Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts

Sunday, January 6, 2019

AICTE,Sports, A321neo plane

1.Who is the head of the government committee that suggested AICTE to stop setting up new engineering colleges from 2020?
Bhaskar Ramamurthy Devang Vipin Khakhar Partha Pratim Chakraborty B V R Mohan Reddy

2. How many new Information Commissioners are appointed by Ram Nath Kovind?
7 5 4 3

3.Name the Indian Cricketer who became the highest international wicket-taker across formats in 2018?
Ishant Sharma Jasprit Bumrah Rishabh Pant Shikhar Dhawan

4.Center has given an extension of 6 months to complete the ongoing exercise for updating the NRC in __________.
Assam Andra Pradesh Uttarkhand Bihar

5.Which airline gets its first longer range A321neo plane?
Jet Airways IndiGo Spicejet Air India Express

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Anil Kumble re-appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman

Former India captain Anil Kumble has been re-appointed ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket Committee chairman for a second term of three years. 

Earlier he was appointed as the chairman for his first term in 2012 and now he will continue to head the panel until 2018. Anil Kumble is all-time highest wicket-taker for India. 

Other appointments 
Besides, former Indian Rahul Dravid was also named member of the ICC Cricket Committee. 

Former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene also has been appointed member.


Former Australia off-spinner Tim May has been elected as current player representative and shall replace Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, who has completed his three-year term. 


Three-time ICC Umpire of the Year Richard Kettleborough also has been appointed as umpires’ representative in the committee. 

The ICC Cricket Committee is representative of all stakeholders in the game of cricket, including players, umpires and the media. It is empowered to make recommendations on cricket playing issues to the ICC’s Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) and, if the matter is a policy matter, the ICC Board for approval.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Sports

1. Football World Cup has been won by which country for the maximum number of times?

a. Italy
b. Uruguay
c. West Germany
d. Brazil

ANSWER: d. Brazil

1. Which country has hosted Commonwealth Games for the maximum number of times?

a. Canada
b. New Zealand
c. England
d. Scotland

ANSWER: a. Canada


1. In which year Asian Games were started?

a. 1951
b. 1954
c. 1958
d. 1962

ANSWER: a. 1951


1. First Olympic Games was held in ________

a. Canada
b. England
c. Australia
d. Jamacia

ANSWER: a. Canada


1. Caddie is related to __________

a. Golf
b. Baseball
c. Billiards
d. Bridge

ANSWER: a. Golf

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Sports

1.Which of the following games is not included in the Olympic Games?
A.SkiingB.Cycling
C.CricketD.Archery

2. 
'Queens berry Rules' is the name given to the rules in
A.BoxingB.Football
C.TennisD.Cricket
3. 
'Ashes' is the term associates with which sports?
A.BasketballB.Cricket
C.HockeyD.Volleyball
4. 
The term 'Butterfly Stroke' is associated with
A.WrestlingB.Boxing
C.KabaddiD.Swimming


5.The term 'Tee' is connected with
A.BadmintonB.Golf
C.BridgeD.Polo

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Sports

1.Who won the Grand Slam title four times successively?
A.Mortina Navratilova
B.Steffi Graf
C.Jennifer Capriati
D.Monica Seles

2.Wimbledon is a place connected with
A.Lawn Tennis
B.Badminton
C.Cricket
D.Table Tennis

3.Which of the following places is known as 'Mecca of Indian Football'?
A.KolkataB.Bombay
C.HaryanaD.Delhi

 4.
The term 'Chukker' is used in
A.Polo
B.Horse racing
C.Wrestling
D.Rifle shooting


5.Levoy Burrell is associated with which sports?
A.CricketB.Swimming
C.AthleticsD.Boxing

Friday, February 6, 2015

Sports


1.How many players are there in Water Polo team?
A.4B.5
C.6D.7


2.In which city the Asian Games first took place?
A.Hong kong
B.Tokyo
C.New delhi
D.Kuala Lampur
3.India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at
A.LondonB.Rome
C.BerlinD.Amsterdam
4.Tripping is associates with
A.SnookerB.Volleyball
C.FootballD.Cricket
5.Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with football?
A.Davis Cup
B.Champions trophy
C.Santosh Trophy
D.Deodhar Trophy

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Sports

1. 
Name the Indian Chess player who has broken the World Record by finishing the game in first twelve moves?
A.Vishwanathan Anand
B.Champa Bose
C.Sakunthala Devi
D.Praveen Thipsey

2. 
Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to
A.AustraliaB.Canada
C.KenyaD.Mexico
3. 
Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with which sports?
A.VolleyballB.Golf
C.AthleticsD.Hockey


4. 
Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in ?
A.ArcheryB.Cycling
C.SwimmingD.Athletics
5. 
How many players are there in Kabbadi team?
A.11B.9
C.5D.7

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Sports


1.Who made his Test debut alongwith Salil Ankola in the same match?
A.Rahul Dravid
B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Kapil Dev
D.Mohinder Amarnath


2.What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?
A.NarenB.Sharad
C.SrivatsavD.Shyam

3.Where did India play its 1st one day international cricket match?
A.LordsB.Headingley
C.TauntonD.The Oval


4.When did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut?
A.1986B.1991
C.1990D.1989

 5.
Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?
A.Anil Kumble
B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Kapil Dev
D.Sunil Gavaskar

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Sports

1.Who was the first captain of Indian Test team?
A.Vijay Hazare
B.C K Nayudu
C.Lala Amarnath
D.Vijay Merchant


2.Fenway Park is the home field of what Major League Baseball team?
A.New York Yankees
B.Chicago White Sox
C.Montreal Expos
D.Boston Red Sox


3.Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?
A.Border
B.Boland
C.Griqualand West
D.Gauteng


4.Which football hero was nicknamed "The Sundance Kid"?
A.Jim Kiick
B.Troy Aikman
C.Brett Favre
D.Joe Montana


5.Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1999?
A.Australia
B.South Africa
C.Pakistan
D.England