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Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions

Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions

1. Olympic is ______th edition of Summer 4. Who is the 1st ever Indian Fencer to qualify for the Olympics. Tokyo 2021 ? (a) 32 (a) Kabita Devi (b) 31 (b) Shilpa Garg (c) 33 (c) CA Bhavani Devi (d) 30 (d) Pooja Mishra Answer (a) Answer (c) 2. Which Indian woman Gymnast is going to represent 5. Which team leads the procession of athletes at the at Tokyo Olympics 2021? opening ceremony of the Olympic Games? (a) Pranati Nayak (a) Hosting nation (b) Sunita Sharma (b) Greece (c) (c) Hosting nation of next 2 Olympic games (d) Aruna Reddy (d) Hosting nation of previous 3 Olympic games Answer (a) Answer (b) 3. What do the five rings on the Olympic symbol 6. Who is the women Indian Golfer who qualified for represent? Tokyo Olympics games 2021 ? (a) the five oceans (a) Neha Tripathi (b) the five continents (b) Shaili Chopra (c) the five countries (c) Aditi Ashok (d) the five rivers (d) Tvesa Malik Answer (b) Answer (c)

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Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 7. Where are the headquarters of the International 14. Who of the following is known as the Father of Olympic Committee located? Modern Olympics? (a) Lausanne, Switzerland (a) Ivo Ferriani (b) , France (b) Pierre de Coubertin (c) Geneva, Switzerland (c) Jacques Count Rogge (d) Atlanta, Europe (d) Ferenc Kemény Answer (a) Answer (b) 8. In which year were the first modern Olympic Games 15. who is the president of International Olympic held? Committee? (a) 1892 (a) Thomas Bach (b) 1896 (b) Jacques Count Rogge (c) 1912 (c) John Coates (d) 1900 (d) Ivo Ferriani Answer (b) Answer (a) 9. What does the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius 16. Among the following Indians, who was the first to mean? win an individual medal at the Olympics? (a) Character, Attitude, Bigger (a) K.D. Jadhav (b) Faster, Higher, Bigger (b) (c) Faster, Higher, Stronger (c) Dhyanchand (d) Bigger, Stronger, Attitude (d) Answer (c) Answer (a) 10. The five rings of the Olympic symbol are in five Note :- 1952 Helsinki Olympics – Freestyle different colours. Red, Green, Yellow, Blue and – Bronze medal ______17. Which team is at the end of the procession of (a) Indigo athletes at the opening ceremony of the Olympic (b) Pink Games? (c) White (a) Hosting nation (d) Black (b) Greece Answer (d) (c) Hosting nation of the next 2 Olympic games 11. In which year did women participate for the first (d) Hosting nation of the previous 3 Olympic games time in modern Olympic Games? Answer (a) (a) 1900, Paris 18. Which language other than English is the Official (b) 1908, language of the International Olympic Committee? (c) 1904, Paris (a) Hindi (d) 2000, Sydney (b) French Answer (a) (c) Spanish 12. Who is the youngest athlete in the Tokyo Olympic (d) Arabia 2020? Answer (b) (a) Hend Zaza (b) Mollie O’Callaghan (c) Nino Salukvadze (d) Andrew Hoy Answer (a) Note :- Syria - Hend Zaza - table tennis 13. At which of the following Olympic Games was the Olympic flag flown for the first time? (a) 1900, Paris (b) 1908, Sydney (c) 1920, Antwerp (d) 1928, USA Answer (c)

