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K O Th a R I in Stitu Te KOTHARI INSTITUTE, INDORE Bhawarkua Main Road (Near Apple Hospital) INDORE (M.P.) 2436771 Mo. 9300728836 SPORTS & IT 1. ÔãìÊã¦ãã¶ã ‚ã•ãÊãã¶ã ÍããÖ ‡ãŠ¹ã ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã 1. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to which ŒãñÊã Ôãñ Ôãâºãâãä£ã¦ã Öõ? among the following Sports? (a) ºãõ¡ãä½ã⛶ã (b) Öãù‡ãŠãè (A) Badminton (B) Hockey (c) ›ñºãÊã ›ñãä¶ãÔã (d) Øããñʹ㊠(C) Table Tennis (D) Golf 2. ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ ‡ãŠãõ¶ãÔãã ªñÍã 2018 ‡ãñŠ ÀãӛȽ㥡Êã 2. Which among the following country is the host of 2018 Commonwealth Games? ŒãñÊããò ‡ãŠã ½ãñ•ãºãã¶ã ©ãã? (A) Canada (B) England (a) ‡ãŠ¶ãã¡ã (b) ƒâØÊãõ¥¡ (C) Australia (D) India (c) ‚ããùÔ›ÈñãäÊã¾ãã (d) ¼ããÀ¦ã 3. Which among the following is played on 3. ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã ‡ãŠãñ †‡ãŠ ãäÔãâ©ãñã䛇㊠a synthetic hard court? Öã¡Ã ‡ãŠãñ›Ã ¹ãÀ ŒãñÊãã •ãã¦ãã Öõ? (A) French Open (B) Wimbledon (a) ¹ãÆòŠÞã ‚ããñ¹ã¶ã (b) ãäÌ㽺ãÊ¡¶ã (C) US open (D) Australia open (c) ¾ãî†Ôã ‚ããñ¹ã¶ã (d) ‚ããùÔ›ÈñãäÊã¾ãã ‚ããñ¹ã¶ã 4. Who among the following was the first In- 4. ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ ‡ãŠãõ¶ã ãä¦ãººã¦ããè ÔÌã¦ãâ¨ã¦ãã ‚ããâªãñÊã¶ã dian sportsman to boycott the Olympic ‡ãñŠ Ôã½ã©ãö㠽ãò ‚ããñãäÊããä½¹ã‡ãŠ ½ãÍããÊã ãäÀÊãñ ‡ãŠã ºããäÖÓ‡ãŠãÀ torch relay in support of the Tibetan inde- pendence movement.? ‡ãŠÀ¶ãñ ÌããÊãã ¹ãÖÊãã ¼ããÀ¦ããè¾ã ãäŒãÊããü¡ãè ©ãã? (A) Baichung Bhutia (B) Dhanraj Pillay (a) ºããƒÃãäÞãâØã ¼ãîã䛾ãã (b) £ã¶ãÀã•ã ãä¹ãÊÊãñ (C) Chandu Borde (D)Dibyendu Barua (c) Þãâªî ºããñ¡ó (d) ãäªÌ¾ãñ¶ªì ºãÁ‚ãã 5. On which among the following courts, 5. ãä¶ã½¶ã ½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ¹ãÀ Þãõ¸ãƒÃ ‚ããñ¹ã¶ã ŒãñÊã •ãã¦ãã Öõ? Chennai Open is played ? (a) ‡ã‹Êãñ ‡ãŠãñ›Ã (b) ØãÆãÔã ‡ãŠãñ›Ã (A) Clay court (B) Grass Court (c) Öã¡Ã ‡ãŠãñ›Ã (d) ‡ãŠãÀ¹ãñ› ‡ãŠãñ›Ã (C) Hard Court (D) Carpet Court 6. ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã ‡ãñŠ Ôãã©ã ;ãã¶ã ©ããñ¹ãó 6. With which among the following sports, ‡ãŠã Ôãâºãâ£ã Öõ? THARI INSTITUTEIan Thorpe is related to? (a) †©ãÊãñã䛇ã‹Ôã (b) ºããùãä‡ã‹ÔãâØã (A) Athletics (B) Boxing (c) ÔÌããèãä½ãâØã (d) ÀñãäÔãâØã (C) Swimming (D) Racing 7. ‚ãâ¦ãÀÀãÓ›Èãè¾ãKO Ôãõ¶¾ã ŒãñÊã ¹ããäÀÓãªá (CISM) ´ãÀã 7. The World Military Cup organized by the ‚ãã¾ããñãä•ã¦ã ãäÌãÍÌã Ôãõ¶¾ã ‰ãŠ½ã ½ãò ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ International Military Sports Council (CISM) involves which among the follow- ‡ãŠãõ¶ãÔãã ŒãñÊã Íãããä½ãÊã Öõ? ing sports? (a) ãä‰ãŠ‡ãñŠ› (b) ¹ã슛ºããùÊã (A) Cricket (B) Foot ball (c) ÌããùÊããèºããÊã (d) ºããÔ‡ãñŠ›ºããùÊã (C) Volleyball (D) Basket Ball Kothari Institute Test-series Program 1 8. ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ ‡ãŠãõ¶ã ƒâã䡾ã¶ã ¹ãÆãèãä½ã¾ãÀ ÊããèØã 8. Who among the following is the first Indian to score a century in Indian Premier (IPL) ½ãò Íã¦ã‡ãŠ ºã¶ãã¶ãñ ÌããÊãã ¹ãÖÊãñ ¼ããÀ¦ããè¾ã Öõ? League (IPL)? (a) Øããõ¦ã½ã Øãâ¼ããèÀ (b) ½ã¶ããèÓã ¹ã㥡ñ (A) Gautam Gambhir (B) Manish Pandey (c) ÔããäÞã¶ã (d) ÀãÖìÊã ³ãäÌãü¡ (C) Sachin (D) Rahul Dravid 9. ¹ã‹ÊãñØãÀò› ¹ãŠã„Êã ‚ããõÀ ›ñãä‡ã‹¶ã‡ãŠÊã ¹ãŠã„Êã Í㺪 ‚ãã½ã¦ããõÀ 9. The terms “Technical foul” and “Flagrant ¹ãÀ ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã Ôãñ •ãìü¡ñ Ööõ? Foul” are most commonly associated with (a) ›ñºãÊã ›ñãä¶ãÔã (b) ºãõ¡ãä½ã⛶ã which of the following sports? (c) ºããÔ‡ãñŠ›ºããùÊã (d) ¹ã슛ºããùÊã (A) Table Tennis (B) Badminton 10. ºã¡ãê ‚ããõÀ ƒÃØãÊã ¾ãñ ªãñ Í㺪 ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã (C) Basket Ball (D) Football ŒãñÊã Ôãñ Ôãâºãâãä£ã¦ã Öö? 10. Birdie and Eagle are two terms related to (a) ¹ããñÊããñ (b) Øããñʹ㊠which of the following sports? (c) ÞãñÔã (d) ãäºããäÊã¾ã¡Ã (A) Polo (B) Golf 11. ÀãÓ›Èãè¾ã ¹ã슛ºããùÊã ÔãâØãÆÖãÊã¾ã •ããñ ¹ãŠãè¹ãŠã ÔãâØãÆÖ ‡ãŠÖÊãã¦ãã (C) Chess (D) Billiards Öõ, ãä‡ãŠÔã ªñÍã ½ãò ãäÔ©ã¦ã Öõ? 11. ''National Football Museum'' which keeps FIFA collection is located in which coun- (a) ãäÔÌã›á•ãÀÊãõ¥¡ (b) ‡ãŠ¶ãã¡ã try? (c) ƒâØÊãõ¥¡ (d) ¹ãÆŠãâÔã (A) Switzerland (B) Canada 12. Œããñ-Œããñ ½ãò Þããõ‡ãŠãò ¹ãÀ ‡ãŠº•ãã ‡ãŠÀ¶ãñ ÌããÊãñ ãäŒãÊãããäü¡¾ããò (C) England (D) France ‡ãŠãñ ...... ‡ãñŠ ¹㠽ãò •ãã¶ãã •ãã¦ãã Öõ? 12. In Kho-Kho , the players occupying the (a) Êããùºããè (b) ÀメÀ squares are known as ________? (c) ÞãñÔãÔãà (d) Þãì‡ã‹‡ãŠÀ (A) Lobby (B) Raiders 13. ãä¶ã½¶ã ½ãò Ôãñ ‡ãŠãõ¶ã ãä‡ãŠÔããè ¼ããè ‚ããñãäÊããä½¹ã‡ãŠ ŒãñÊããò ½ãò (C) Chasers (D) Chukker ̾ããä‡ã‹¦ãØã¦ã ¹ã Ôãñ ÔÌã¥ãà ¹ãª‡ãŠ •ããè¦ã¶ãñ ÌããÊãã ¹ãÖÊãã 13. Who among the following is first Indian ¼ããÀ¦ããè¾ã ‡ãŠãõ¶ã ©ãã? to win an individual gold medal at any (a) ‚ããä¼ã¶ãÌã ãäºã¶³ã (b) ½ããñÖ. ‚ãÔãÊã½ã Olympic Games? (c) Àã•ãÌãñ¶³ (d) ½ããñÖ½½ãª ÍãããäÖª (A) Abhinav Bindra (B) Muhammad Aslam 14. ãä¶ã½¶ã ½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ¼ããÀ¦ããè¾ã ›ãè½ã ‡ãŠãñ `ª ¼ããâØãü¡ã ºããù¾ã•ã' (C) Rajyavardha (D)Mohammed Shahid 14. Which of the following Indian Sports ‡ãñŠ ¶ãã½ã Ôãñ •ãã¶ãã •ãã¦ãã Öõ? Team is also known as “The Bhangra Boys? (a) ãä‰ãŠ‡ãñŠ› ›ãè½ã (b) Öãù‡ãŠãè ›ãè½ã THARI INSTITUTE (A) Cricket Team (B) Hockey Team (c) ‡ãŠºã¡á¡ãè ›ãè½ã (d) ¹ã슛ºããùÊã ›ãè½ã (C) Kabaddi Team (D) Football Team 15. ƒ¶ã½ãò ãä‡ãŠÔã ãäŒãÊããü¡ãè ‡ãŠãñ ¹ã‹ÊããƒâØã ãäÔãŒã ‡ãñŠ ¶ãã½ã Ôãñ 15. Who among the following was known as •ãã¶ãã •ãã¦ãã Öõ? Flying Sikh? (a) ãä½ãÊŒããKO ãäÔãâÖ (b) ÖÀ¼ã•ã¶ã ãäÔãâÖ (A) Milkha Singh (B) Harbhajan Singh (c) ¾ãìÌãÀã•ã ãäÔãâÖ (d) ØãìÀºãÞã¶ã ãäÔãâÖ (C) Yuvaraj Singh (D) Gurbachan Singh 16. Which among the following was the venue 16. ãä¶ã½¶ã ½ãò ãä‡ãŠÔã‡ãŠã ¹ãÖÊãñ ª. †ãäÍã¾ããƒÃ ŒãñÊããò ‡ãŠã Ô©ãã¶ã Öõ of first South Asian Games? (a) ‡ãŠãŸ½ã㥡î (b) ¤ã‡ãŠã (A) Kathmandu (B) Dhaka (c) ‡ãŠãñÊ㽺ããñ (d) ¶ãƒÃ ãäªÊÊããè (C) Colombo (D) New Delhi Kothari Institute Test-series Program 2 17. Øãõã佺㛠Í㺪 ãä¶ã½¶ã ½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã Ôãñ Ôãâºãâãä£ã¦ã Öõ? 17. The word Gambit is related to which of the following sports? (a) ÞãñÔã (b) ›ñºãÊã ›ñãä¶ãÔã (A) Chess (B) Table Tennis (c) ¹ããñÊããñ (d) ‰ãŠãñ½ãã (C) Polo (D) caroma 18. ÀãñÌãÀ ‡ãŠ¹ã ƒ¶ã½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã Ôãñ Ôãâºãâãä£ã¦ã Öõ? 18. Rovers Cup is related to which of the fol- lowing sports? (a) ¹ã슛ºããùÊã (b) ãä‰ãŠ‡ãñŠ› (A) Football (B) Cricket (c) Öãù‡ãŠãè (d) ›ñãä¶ãÔã (C) Hockey (D) Tennis 19. ÔããÊ› Êãñ‡ãŠ Ô›ñã䡾ã½ã ‡ãŠã ªîÔãÀã ¶ãã½ã ‡ã‹¾ãã Öõ? 19. What is the other name of Salt Lake Sta- (a) ¾ãìÌãã ¼ããÀ¦ããè¾ã Ô›ñã䡾ã½ã dium ? (A) Yuba Bharti Stadium (b) ¼ããÀ¦ã ¼ããÀ¦ããè¾ã Ô›ñã䡾ã½ã (B) Bharat Bharti Stadium (c) ƒÃ¡¶ã Øã¡Ã¶ã (d) ‡ãŠãñÊã‡ãŠã¦ãã Ô›ñã䡾ã½ã (C) Eden Gardens (D) Kolkata Stadium 20. `ƒ•ãÀ㠇㊹ã' ƒ¶ã½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã Ôãñ Ôãâºãâãä£ã¦ã Öõ? 20. Ezra Cup is related to which of the fol- lowing sports? (a) ¹ããñÊããñ (b) ›ñãä¶ãÔã (A) Polo (B) Tennis (c) Êããù¶ã ›ñãä¶ãÔã (d) ãä‰ãŠ‡ãñŠ› (C) Lawn Tennis (D) Cricket 21. ¹ãÆ©ã½ã Öãù‡ãŠãè ÌãÊ¡Ã ‡ãŠ¹ã ‡ãŠã ãäÌã•ãñ¦ãã ‡ãŠãõ¶ãÔãã ªñÍã ©ãã? 21. Which among the following team was first (a) Ô¹ãñ¶ã (b) ¹ãÆŠãâÔã winner of “World Cup Hockey” ? (A) Spain (B) France (c) ¾ãî‡ãñŠ (d) ¹ãããä‡ãŠÔ¦ãã¶ã (C) UK (D) Pakistan 22. ½ãñ•ãÀ £¾ãã¶ãÞã⪠‡ãŠãè ‚ã㦽ã‡ãŠ©ãã ‡ãŠã ›ãƒ›Ê㠇㋾ãã Öõ? 22. What is the tile of the autography of Ma- (a) ØããñÊã (b) Öãù‡ãŠãè ¡ñ jor Dhyanchand? (A) Goal (B) Hockey Days (c) Öãù‡ãŠãè ½ããù¾ã ÊãヹãŠ(d) ½ããè †¥¡ ½ããù¾ã Öãñ¹ã (C) Hockey – My Life 23. ÌãñÊããñ¡Èãñ½ã ƒ¶ã½ãò Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã Ôãñ Ôãâºãâãä£ã¦ã Öõ? (D) Me & My Hope (a) Êããù¶ã ›ñãä¶ãÔã (b) ‚ããùƒÔã Öãù‡ãŠãè 23. Velodrome is an arena for which among (c) Ôããƒãä‡ãŠãäÊãâØã (d) ¹ãŠãù½ãîÃÊãã Ìã¶ã ÀñãäÔãâØã the following sporting events ? (A) Lawn tennis (B) Ice Hockey 24. ©ããù½ãÔ㠇㊹ã ãä¶ã½¶ããäÊããäŒã¦ã ½ãòTHARI Ôãñ ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã Ôãñ Ôãâºãâãä£ã¦ã INSTITUTE (C) Track Cycling (D)Formula one racing Öõ? 24. Thomas Cup is related to which among the (a) ›ñºãÊã ›ñãä¶ãÔã (b) Êããù¶ã ›ñãä¶ãÔã following sports? (c) ºãõ¡ãä½ã⛶ãKO(d) Øããñʹ㊠(A) Table Tennis (B) Lawn Tennis (C) Badminton (D) Golf 25. `Tee' Í㺪 ‡ãŠã ƒÔ¦ãñ½ããÊã ãä‡ãŠÔã ŒãñÊã ½ãò ãä‡ãŠ¾ãã •ãã¦ãã 25. The term “Tee” is used commonly in which Öõ? among the following sports? (a) ›ñãä¶ãÔã (b) ¹ããñÊããñ (A) Tennis (B) Polo (c) Øããñʹ㊠(d) ÀñãäÔãâØã (C) Golf (D) Racing Kothari Institute Test-series Program 3 26.
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