. Who is Paradorn Srichaphan? a. A Sri Lankan cricketer b. A Thai tennis player c. An Indonesian badminton player d.

A Malaysian golfer Ans : C 2. Annika Sorenstam, a famous sportsperson, is known as a professional a. chess player b. golfer c. swimmer d. table tennis player Ans : B 3. Consider the following sportspersons: I. Aarthie Ramaswamy II. Sania MIrza III. Sheetal Goutam. Who of these is/are tennis players? a. I and only b. II only c. II and III d. III only Ans : B 4. Who won the men's singles title at the World Table Tennis Championship in the year 2003? a. Joo Se-Hyuk b. Kalinikos Kreanga c. Kong Linghui d. Werner Schlager Ans : D 5. The first one-day Cricket World Cup tournament was held in a. Australia b. England c. New Zealand d. West Indies Ans : B 6. The 70th Senior National Billiards Championship was won by a. Ashok Kumar b. Alok Kumar

c. B. Bhaskar d. Pankaj Advani Ans : B 7. The 2004 Duleep Trophy was won by a. North Zone b. South Zone c. East Zone d. Karnataka Ans : A 8. In March 2004, who among the following players become the second bowler in Test cricket history to take 500 wickets? a. Mutthiah Muralitharan b. Shane Warne c. Glen McGrath d. Anil Kumble Ans : B 9. Which city hosted the First Afro-Asian games? a. Lucknow b. Hyderabad c. Allahabad d. Chennai Ans : B 10. The 2010 Commonwealth games will be held in a. India b. UK c. Canada d. Pakistan Ans : A 11. The winner of the 2003 US Open men's Single Tennis Championship is a. Andy Roddick b. Roger Federer c. Carlos Moya d. Juan Carlos Ferrero Ans : A 12. Which of the following countries won the 2003 Asia Cup Hockey Championship? a. Pakistan b. Japan

c. South Korea d. India Ans : D 13. Which game is Ian Thorpe associated with a. Badminton b. Chess c. Swimming d. Squash Ans : C 14. Who is the first India to take a hat trick in an international test a. Kapil Dev b. Jasu Patel c. Harbhajan Singh d. B.S. Chandrasekhar Ans : C 15. Who won the 'All-England Open Badminton Championship 2001' a. Prakash Padukone b. Chen Hong c. Peter Gade d. Pullela Gopichand Ans : D 16. Makers of which tyres sponsor Indian ace Narain Karthikeyan a. JK b. MRF c. Dunlop d. Modi Ans : B 17. Hamburg Masters Hockey Trophy 2003 was won by a. India b. Australia c. Germany d. Pakistan Ans : A 18. Sania Mirza of India won the Girls Wimbledon Doubles Championship 2003 partnering with a. Sunitha Rao b. Isha Lakhani c. Sanaa Bhambri

d. Alisa Kleybanova Ans : D 19. In which sport is the grand champion accorded the title of 'Yokozuna' Ans : Sumo Wrestling 20. Which sporting organisation was formed at a house in Balaram Ghosh Street, North Calcutta, in August 1889 Ans : Mohun Bagan 21. 'Lona' is a term associated with the sport Ans : Kabadi 22. In the Volleyball game the number of players on each side is Ans : Six 23. Sports Research Institute is located at a. Patiala b. Delhi c. Cochin d. Poona Ans : A 24. Durand Cup is associated with Ans : Football 25. American open is associated with Ans : Tennis 26. Australian open is associated with Ans : Tennis 27. French Open is associated with which sport Ans : Tennis 28. Santhosh Trophy is associated with which game

Ans : Football 29. Jockey is a term associated with a. Golf b. Horse Racing c. Boxing d. Billiards Ans : B 30. The number of rings in Olympics flag is Ans : 5 31. The place in which the first Asian games were held at Ans : New Delhi 32. In cricket, the length of the pitch between the wickets is Ans : 22 yards (20.12 m) 33. The first ever National Youth Games (under-19) were held in January 2004 at Ans : Bangalore 34. National Sports day is observed on August 29th. It is the birth day of Ans : Dhyanchand 35. Which country will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 Ans : India 36. Who won the Renji Trophy in 2004 Ans : Mumbai 37. Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the World Athletic meet Ans : Anju Boby Gerorge

38. Who was known as The Flying Sikh Ans : Milka Singh 39. The first Indian to win the World Champion title in Chess Ans : Viswanathan Anand 40. Who among the following footballers has been selected as the European player of the year 2005 a. Zenedine Zidane b. Ronaldinho c. Ronaldo d. Ariel Ortega Ans : B 41. When was the first Commonwealth games held Ans : 1930 42. Who is the first Indian to join the Formula1 league Ans : Narain Karthikeyan 43. Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy cricket championship for the first time a. Kerala b. Bengal c. Delhi d. Uttar Pradesh Ans : D 44. Who among the following became the first cricketer in 24 years to receive BBCs Sports Personality of the Year Award a. Brian Lara b. Andrew Flintoff c. Jacques Kallis d. Shane Warne Ans : B 45. The first cricket bowler to achieve 500 wickets in One-day internationals is Ans : Wasim Akram

46. Wasim Akram of Pakistan is associated with a. Politics b. Martial law c. Nuclear tests d. Cricket Ans : D 47. Bull fighting is the national game of which country Ans : Spain 48. The 2004 Olympic games was held in Ans : Athens, Greece 49. Kerala defeated which team in Santhosh trophy final 2001 Ans : Goa 50. Merdeka Cup is associated with Ans : Football