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Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 19. Who is the oldest athlete in the Tokyo Olympic 26. Who of the following gymnasts was the first to be 2020? awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic (a) Oscar Swahn gymnastic event? (b) Hend Zaza (a) Michael Phelps (c) Mary Hanna (b) Jim Hines (d) Mollie O’Callaghan (c) Nadia Comaneci Answer (c) (d) Yelena Davydova Note :- Australia - Mary Hanna - equestrian Answer (c) 20. According to the Olympic charter, the duration of 27. Who of the following was the first female Olympic the competitions of the Olympic Games shall not champion? exceed - (a) Nadia Comaneci (a) 21 days (b) Charlotte Cooper (b) 15 days (c) Agnes Morton (c) 14 days (d) Helen Jackson (d) 16 days Answer (b) Answer (d) 28. At which of the following places is the Olympic 21. At which of the following Olympic Games was the flame lit before the start of the Olympic Games Olympic oath taken for the first time? every four years? (a) 1936, Berlin (a) Temple of Zeus (b) 1920, Antwerp (b) Temple of God (c) 1900, Paris (c) Temple of Hera (d) 2000, Sydney (d) Temple of Artemis Answer (b) Answer (c) 22. At which of the following Olympics were gold 29. At which of the Olympic Games was the Olympic medals made of pure gold last awarded? flame introduced for the first time? (a) 1912 (a) 1900, Paris (b) 1916 (b) 1908, London (c) 1908 (c) 1928, Amsterdam (d) 1928 (d) 1920, Paris Answer (a) Answer (c) 23. Who of the following athletes has won the 30. At which of these Olympic Games did Dhyanchand maximum number of individual gold medals (8) at a captain the gold medal winning Indian hockey single Olympics? (a) Poul Masson team? (b) Michael Phelps (a) 1956, Melbourne (c) Carl Lewis (b) 1948, (d) James Connolly (c) 1928, Amsterdam Answer (b) (d) 1936, Berlin 24. Who of the following in 1896 became the first Answer (d) champion of the modern Olympic Games? 31. Who among the following is the lone winner of gold (a) Carl Lewis medal from India in the Olympics? (b) Paul Masson (a) (c) Carl Schumann (b) Vijender Kumar (d) James Connolly (c) P V Sindhu Answer (d) (d) Rajyavardhan Rathore 25. Who of the following was the first person to Answer (a) complete the 100 m event in under 10 seconds? 32. In 2020, which game is re-introduced in Olympics? (a) Jim Hines (a) Golf (b) Jesse Ownes (b) Baseball (c) Usain Bolt (c) Vollyball (d) Carl Lewis (d) Karate Answer (a) Answer (b) 3 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi

Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 33. Who became 1st athlete to win gold medal in Tokyo 38. Where did the held? Olympic 2020? (a) (a) Qian Yang (b) (b) Carl Lewis (c) (c) Alvin Harrison (d) USA Answer (c) (d) Gregory Haughton 39. How many countries participated in the 2018 Answer (a) Winter Olympics? Note:- Qian Yang – China – 10 meter Air Rifle (a) 87 34. Which city is the first in the world to be awarded (b) 92 both summer and winter Olympics? (c) 102 (a) Seoul (d) 110 (b) Tokyo Answer (b) (c) Beijing 40. Where is the headquarters of International Olympic (d) Melbourne Committee situated? Answer (c) (a) Germany 35. The first winter Olympics was held in which year? (b) (c) Switzerland (a) 1926 (d) Italy (b) 1918 Answer (c) (c) 1924 41. Who is the present President of International (d) 1936 Olympic Committee? Answer (c) (a) Thomas Bach 36. The first Summer Olympics was held in which year? (b) Jacques Rogge (a) 1900 (c) Craig Reedie (b) 1896 (d) Narinder Batra (c) 1902 Answer (a) (d) 1936 42. Who is the first Indian woman to join the Answer (b) International Olympic Committee? 37. Which Colour represents Asia in Olympics ring? (a) Narinder Batra (b) Nita Ambani (a) Red (c) Karnam Malleswari (b) Yellow (d) Craig Reedie (c) Green Answer (b) (d) Violet 43. Who is the current president of Indian Olympic Answer (b) committee?

