Indian Sports Research Institute is located at-
Answer: B
India's national sports institute - the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports - is at Patiala, Punjab.
Established in 1961 in the old Moti Bagh Palace, it is the country's principal centre for coach education and sports science.
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Bull Fighting is the national game of-
Answer: B
Bullfighting is the traditional national spectacle of Spain, where it is called the corrida de toros.
The season runs from March to October, and the Plaza de Toros in Madrid is its most famous arena. Several Spanish regions have since banned it.
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Which sport is included in 2016 Rio Olympics is after 112 years?
Answer: A
Golf returned to the Olympics at Rio in 2016 after an absence of 112 years - it had last been played at St Louis in 1904.
Justin Rose and Inbee Park won the first titles of the restored event.
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Who received the Wisden Award for the 'Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century?
Answer: B
Kapil Dev was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden in 2002.
He was the all-rounder who led India to its first World Cup in 1983, took 434 Test wickets and scored 5,248 Test runs.
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Gagan Narang is related to which game?
Answer: D
Gagan Narang is a shooter, who won bronze in the 10 m air rifle at the 2012 London Olympics.
He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Games, and received the Khel Ratna in 2011 and the Padma Shri in 2011.
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The nickname of wicketkeeping great Rod Marsh was what?
Answer: C
Rod Marsh was nicknamed Bacchus, after the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh - a pun that also nodded at his reputation for drinking.
He took 355 Test dismissals for Australia, 95 of them from the bowling of Dennis Lillee, still the most productive bowler–keeper pairing in Test cricket.
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Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day International debut?
Answer: C
Virender Sehwag made his one-day international debut against Pakistan, at Mohali in April 1999.
He made 1 and went wicketless. He was recalled a year later and became one of the most destructive openers the game has seen.
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Which cup/trophy is associated with the game of cricket?
Answer: A
The Rovers Cup is a football competition, first held at Bombay in 1891 and among the oldest football tournaments in the world.
The Durand Cup, IFA Shield and Santosh Trophy are the other historic Indian football trophies.
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Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
Answer: C
Carl Lewis won four gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: the 100 m, the 200 m, the long jump and the 4 × 100 m relay.
It matched Jesse Owens's haul in exactly the same four events at Berlin in 1936. Lewis went on to win nine Olympic golds in all.
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Which cricketer has created history by becoming the first person to take a total of 1000 wickets in both test and ODI version of the game of cricket?
Answer: C
Muttiah Muralitharan was the first bowler to take 1,000 wickets across Tests and one-day internationals, finishing with 800 in Tests and 534 in ODIs.
That is 1,334 wickets in the two formats, a total no other bowler has approached.
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