1. Which of the following is the motto of the Olympic Games?
[A] For the Game, For the World
[B] Great Sport, Great Spirit
[C] Faster, Higher, Stronger
[D] Fair Play Friendship War
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Correct Answer: C [Faster, Higher, Stronger]
Notes:
“Faster, Higher, Stronger” is the motto of the Olympic Games. The Olympic motto is the “Citius, Altius, Fortius” whose Latin meaning is “faster, higher, stronger”. It was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who was an athletics enthusiast. Coubertin said, “These three words represent a programme of moral beauty. The aesthetics of sport are intangible”. The motto was introduced in 1924 at the Olympic Games in Paris.
2. Which was the target country of the infamous “Munich massacre” in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich?
[A] United States of America
[B] South Korea
[C] Israel
[D] Chile
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Correct Answer: C [Israel]
Notes:
Israel was the target country of the infamous “Munich massacre” in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich. The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, who took nine members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage, after killing two of them previously, and killing them along with a West German police officer. The motive was Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
3. Which of the following event inspired the creation of the Commonwealth Games?
[A] Bolivarian Games
[B] Festival of Empire
[C] Friendship Games
[D] Kingdom Games
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Correct Answer: B [Festival of Empire]
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Festival of Empire event inspired the creation of the Commonwealth Games. As part of the festival, an Inter-Empire sports championship was held in which teams from Australasia (a combined team from Australia and New Zealand), Canada, South Africa, and the United Kingdom competed in five athletics events (100 yards, 220 yards, 880 yards, 1 mile and 120 yards hurdles), two swimming events (100 yards and 1 mile), heavyweight boxing and middleweight wrestling. This is regarded as a forerunner of the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games), held from 1930.
4. Which National Games of India were held in 2015?
[A] 35th
[B] 36th
[C] 37th
[D] 38th
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Correct Answer: A [35th]
Notes:
The 2015 National Games of India, also known as the 35th National Games of India, was held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts of Kerala, India. It was the second time that Kerala hosted the national games, the first being when it hosted the 27th National Games in 1987.
5. Which sport’s competition was known as the “Friends Provident Trophy”?
[A] Football
[B] Volleyball
[C] Squash
[D] Cricket
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Correct Answer: D [Cricket]
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The “Friends Provident Trophy” was a Cricket competition. The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties competed each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland. Lancashire won the title a record seven times.
6. In which year, the English team had its first-ever overseas cricket tour?
[A] 1853
[B] 1855
[C] 1857
[D] 1859
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Correct Answer: D [1859]
Notes:
In the year 1859, the English team had its first-ever overseas cricket tour. The English cricket team in North America in 1859 was the first-ever overseas cricket tour by an English team. The touring team is sometimes referred to as George Parr’s XI.
7. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Marsh One-Day Cup”?
[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Canoeing
[D] Fencing
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Correct Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
The “Marsh One-Day Cup” is a Cricket competition. A limited-overs cricket tournament has been a feature of Australian cricket since the 1969–70 season, currently branded as the Marsh One-Day Cup since the 2019–20 season. Initially a knockout cup, the competition now features a single round-robin followed by a finals series, with matches limited to 50 overs per side. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia, who also compete in the first-class Sheffield Shield.
8. Which country was opposite to India in the final match of the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which India earned its first World Cup Championship title?
[A] West Indies
[B] Australia
[C] England
[D] New Zealand
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Correct Answer: A [West Indies]
Notes:
West Indies was opposite to India in the final match of the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which India earned its first World Cup Championship title. The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup ’83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India.
9. In which year, the first Women’s Cricket World Cup was held?
[A] 1971
[B] 1972
[C] 1973
[D] 1974
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Correct Answer: C [1973]
Notes:
In the year 1973, the first Women’s Cricket World Cup was held. The 1973 Women’s Cricket World Cup was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited-overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England. The competition was the brainchild of businessman Sir Jack Hayward. England topped the group, including five victories and one defeat, while Australia were runners up with four wins.
10. Which country won the Gold medal in the cricket game at the 1900 Paris Olympics, which was the only appearance of cricket at the Summer Olympics?
[A] Australia
[B] Canada
[C] Great Britain
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [Great Britain]
Notes:
Great Britain won the Gold medal in the cricket game at the 1900 Paris Olympics, which was the only appearance of cricket at the Summer Olympics. Cricket was included as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Games, where Great Britain defeated France to win the gold medal. This was the only appearance of cricket at the Summer Olympics.