(a) Karnam Malleswari (b) Rajeev Mehta (c) Narinder Batra (d) Nita Ambani Answer (c) 44. Who was the first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal ? (a) P V Sindhu (b) Karnam Malleswari (c) Geeta Phogat (d) Answer (b)

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Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 45. Which of the following country was banned in 52. What is the official name of winter Olympics Winter Olympics 2018? 2018? (a) (a) Miraitowa (b) Dolphin (b) Japan (c) Soohorang (c) (d) Olive ridley (d) Chinese Taipe Answer (c) Answer (c) 53. Which country has hosted the most Olympics? 46. Where will the held? (a) United States (a) France (b) China (b) Italy (c) Japan (c) Beijing (d) France Answer (a) (d) Brisbane 54. Who was the flag bearer for the 2018 Olympics Answer (c) India? 47. Where will the Summer Olympics 2020 held? (a) (a) Italy (b) Shiva Keshvan (b) Beijing (c) Abhinav Bindra (c) Japan (d) (d) USA Answer (b) 55. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics? Answer (c) (a) Japan 48. What is the motto of Olympics? (b) China (a) Games for Unity (c) Brazil (b) Play Higher (d) Australia (c) Swifter, Higher, Stronger Answer (c) (d) Look Forward 56. How many medals did India won in Olympics 2016? Answer (c) (a) 4 (b) 2 49. Who is the first Indian to win an individual gold (c) 3 medal at Olympics? (d) 1 (a) Answer (b) (b) Abhinav Bindra 57. What is the motto of Olympics 2020? (c) (a) Play for fun (d) Karnam Malleshwari (b) Do and win Answer (b) (c) Discover Tomorrow 50. Which country won the most Olympic medals in (d) Look Forward Answer (c) 2018? 58. What is the mascot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? (a) Norway (a) Miraitowa (b) United States (b) Someity (c) Germany (c) Soohorang (d) China (d) Dolphin Answer (a) Answer (a) 51. In which year India won first gold medal in hockey? 59. Which athlete is the most decorated Olympian of all time? (a) 1928 (a) Carl Lewis (b) 1958 (b) Usain Bolt (c) 1924 (c) Michael Phelps (d) 1936 (d) Sushil Kumar Answer (a) Answer (c) 5 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi

Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 60. Who was the Indian flag bearer on the opening 67. 2024 Summer Olympic will be held in ceremony in Rio Olympics 2016? (a) Beijing (a) Sushil Kumar (b) London (b) (c) Brisbane (d) Paris (c) Abhinav Bindra Answer (d) (d) 68. 2028 Summer Olympic will be held in Answer (c) (a) Los Angeles 61. Who was the flag bearer from India at the closing (b) London ceremony in the 2016 Rio Olympics? (c) Seoul (a) P.V.Sindhu (d) Paris (b) Sakshi Malik Answer (a) (c) Abhinav Bindra 69. 2032 Summer Olympic will be held in (d) Saina Nehwal (a) Los Angeles (b) Brisbane Answer (b) (c) Athens 62. When did India first participated in Olympics? (d) Paris (a) 1924 Answer (b) (b) 1928 70. First-ever Winter Olympics was conducted on the (c) 1900 year _____ (d) 1904 (a) 1920 Answer (c) , Paris (b) 1922 63. Who was the First Indian to win an individual (c) 1924 Olympic medal after independence? (d) 1928 Answer (c) (a) 71. Which sport item was included in the 1988 summer (b) Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Olympic after a break of 64 years? (c) Norman Pritc hard (a) Table Tennis (d) Karnam Malleswari (b) Lawn Tennis Answer (b) (c) Swimming 64. Who was the captain of Indian hockey team in 1948 (d) Rowing Olympic? Answer (b) (a) Dhyan Chand 72. In which year Snowboarding was first included in (b) K. D. Singh the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan? (a) 1998 (c) Kishan Lal (b) 1994 (d) (c) 2002 Answer (c) (d) 2004 65. Who was the 2nd woman win medal in weightlifting Answer (a) in the 2020 Olympic ? (a) Renu bala Chanu (b) Sanamacha Chanu (c) (d) Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu Answer (c) 66. Who inaugurated 2020 Tokyo Olympic ? (a) Akihito (b) Naruhito (c) Hirohito (d) Yoshihito Answer (b)

