CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Sports And Games Of India And World Quiz 7 - MCQExams.com

Name the World's oldest cricketer who hails from South Africa and died in September 2016?
  • Johnny Watkins
  • Lindsay Tuckett
  • Heroon Lorgat
  • Joe Cox
Konsam Ormila Devi has bagged a gold at 2017 Commonwealth Youth weightlifting championships. She is related to which weight category?
  • 44kg
  • 57kg
  • 64kg
  • 49kg
Who has won the International Cricketer the year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International Awards 2017 ? 
  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Chris Gayle
  • Ross Taylor
  • Ravichandran Ashwin
The first ever meeting of the Union Cabinet outside New Delhi was held in
  • Alwar
  • Ajmer
  • Jaipur
  • Sariska
Who among the following has won $$33^{rd}$$ edition of 2017 Miami Open tournament in Men's Single Category?
  • Roger Federer
  • Rafael Nadal
  • Andy Murray
  • Novak Djokovic
Who among the following has been named Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016?
  • Virat Kohli
  • Ben Stokes
  • Ab de Villiers
  • Chris Gayle
US based National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched India's first basketball school in which city?
  • Kochi
  • Kolkata
  • Mumbai
  • New Delhi
What is the rank of Indian women's team according to the latest ICC women's championships ranking?
  • $$1^{st}$$
  • $$4^{th}$$
  • $$2^{nd}$$
  • $$3^{rd}$$
Indian government has directed internet majors to immediately remove the links of dangerous online game recently. What is the name of the game?
  • Red Alert
  • Blue Whale Challenge
  • Counter Strike
  • Need for Speed
Joint meetings of two or more zonal councils can be held. Such meetings are presided over by the
  • Prime Minister
  • Union Home Minister
  • Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission
  • Vice Chairman of the National Development Council
Who among the following can attend meetings of the Union Cabinet?
  • Cabinet Ministers
  • Ministers of State
  • Deputy Ministers
  • President
Name the first cricketer to score $$1000$$ runs in an innings in any competitive match.
  • Prithvi Shaw
  • Pranav Dhanawade
  • Virat Kohli
  • Shikhar Dhawan
Which country won the 2016 Men's Kabaddi World Cup
  • India
  • Thailand
  • Pakistan
  • Iran
Match the following:
PlayerSport
Mithali Raja. Hockey
Poonam Ranib. 3000m Steeplechases
Lalita Babarc. Cricket
  • 1-c; 2-b; 3-a
  • 1-a; 2-b; 3-c
  • 1-a; 2-c; 3-b
  • 1-c; 2-a; 3-b
The absolute minimum number of times that Union Parliament must meet every year is
  • 4
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Kidambi Srikanth is associated with which sport?
  • Tennis
  • Badminton
  • Hockey
  • Chess
A Snickometer is associated with which sports?
  • Tennis
  • Cricket
  • Hockey
  • Football
Who was the $$2015$$ Men's Rugby World Cup Winner?
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
  • Australia
  • England
Choose the most appropriate option.
The bowler who has claimed the fastest $$250$$ wickets in Cricket test matches is:
  • Dennis Lillee
  • Rangana Herath
  • Anil Kumble
  • Ravichandran Ashwin.
Young Indian shuttler K. Srikanth on $$15$$ March $$2015$$ won which of the following mahor badminton championship?
  • China Grand Prix Gold
  • Australian Grand Prix Gold
  • Swiss Grand Prix Gold
  • Indonesian Grand Prix Gold
In February $$2015$$, which Indian Cricket legend has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame?
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Anil Kumble
  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Mohammad Azharuddin
At the Rio Olympics, who was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent?
  • Narsingh Yadav
  • Abhinav Bindra
  • Dipa Karmakar
  • Sania Mirza
Who has become the champion of the $$3$$rd Kolkata Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament?
  • Srinath Narayanan
  • Dibyendu Barua
  • Shyam Sundar M
  • Deep Sengupta
India's first national sports university will come up in which state?
  • Assam
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Manipur
  • Sikkim
Zhang Beiwen has won the $$4$$th edition of India Open Badminton tournament $$2018$$. She hails from which country?
  • Germany
  • United States
  • Thailand
  • France
Who has become the first Egyptian footballer to win the Professional Footballer's Association(PFA) Player of the Year for the $$2017-18$$ season?
  • Mohamed Salah
  • Kevin De Bruyne
  • Gary Lineker
  • Ahmad Elmohamady
Which one of the following countries has failed to qualify for the first time in 60 years for the FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia in the year 2018?
  • Mexico
  • Iran
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Italy
Who among the following is the winner of the Singapore Open Superseries Badminton Men's Singles title 2017?
  • Kidambi Srikanth
  • Lin Dan
  • B. Sai Praneeth
  • Kento Momota
Which Indian fencer has won a silver in the Sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Iceland?
