Sports Questions Answers

51. Who was the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the World Badminton Championships?

  • A) Saina Nehwal
  • B) Prakash Padukone
  • C) P. V. Sindhu
  • D) Kidambi Srikanth
Answer: Prakash Padukone

52. What sport was invented by William G. Morgan?

  • A) Basketball
  • B) Volleyball
  • C) Softball
  • D) Handball
Answer: Volleyball

53. Who was the first Test captain of India?

  • A) Vijay Merchant
  • B) Datta Gaekwad
  • C) Pankaj Roy
  • D) C. K. Nayudu
Answer: C. K. Nayudu

54. Which is the oldest continuously running Grand Slam tennis tournament?

  • A) US Open
  • B) French Open
  • C) Australian Open
  • D) Wimbledon
Answer: Wimbledon

55. In which year was the first Summer Olympic Games held?

  • A) 1892
  • B) 1896
  • C) 1904
  • D) 1908
Answer: 1896

56. When did India win their first major international football tournament?

  • A) 1948 London Olympics
  • B) 1951 Asian Games
  • C) 1956 Melbourne Olympics
  • D) 1960 AFC Asian Cup
Answer: 1951 Asian Games

57. In which year was the Arjuna Award instituted?

  • A) 1957
  • B) 1960
  • C) 1961
  • D) 1965
Answer: 1961

58. Who became the first Test captain in cricket history to score three centuries in their first three innings as captain?

  • A) Joe Root
  • B) Kane Williamson
  • C) Virat Kohli
  • D) Babar Azam
Answer: Virat Kohli

59. Who was the first woman to win the Dronacharya Award?

  • A) Renu Kohli
  • B) Deepali Deshpande
  • C) Anju Dua
  • D) Sunita Sharma
Answer: Renu Kohli

60. After how many matches did Sachin Tendulkar score his first international century?

  • A) 60 matches
  • B) 70 matches
  • C) 78 matches
  • D) 85 matches
Answer: 78 matches
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