Sports Solved General Knowledge MCQs - 20


1. What is spot fixing in sports?
(a) An agreement of a player to purposely underperform in a match
(b) An attempt by corrupt players to limit the margin of victory of the favoured team
(c) When a whole match is fixed
(d) An illegal activity within sport where a specific part of a game is fixed ✓

2. What is match fixing in sports?
(a) An agreement of a player to purposely under-perforin in a match
(b) An attempt by corrupt players to limit the margin of victory of the favoured team
(c) When a whole match is fixed ✓
(d) An illegal activity within sport where a specific part of a game is fixed

3. What is point shaving in sports?
(a) An agreement of a player to purposely underperform in a match
(b) An attempt by corrupt players to limit the margin of victory of the favoured team ✓
(c) When a whole match is fixed
(d) An illegal activity within sport where a specific part of a game is fixed

4. Which of the following is an example of spot fixing in sports?
(a) The timing of the first throw in or corner in football
(b) The timing of a no ball or wide delivery in cricket
(c) A player agreeing, to perform to order by prearrangement
(d) All of the above ✓

5. The advent of — cricket is said to have made spot-fixing more difficult to detect.
(a) Twenty 20 ✓
(b) Test Match
(c) One day game
(d) Cricket world cup

6. Which among these players has scored the fates! century on test debut against Australia in Mohali ?
(a) Abdul Hassan
(b) Mart prior
(c) Shikhar Dhawan ✓
(d) Dawayne smith

7. The FIFA confederation cup was won by ______ by defeating Spain in the Final held at Estidio do MaracanS stadium, Rio de Janeiro on 30th june?
(a) Brazil ✓
(b) Spain
(c) Italy
(d) Germany

8. The 1st Olympic Gold Medal for Pakistan was in the Summer Olympic Games of
(a)1956
(b) 1960 ✓
(c) 1964
(d) 1968

9. First international Olympic Games were held in Greece in 1896 in the month of
(a) April ✓
(b) May
(c) June
(d) July

10. One who won grand Saiam in tennis twice
(a) Leo Hod
(b) Roy Emerson
(c) Rod Laver ✓
(d) Jimmy Conners