  • Nandani Magesh
  • Ruchi Trikha
  • C A Bhavani Devi
  • Geeta Singh
Siddhant Banthia has won the Indian leg of the junior French Open wild card tournament. He belongs to which city?
  • Patna
  • Pune
  • New Delhi
  • Indore
Prajnesh Gunneswaran has clinched his first-ever singles tennis title on the ATP Challenger circuit. He belongs to which city?
  • Chennai
  • New Delhi
  • Kochi
  • Patna
In equestrian sport, the dressage competition is judged according to the horse's willing obedience to the rider's smallest commands called aids, and the purity of execution of movements. Which of these is not a technique judged during dressage?
  • Half Pass
  • Passage
  • Foxtrot
  • Piaffe
The $$100$$ meter hurdles are a track and field event with spaced obstacles. It is run in lanes in which hurdles are placed so that athletes alternate between sprinting and jumping. How many hurdles are there in each lane?
  • $$6$$
  • $$8$$
  • $$10$$
  • $$12$$
In which of the following cities 2020 edition of the Olympic Games will be held?
  • Berlin
  • Tokyo
  • Madrid
  • Istanbul
This sport is a test of speed, flexibility, co-ordination, reflexes, and tactics. It requires nerves of steel and very often patience. Its footwork is compared to that of boxing. It involves the use of the epee, foil or sabre. Can you name the sport?
  • Ski jumping
  • Fencing
  • Kickboxing
  • Wrestling
Snooker is played with $$22$$ balls and a cue. The object of the game is to alternately sink red balls and coloured balls using the cue ball. What colour is the cue ball, the only ball a player is allowed to touch?
  • Black
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • White
Study the given figure. Which of the following personalities best represents $$X$$?
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  • Navjot Singh Sidhu
  • Sushil Kumar
  • Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
  • None of these
This swimming technique was invented in Hawaii in $$1893$$. Once underwater, the swimmer surfaces with powerful flutter kicks. The legs are then submerged and perform flutter kicks, while the arms are alternately lifted forward and then pulled through the water. Which stroke are we talking about?
  • Crawl
  • Backstroke
  • Butterfly
  • Breaststroke
In $$1929$$ this American professional baseball team became the first team to make numbers a permanent part of their uniform. They are also the only team that do not have the players' names on their uniform. Which team are we talking about?
  • New York Yankees
  • Boston Red Sox
  • Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Yomiuri Giants
Zara Phillips-Tindall is the second-eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. As a member of the Great Britain Team, she won a silver medal at the London $$2012$$ Olympics which was presented to her by her mother, who herself was an Olympian. In which sport did she win the medal?
  • Golf
  • Equestrian
  • Gymnastics
  • Polo
The Afro-Asian Games were a series of multi-sport competitions held between athletes from Asia and Africa. India played host to its first edition with Hyderabad as the host city. Where were the second Games going to be held before the Games were pronounced 'postponed indefinitely'?
  • Cairo, Egypt
  • Algiers, Algeria
  • Mombasa, Kenya
  • Abuja, Nigeria
The Venus Rosewater Dish, Ladies' Singles Trophy, is awarded for which of the following tournaments?
  • Wimbledon Championship
  • European Championship
  • Rothman's Trophy
  • Fed Cup
A retired American professional boxer, also known as Malik Abdul Aziz is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. Whom are we talking about?
The odd one out in the given options is
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • AFC Ajax
  • Real Madrid C.F.
  • Wimbledon.
Which of the following was the official logo of 16th Asian Games?
Hector Mendoza won with his national team, the gold medal of the $$2014 $$ Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico. With which sport is he associated?
  • Basketball
  • Rugby
  • Baseball
  • Equestrian
Water polo is a ball sport played between $$2$$ teams. It combines speed, endurance, accuracy and of course, team spirit. Apart from the goal keeper, how many active players are there in each team in the pool?
  • $$5$$
  • $$6$$
  • $$7$$
  • $$8$$
The trophy shown in the picture was originally named 'Victory'. It was later renamed in honour of former Association president, Jules Rimet. It was won by Brazil in $$1970$$, but got stolen in 1983 and was never recovered. For which game was this trophy awarded?
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  • Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Lawn Tennis
  • Golf
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between $$2007$$ and $$2009$$ in India. $$9$$ teams participated in the League from four countries. Which of the following was not a team that participated?
  • Lahore Badshahs
  • Dhaka Warriors
  • Ahmedabad Rockets
  • Chandigarh Cats
This tournament is India's oldest football tournament, named after its founder who was a Foreign Secretary in-charge of India from $$1884$$ to $$1894$$. Which tournament are we talking about?
  • Wilson Cup
  • Durand Cup
  • Santosh Trophy
  • Subroto Cup
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