one day international? Ans.…Ajit Agarkar 28. Who was the First Indian lady Grand master? Ans.…Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman 29. The National award given to the distingue sheel Sportsman and women in India is known as. Ans.…Arjun Award 30. Who was the first person to receive the Drona Charya award? Ans.…O.P.Nambiar 31. „Back to the Mark‟ is the autobiography of which former fast bowler? Ans.…Denis Lillee 32. Which is the World‟s fastest team? Ans.…Ice Hockey 33. Which game are the word „Round and guard‟ associated? Ans.…Boxing 34. Beyond 10,000 run, my story is the story of which sportsman? Ans.…Alan Border 35. Who was the First Indian to play of Wimbledon? Ans.…Nihal Singh 36. What is given every year to Europ‟s leading goal scorer in Football? Ans.…The Golden Boot Award 37. Circumference of the ball for Football should not be more than. Ans.…28” 38. The Term „Gully‟ is used in Ans.…Cricket 39. Tiger is the nick name of Ans.…Pataudi 40. Michael Ferreira has distinguish eel himself in Ans.…Billiards 41. Who Was the Coach of Indian Cricket team in T20 World cup 2009? Ans.…Gary Kristen 42. Who Was the Indian Cricketer to have won 4 successive man of the match award in ODI‟s? Ans.…Sourav Ganguly 43. What is the nickname of Mahendra Singh Dhoni? Ans.…Mahi 44. Who was the Captain of Indian Woman team? Ans.…Anjum Chopra 45. Who won the women‟s T20 World Cup 2009? Ans.…England 46. Who was known as “The Wall” in the Indian Cricket Team? Ans.…Rahul Dravid 47. Which Indian cricketer once said: “I always wanted to be Bus driver; Wonder What Got me into Cricket? Ans.…Kapil Dev 48. Who was the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon men‟s Single title? Ans.…Boris Becker ( Boom Boom) 49. “Back to the mark” is the autobiography of which former fast bowler? Ans.…Dennis Lilee 50. How many players are there in a Basketball team? Ans.…9 Player 51. What is the National Game of USA? Ans.…Base Ball 52. What is the National Game of China? Ans.…Table Tennis 53. What is the National Game of Bhutan? Ans.…Archery 54. With Which Game the term „Scoop‟ is associated? Ans.…Hockey 55. What is the name of a baseball Play Ground? Ans.…Diamond General Knowledge Questions based on Science, Geography ,History & Literature 1. Who is the first person to go into space? Ans : Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. or Yuri Gagarin. 2. Who discovered the presence of gravitation? Ans : Sir Isaac Newton. "Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every point mass in the universe attracts every other point mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them." 3. which is the hottest planet in the solar system? Ans : Venus. It has an average temperature of 461.9°C. 4. At which temperature do both the Centigrade and Fahrenheit show the same reading? Ans : (-) 40c equals (-)40 F 5. Why we do not feel pains to cut our nails? Ans : Because nails are not connected with blood vessels. 6. Neutron was discovered by whom? Ans : James Chadwick 7. How it seems when a red glass is heated in dark room? Ans : Green 8. Which Planet is also called as TWIN SISTER of of the Earth? Ans : Venus 9. Which waves are used in Sonography? Ans : Ultrasonic Waves 10. Why the hair of a saving brush cling together after the brush is removed from water? Ans : Due to Surface Tension 11. What do the submarine sailors use to see the objects on the surface ? Ans : Periscope 12. Why the stars are twinkling? Ans : Due to refraction 13. Who had discovered Cathode rays? Ans : Sir William Crooke. 14. How much blood contains in an adult person's body? Ans : Normally, 5-6 Llitre 15. Why is it easier to swim in sea-water? Ans : It's only because of the density of the sea water, which is higher than normal water. 16. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ? Ans : Assam. 17. 'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ? Ans : Bankim Chandra Chartterjee 18. The first IIM(Indian Institute of Management) was established in which city? Ans : Kolkata, then Calcutta. In November 13,1961. 19. Who became the first Indian women to cross Gobi Desert in July 2011 ? Ans : Sucheta Kadethanker. On July 15, 2011 she walked across the Gobi Desert, which is Asia's Largest and World's 5th Largest Desert. 20. In which city the famous Akshardham Temple is situated? Ans : Gandhi Nagar. Gujarat 21. Which Asian city was formerly known as 'Batavia' ? Ans : Jakarta, Indonesia 22. Where is Fort William located ? Ans : Kolkata(It is a fort built in Calcutta on the Eastern banks of the River Hooghly) 23. Which State in India is the largest producer of Soyabean? Ans : Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of soybean in India .(India is the fifth largest producer of soybean in world after United States, Brazil, Argentina and China.) 24. On which river bank is Goa located? Ans : Mandovi river 25. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India? Ans : Wular lake(It is located in Bandipore district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.) 26. Who is the CEO of search engine Google? Ans : Eric Schmidt 27. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services? Ans : Satyendranath Tagore 28. Who was the first woman Governor of India? Ans : Sarojini Naidu 29. Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen? Ans : Phu Dorji 30. What is the Nickname of New York city? Ans : Big Apple 31. Which place is known as the Roof of the world? Ans : Tibet 32. Who is the first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize? Ans : Abdul Salam 33. Which is the largest ocean of the world? Ans : Pacific ocean(165.2 million square kilometres. It covers 46% of the Earth's water surface) 34. Which city is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world? Ans : Detroit, USA (The city is also called as MOTOWN or MOTOR CITY) 35. Which river carries maximum quantity of water into the sea? Ans : Amazon. 36. Which country is also known as the Sugar Bowl of world? Ans : Cuba 37. Who was the first President of Bangladesh? Ans : Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 38. What is the name of the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan? Ans : Durand line 39. Which is the coldest place on earth? Ans : Verkoyansk in Siberia 40. Who is the author of the book Harry Potter? Ans : J.K. Rowling.(Joanne Kathleen Rowling) 41. Which is the final space shuttle lunched by NASA on july 8,2011? Ans : Atlantis 42. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ? Ans : Assam. 43. The first IIM(Indian Institute of Management) was established in which city? Ans : Kolkata, then Calcutta.