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Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 73. In 1980 Moscow Olympics one country boycotted 79. _____ was a female skater who had won three-time the games with the order of its President. Which Olympic Champion in Ladies’ Singles, a ten-time was that country? World Champion and a six-time European (a) Spain Champion. (b) Japan (a) Sonja Henie (c) (b) Anastasiya Kuzmina (d) USA (c) Chris McGee Answer (d) (d) Lin Miaoke 74. Name the country which always leads the parade of Answer (a) athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony? 80. The Olympic Games in which firstever drug- test (a) USA was executed against doping was in (b) Greece (a) 1896, Athens (c) Japan (b) 1920, Antwerp (d) China (c) 1968, Mexico City Answer (b) (d) 1908, London 75. As per records the first Olympics is traditionally Answer (c) dated on 81. Name the Olympic Games in which South Korea and (a) 776 BC North Korea came together under one flag. (b) 780 BC (a) Sydney 2000 (c) 772 BC (b) Mexico City 1968 (d) 796 BC (c) Moscow 1980 Answer (a) (d) Japan 1998 Answer (a) 76. In 1913, _____ is the person who designed the 82. As a symbol of spreading peace, which bird is set Olympic flag. free during the inaugural ceremony of Olympic (a) Pierre de Coubertin Games? (b) Demetrius Vikelas (a) Parrot (c) Ferenc Kemény (b) Flamingo (d) None of these (c) Doves Answer (a) (d) Sparrow 77. The year in which the voting held for selecting 2016 Answer (c) summer games host was on 83. First World War cancelled one Olympics which was (a) 2007 planned to be held at _____ in 1916. (b) 2010 (a) London (c) 2009 (b) New York (d) 2008 (c) Sydney Answer (c) (d) Berlin 78. Which sport has celebrated its 100th year of Answer (d) participation in the Games at the 2012 London 84. The sport which has a large number of competition Olympics? items in the Olympic Games is (a) Hurdles (a) Running (b) Football (b) Swimming (c) Hockey (c) Shooting (d) Modern Pentathlon (d) Table Tennis Answer (d) Answer (b) 7 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi

Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 85. The telecasting of games through television started 90. The year in which basketball entered as an Olympic from which Olympics ? game is (a) 1936, Berlin (a) 1932 (b) Sydney 2000 (b) 1936 (c) Mexico City 1968 (c) 1984 (d) Moscow 1980 (d) 1976 Answer (a) Answer (b) 86. The journey of Olympic Torch through five 91. The boxing was included from which year in the continents started in the year _____ at _____ history of Olympic Games? (a) Sydney, 2000 (a) 1904 (b) Moscow, 1980 (b) 1912 (c) 1936, Berlin (c) 1900 (d) 2004, Athens (d) 1936 Answer (d) Answer (a) 87. Name the Olympian who is the only man to win two 92. The football in Olympics was introduced in gold in two different games in the same Olympics (a) 1904 itself. (b) 1912 (a) Raymond Ewry (c) 1900 (b) Oliver Leonard Kirk (d) 1936 (c) Sawao Kato Answer (c) (d) Abebe Bikila 93. BMX racing was included from which year in the Answer (b) history of Olympic Games? 88. _____ is the Olympian who won 3 gold medals in a (a) 2012 single day. (b) 2000 (a) Raymond Ewry (c) 1996 (b) Oliver Leonard Kirk (d) 2008 (c) Sawao Kato Answer (d) (d) Abebe Bikila 94. Name the Olympics from which the use of goggles Answer (a) for swimming started? 89. Badminton was declared as an event from which (a) 1936, Berlin Olympics? (b) 1976, Montreal, Canada (a) 1996 (c) Sydney, 2000 (b) 2000 (d) 2004, Athens (c) 1988 Answer (b) (d) 1992 95. The one and only Olympics in which golf Answer (d) competition for women was conducted is (a) 1900 (b) 1904 (c) 1896 (d) 1912 Answer (a) 96. Name the Olympics, which afterward standing jumps were removed from games. (a) 1976, Montreal, Canada (b) 1936, Berlin (c) 1912, Stockholm (d) 2004, Athens Answer (c) 8 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi

Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 97. From which Olympics onwards Polo was excluded 104. How many Gold medals are given in the Tokyo from games? Olympic 2020? (a) 1936 (a) 339 (b) 1904 (b) 341 (c) 1912 (c) 335 (d) 1896 Answer (a) (d) 350 98. Which of the following combination of years Answer (a) represents the years when the Olympic Games were 105. Which of the following sport is newly included in not held due to the two World Wars? Tokyo Olympic 2020? (a) 1918, 1936, 1940 (a) Swimming (b) 1916, 1940, 1944 (b) Karate (c) 1924, 1916, 1942 (c) Ice Hockey (d) 1936, 1840, 1946 Answer (b) (d) Cricket 99. At which of the following cities have the Olympic Answer (b) games NOT been held twice? Note :- New Games added:- baseball/softball, (a) Tokyo karate, skateboard, sports climbing and surfing (b) London 106. Which of the following countries won the maximum (c) Athens number of medals at the first Olympic Games in (d) Atlanta 1896? Answer (d) (a) France 100. Olympic Games 2012 are being held in London. In which earlier years have the Olympic Games been (b) Great Britain held in London? (c) United States of America (a) 1924 and 1964 (d) Greece (b) 1904 and 1956 Answer (d) (c) 1908 and 1948 107. Which is the most populous country to never win an (d) 1904 and 1944 Olympic medal? Answer (c) (a) Bangladesh 101. Olympic games were held in ancient Greece in the honour of Greek God ______(b) Brazil (a) Zeus (c) Iraq (b) Uranus (d) Pakistan (c) Apollo Answer (a) (d) Titan 108. Which country has competed in the most Olympics Answer (a) without winning a gold medal? 102. How many Countries are participated in Tokyo (a) Japan Olympic 2020? (a) 204 (b) Iran (b) 206 (c) Saudi Arabia (c) 208 (d) Monaco (d) 210 Answer (d) Answer (b) 109. Which country has hosted the most Olympics? 103. How many sports and disciplines are there in Tokyo (a) France Olympic 2020? (b) USA (a) 35 & 46 (c) Greece (b) 34 & 44 (c) 32 & 45 (d) Switzerland (d) 33 & 46 Answer (b) Answer (d) Note :- USA – 8 times, France – 6 times 9 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi

Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 110. What is the motto of the London Olympics from 27 117. No. of Gold, Silver, Bronze medals India has till 2020 July 2012? Olympics? (a) Look Forward (a) 9 , 7 , 12 (b) One World One Dream (b) 7 , 9 , 10 (c) Welcome Home (c) 8 , 10 , 12 (d) Inspire a Generation (d) 5 , 8 , 11 Answer (d) Answer (a) 111. What are the names of the of the London 118. How many countries took part in 1st Olympics of Olympics 2012? 1896? (a) 10 (a) Manlock and Wendeville (b) 11 (b) (c) 15 (c) , the Tiger (d) 21 (d) Athena and Dolphin Answer (b) Answer (b) 119. Which continent has not hosted the Olympics till 112. Who was the 1st Indian Flag-Bearer in Olympics? now? (a) Purma Bannerjee (a) Asia (b) Dhyanchand (b) America (c) K.D. Jadhav (c) Australia (d) Karnam Malleswari (d) Africa Answer (a) , 1920 Olympics Answer (d) 113. When was International Olympics committee 120. Who are the flag bearers from India in 2020 established? Olympics? (a) 1890 (a) Mary Kom & Bajrang Punia (b) 1896 (b) Mary Kom & Manpreet Singh (c) 1894 (c) Manpreet Singh & P V Sindhu (d) 1892 (d) Bajrang Punia & P V Sindhu Answer (c) , 23rd june, 1984 in Paris , France Answer (b) 114. When did India gain their 1st Olympic Gold medal? 121. What is the distance of marathon race in the (a) 1948, London Olympics? (b) 1928, Amsterdam (a) 26 miles 385 yards (42 kms) (c) 1902, Paris (b) 25 miles 384 yards (40 kms) (d) 1956, Melbourne (c) 27 miles 385 yards (45 kms) (d) 28 miles 273 yards (48 kms) Answer (b) Answer (a) 115. Which was the 1st Indian Olympics after Independence? (a) 1947 (b) 1949 (c) 1946 (d) 1948 Answer (d) 116. Who is 1st Indian Woman to win Olympic medal? (a) P V Sindhu (b) (c) Karnam Mallshwari (d) Mary Kom Answer (c) , 2000 Sydney Olympics - Weightlifting

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