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Hi Friends ,Check out the following sports related Questions and answers for competitive examinations. Some Questions and answers asked in previous year Kerala PSC examinations and some questions can be expected in upcoming examinations.

1.Which team entered quarter finals of 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup?
A. India
B. Ireland
C. England
D. Italy
Ans: A. India

2. Recently, Which team become first finalists of 2018 FIFA World Cup?
A. Belgium
B. France
C. England
D. Croatia
Ans : B. France

3. Which team won the 2018 Kabaddi Masters Dubai title?
A. India
B. Iran
C. Argentina
D. Pakistan
Ans : A. India

4. This team won the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.
A. Belgium
B. Argentina
C. India
D. Australia
Ans : D. Australia

5. Which team won the WSF-World junior squash team championship 2018?
A. England
B. USA
C. Egypt
D. India
Ans : C. Egypt

6. Which team entered quarter finals of 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup?
A. India
B. Ireland
C. England
D.Italy
Ans : A. India

7. How many new events have to be added to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games?
A. 11
B. 7
C. 5
D. 4
Ans: B. 7

8. The 2018 Intercontinental Cup football title was bagged by __________.
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Kenya
D. Argentina
Ans : A. India

9. Who has won the women's singles French Open tennis tournament 2018?
A. Serena Williams
B. Garbine Muguruza
C. Angelique Kerber
D. Simona Halep
Ans : D. Simona Halep

10. Name the Indian who become the first batter from the country to score 2000 runs in T20I cricket.
A. Jhulan Goswami
B. Virat Kohli
C. MS Dhoni
D. Mithali Raj
Ans : D. Mithali Raj

The following questions are asked in competitive exams :

1. Winner of China open Badminton series trophy 2016

Ans : P.V. Sindhu

2. The winners of 2016 Asian Champions Hockey Tournament

Ans : India

3. Who won 2015's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?

Ans : Sania Mirza

4. In which year Santhosh Trophy Football tournament started ?

Ans : 1941

5. Which country won the first World Cup Cricket ?

Ans : West Indies

6. Number of Players in a Hockey team ?

Ans : 11

7. Length of Tennis court ?

Ans: 23.77 Meter

8. The total number of black squares and white squares in a chess board?

Ans: 64

9. The number of feathers in a Shuttle Cock?

Ans: 16

10. First Keralite to win the Arjuna Award ?

Ans: C Balakrishnan

11. Who won the Laureus award for the best sports women of the year 2016?

Ans : Serena Williams

12. 2016 Olympics was held at

Ans : Brazil

13. The headquarters of FIFA ?

Ans: Zurich

14. Who has made the fastest century in Cricket history?

Ans : Iraq Thomas

15. Which sports is related with Member of Parliament Dileep Tirkey

Ans : Hockey

16. What does the yellow ring in the symbol of Olympic games denote?

Ans : Asia

17. Who won the first gold in Rio Olympics 2016?

Ans : Verginia Thrasher

18. Who hit the fastest Ranji Trophy Century at Thiruvananthapuram?

Ans : Rishab Pant

19. Who won the prestigious 2016 FIFA Ballon d'Or Award?

Ans : Cristiano Ronaldo

20. Who is known as "Hockey wizard"?

Ans: Dhyan Chand

21. The height of Cricket stump?

Ans: 28 inches

22. The length of Cricket pitch?

Ans: 22 yards

23. Which team lifted the first cricket world cup?

Ans: West Indies

24. Who was the Brand Ambassador of the 35th National Games?

Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

25. Location of Indian Sports and Research Institute ?

Ans : Patiala

26. First Indian Woman to won Olympic Medal ?

Ans : Karnam Malleswary

27. Which Tennis Player wrote the book "From Fear to Victory"

Ans : Monica Seles

28. Who is known as golden girl of Kerala

Ans : PT Usha

29. Which country won the first Under 17 Football tournament

Ans : Brazil

30. Who won the first Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?

Ans : Viswanathan Anand

31. The award given for outstanding performance in sports is

Ans : Arjuna Award

32. The first Indian bowler to take "Hat-trick" in test cricket ?

Ans: Harbhajan Singh

33. Sachin Teldunlkar hit his 100th Century against which country ?

Ans : Bangladesh

34. Which country won 2016 kabaddi world cup ?

Ans : India

35. Which is India's first sports university ?

Ans : National Sports University, Manipur

36. Who has won the 2017 Asian Billiards Championship ?

Ans : Pankaj Advani

37. The first Indian woman to became Grand master in chess?

Ans: Koneru Humpy

38. Durant Cup is associated with:

Ans : Football

39. First Indian lady who got Gold Medal in Asian Games

Ans : Kamaljith Sindhu

40. Which award is known as 'Oscar of Sports'?

Ans: Laurens Award

41. Number of players in Polo?

Ans: 4

42. First Indian woman athlete to reach the finals of Olympics?

Ans:-PT Usha

43. Who was known as 'The Tiger of Sea'?

Ans: Mihir Sen

44. The winner of the World cup football 2014?

Ans: Germany

45. The first country to win the World cup cricket thrice?

Ans: Australia

46. Which is known as the King of Sports ?

Ans: Horse racing

47. The sports Authority of India was established in:

Ans: 1984

48. In which year Ranji Trophy Cricket was introduced ?

Ans: 1934

49. The headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

Ans: Dubai

50. Who won the 2016 FIFA player of the year award ?

Ans: Cristiano Ronaldo

51. Who won 2016 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year ?

Ans: Carli Lloyd (USA)

52. The term“Googly” is associated with ?

Ans: Cricket

53. Aga Khan Cup is awarded to ?
Ans: National Hockey in India

54. In 1924 the first winter Olympics was held in ?
Ans: France

55. Kunjarani Devi is associated with ?
Ans: Weight Lifting.

56. Eden Gardens in Kolkata is ----- stadium.?
Ans: Cricket

57. Ranji Trophy is associated with ?
Ans: Cricket

58. Yankee Stadium in Newyork is associated with ?
Ans: Boxing

59. Wankhede Stadium is at ?
Ans: Mumbai.

60.The head quarters of International Olympic Committee is at ?
Ans: Lausanne(Switzerland)