Sports MCQs

221. Modern Olympic Games started in –

A. 1886
B. 1896
C. 1806
D. 1916
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The first modern International Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. This was not the first time the Olympic Games had been resurrected and through the 19th century many local sports festivals had been inspired by them.

223. The xxvii (1996) Summer Olympic games were held in –

A. Los Angles
B. Moscow
C. Atlanta
D. Tokyo
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, commonly known as Atlanta 1996, and also referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games, were an international multi-sport event that was held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

225. Which county did Sachin Tendulkar play for?

A. Nottinghamshire
B. Yorkshire
C. Lancashire
D. Leicestershire
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Sachin didn’t have the greatest of times in Geoff Boycott’s land. He averaged 40 odd, which is pretty low by his standards.

226. When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established?

A. 1936
B. 1946
C. 1956
D. 1966
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI) was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Maharaja Yadvindra Singh, the then President of Indian Olympic Association with Prof. G.D. Sondhi as its first President.

228. The term “Beamer” is related to which game?

A. Football
B. Hockey
C. Cricket
D. Chess
✅ The correct answer is option C.
ln the terminology of the game of cricket,a beamer is a type of delivery in which the ball, without bouncing, passes above batsman waist height.

230. Which of the followings is not correctly matched?

A. Sakshi Malik – Wrestling
B. Krishna Pooniya – Woman Discus Throw
C. Yogeshwar Dutt – Boxing
D. Aneesa Saiyad – Woman 25m Pistol
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Yogeshwar Dutt was an Indian wrestler.
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