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GK Question: Sports – Set 16

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  1. Ankush Dahiya is related to which sport ?
    1.Boxing
    2.Football
    3.Hockey
    4.Wrestling
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Boxing
    Explanation :
    National champion Ankush Dahiya (60kg), Ashish Kulhirya (64kg) and Reyal Puri (81kg) fetched silver medals for the contingent, while Manjeet Singh (+91kg) contributed the solitary bronze to the tally at the 7th Asian Youth Championships

  2. ………………… was the first Indian woman wrestler in Olympics in London in 2012. 
    1.Dipika Pallikal
    2.Divya Kakran
    3.Geetika Jakhar
    4.Geeta Phogat
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Geeta Phogat
    Explanation :
    Geeta was the first Indian woman wrestler in Olympics in London in 2012. Geeta Phogat is a female wrestler from India who won India’s first ever gold medal in women’s wrestling in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

  3. Jwala Gutta is related to ………………….
    1.Shooting
    2.Swimming
    3.Tennis
    4.Badminton
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Badminton
    Explanation :
    Jwala Gutta is a badminton ace of mixed Chinese-Indian origin who has won the National Badminton Championship seven times

  4. Sunitha Rao is a former tennis player.She is from which country ?
    1.India
    2.UK
    3.USA
    4.France
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.USA
    Explanation :
    Sunitha Rao is a former American professional tennis player. Rao has 8 career titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit and has reached 7 finals in singles. She has played on many WTA Tour events

  5. Rohit Sharma unveils India’s first sports expo.He is related with  which Sport ?
    1.Boxing
    2.Shooting
    3.Tennis
    4.Cricket
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Cricket
    Explanation :
    Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm off break bowler who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket. He is the captain of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

  6. Who maong th following is related with Shooting ?
    1.Sushil Kumar
    2.Shivam Shukla
    3.Leander Paes
    4.Sakshi Malik
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Shivam Shukla
    Explanation :
    Shivam Shukla on his third gold medal while Akhil Sheoran added a silver as India’s tally rose to an impressive 13 at 2nd ISSF Junior Cup shooting tournament in Suhl, Germany.

  7. Bhaichung Bhutia is India’s first superstar of ……………..
    1.Football
    2.Hockey
    3.Basketball
    4.Tennis
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Football
    Explanation :
    Bhaichung Bhutia is India’s first superstar of football, and was the first Indian footballer ever to sign for a European club. Today, Bhaichung is a football commentator known for his nuanced analysis.

  8. Who is an Indian badminton player ?
    1.Rakesh Kumar
    2.Prakash Padukone
    3.Sumeeth Reddy
    4.Geet Sethi
    5.None Of These
    Answer – 3.Sumeeth Reddy
    Explanation :
    Sumeeth Reddy is an Indian badminton player who currently plays men’s doubles. He partners Manu Attri for men’s doubles events and previously partnered with T. Hema Nagendra Babu. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games

  9. Manjeet Singh represented India in 2012 London Olympics. He is related with
    1.Swimming
    2.Shooting
    3.Hockey
    4.Boxing
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Boxing
    Explanation :
    Manjeet Singh represented India in Rowing – Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls in the 2012 London Olympics

  10. …………………..is a professional player of English billiards
    1.Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
    2.Geet Siriram Sethi
    3.Sunil Gavaskar
    4.P K banerjee
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Geet Siriram Sethi
    Explanation :
    Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player