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1 Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 1. Tokyo Olympic is _______ th edition of Summer 4. Who is the 1st ever Indian Fencer to qualify for the Olympics. Tokyo Olympic Games 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 India at Tokyo Olympics 2021? opening ceremony of the Olympic Games? (a) Pranati Nayak (a) Hosting nation (b) Sunita Sharma (b) Greece (c) Dipa Karmakar (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) 1 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi 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) Paris, 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) Leander Paes (c) Faster, Higher, Stronger (c) Dhyanchand (d) Bigger, Stronger, Attitude (d) Karnam Malleswari 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 Wrestling – 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, London 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) 2 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi 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, Beijing (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) Abhinav Bindra (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 2018 Winter Olympics held? Olympic 2020? (a) China (a) Qian Yang (b) Japan (b) Carl Lewis (c) South Korea (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) Sweden (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) Saina Nehwal Answer (b) 4 http://www.adda247.com/mr | Adda247 मराठी App | https://t.me/Adda247Marathi Olympics Top 121 General Awareness Questions 45. Which of the following country was banned in 52. What is the official mascot name of winter Olympics Winter Olympics 2018? 2018? (a) North Korea (a) Miraitowa (b) Dolphin (b) Japan (c) Soohorang (c) Russia (d) Olive ridley (d) Chinese Taipe Answer (c) Answer (c) 53. Which country has hosted the most Olympics? 46. Where will the 2022 winter Olympics 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) Sushil Kumar (a) Italy (b) Shiva Keshvan (b) Beijing (c) Abhinav Bindra (c) Japan (d) Bajrang Punia (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) Dhyan Chand Answer (b) (b) Abhinav Bindra 57. What is the motto of Olympics 2020? (c) Vijender Singh (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.
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